Module 3f: Point of Care Testing Flashcards

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Other terms used to describe POCT are

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bedside
near patient
physician’s office
extra-laboratory
decentralized 
off site
ancillaryalternative site
unit-use
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Diagnostic testing at or near the site of patient care rather than in the clinical laboratory.

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POCT

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Persons performing POCTs are called

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Operators

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4
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tests which are subject to the lowest level of regulation and are cleared by the FDA for home use

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Waived tests

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Accurate as to render the likelihood of erroneous results negligible, as well as pose no reasonable risk of harm to the patient if the test is performed incorrectly.

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waived tests

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These tests require no special training or educational background for operation, and require only minimum quality control

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waived tests

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more difficult to perform than waived tests but usually employ hand-held automated methodology

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moderate-complexity tests

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Operators for these tests have relatively more stringent set of requirements. Facilities should acquire a Certificate of Registration from authorizing and accrediting bodies, and are subjected to proficiency testing and on-site inspections.

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moderate-complexity test

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Tests under moderate complexity tests that involve the use of a microscope, limited to bright-field or phase-contrast microscope, for slide examinations of freshly collected body fluid

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provider-performed microscopy procedures,

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Tests that can only be performed by physician’s assistants, nurse practitioners, midwives, physicians, and dentists during a patient’s examination.

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provider-performed microscopy procedures

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These tests require sophisticated instrumentation and a high degree of interpretation by testing personnel

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high-complexity tests.

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Personnel performing these tests must have a formal education in laboratory science.

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high complexity tests

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