Introduction to the Clinical Laboratory Flashcards
Requisition
clinical form to order specific laboratory tests
Report
Clinical or special form to write the results of lab tests
Anticoagulant
a chemical substance that prevents blood coagulation like EDTA, sodium citrate, heparin, potassium oxalate
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA’88)
Federal act regulates all laboratory testing (except research) performed on humans in the U.S. specifies minimum performance standard for clinical laboratory
Accessioning
the process by which the specimens are logged in, labeled and assigned identification number of each specimen in the lab.
Point of Care Test (POCT)
testing outside the laboratory setting, like bedside testing, near patient testing
Proficiency Testing (PT)
program in which laboratory accuracy in performing analysis is evaluated at regular intervals and compared to the performance of similar laboratory
Quality Assessment (QA)
program monitors the total testing process with the aim of providing the highest quality patient care
Reference Laboratory
an independent regional laboratory that offers routine and specialized testing services to hospitals and physicians
Waived Test
a category of test defined under CLIA 88 as being simple to perform and having an insignificant risk of error
Medical Science
is the science which deals with the treatment of diseases
Medical Technology
Consists of the services rendered to patients by the performance of tests in a medical laboratory
Medical Laboratory Technologist (MLT)
means a person who, under general supervision, performs tests that require the exercise of independent judgement
Medical Laboratory Technician (Laboratory Assistant) (MLA)
person who, under direct supervision, performs laboratory tests which require basic technical skill and knowledge and do not require the exercise of independent judgement
Laboratory Departments (7)
Hematology Clinical Chemistry Histology Microbiology Immunology (serology) Blood Bank (immuno-hematology) Cytology
Hematology Laboratory Department
Involves the study of blood and blood forming tissues, includes blood cell counts, identification of cell types, and the clotting ability of the blood.
Most tests are performed on whole blood through coagulation testing is done on plasma
White Blood Cell Count (WBC)
Which lab dept?
Hematology
Red Blood Cell (RBC)
Which lab dept?
Hematology
Hemoglobin (Hb)
Which Lab dept?
Hematology
Hematocrit (Hct or PCV)
Which lab dept?
hematology
White blood cell differential (diff)
Which lab dept?
hematology
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
Which lab dept?
hematology
Prothrombin time (PT)
Which lab dept?
hematology
Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT) or Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (aPTT)
Which Lab dept?
hematology
Reticulocytes count
Which lab dept?
hematology
Clinical Chemistry
conducts tests that involve detecting the presence of chemical substances or determining the amount of substances present in body fluids.
Most testing is performed on serum, however whole blood, plasma, urine, feces and other fluids such as CSF may be tested
Blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
Which lab dept?
Clinical Chemistry
Glucose
Which lab dept?
Clinical chemistry
liver function
Which lab dept?
clinical chemistry
Calcium (Ca)
Which lab dept?
Clinical chemistry
Phosphorus (P)
Which lab dept?
clinical chemistry
Kidney function
Which lab dept?
Clinical chemistry