MTLBE 4 5 Flashcards
Clinical laboratories are regulated by the _________________________________
Department of Health
is the law regulating the operation and maintenance of clinical laboratories and requiring the registration of the same with the DOH, through the HFSRB
RA 4688
is a facility where tests are done on specimens taken form the human body to obtain information about the health status of a patient for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases
Clinical Laboratory
labs that are operated and maintained, partially or wholly, by the national government, local government unit, or any other political unit or any department, division, board, or agency
GOVERNMENT CLINICAL LABORATORIES
owned, established, and operated by an individual, corporation, association, or organization
PRIVATE CLINICAL LABORATORIES
include Clin chem, Hema, immunohema, Microbio, Immuno, Clin mic, and other tests
Clinical Pathology
includes surgical pathology, immunohistopathology, cytology, autopsy, forensic pathology and molecular pathology
Anatomic Pathology
Clin Lab according to ownership
government and private clin lab
Clin Lab according to function
Clinical Pathology and Anatomic Pathology
Clin Lab according to Institutional Character
Institution based clinical lab and Freestanding Laboratories
are those that operate with the premises and as part of an institution, such as but not limited to a hospital, medical clinic, school, medical facility for overseas workers and seafarers, birthing home, psychiatric facility, drug rehabilitation
Institution-based Clinical Laboratory
are those that are not part of any institution
Freestanding Laboratories
laboratories that offer basic and routine laboratory examinations
General Clinical Laboratories
refers to a clin lab that offers the following minimum service capabilities:
Routine Hematology, Qualitative platelet determination, Routine Urinalysis, Routine Fecalysis, Blood typing
PRIMARY CATEGORY
refers to a clin lab that offers the following minimum service capabilities:
Routine Clinical Chemistry, Quantitative platelet determination, Cross-matching (for hosp), Gram Staining (for hosp), KOH (for hosp)
SECONDARY CATEGORY
refers to a clin lab that offers the following minimum service capabilities:
Special chemistry, Special hematology, Immunology, Microbiology
TERTIARY CATEGORY
provide laboratory tests required for a particular service in institutions such as, but not limited to, dialysis centers and social hygiene clinics
Limited Service Capability
offer highly specialized laboratory services that are usually not provided by a general clinical laboratory, These services include: Assisted reproduction technology, Molecular and cellular technology, molecular biology, molecular pathology, forensic pathology, anatomic pathology
Special Clinical Laboratories
Is a document issued by the DOH to an individual, agency, partnership, or a corporation that operates clinical laboratory upon compliance with the requirements set forth by the law.
License, or License to Operate (LTO)
Laboratories exempted from taking a license and registration
malarial screening, Acid-fast bacilli microscopy, test for STI, Cervical cancer screening using PAP smears
LTO is valid for _____ year and must be renewed _________
1 year, annually
mobile clinical laboratory are allowed to operate within ______ radius from its main laboratory only
100kms
is an individual doctor’s office/clinic wherein laboratory examinations are performed
Physician’s Office Laboratory
is a specialized facility that moves from one testing site to another or has a temporary testing location
Mobile Clinical Laboratory testing unit
Clinical laboratories conducting mobile collection are required to secure a _______________________________
Remote Collection Permit for Clinical Laboratory or RCP CL
is a diagnostic test at or near the site of patient care rather than in the clinical laboratory
Point of Care Testing
Every clinical laboratory must be headed by a ___________________, certified either as a _________________, an _____________________, or both by the _____________________
pathologist, clinical pathologist, anatomic pathologist, Philippine Board of Pathology
A single laboratory test is estimated to be processed within _____
10 mins
Manual testing; __tests/RMT/ 8hours
50
Manual testing; __tests/RMT/ 12hours
75
Automated testing; __tests/RMT/ 8hours
100
Automated testing; __tests/RMT/ 12hours
150
The application for registration and issuance of an LTO is filed with the ______ or through the _____________ of the DOH that has the jurisdiction over the existing or proposed clinical laboratory
HFSRB, Center for Health Development (CHD)
is a laboratory in a government hospital which has been designated by the DOH to provide special functions and services for specific disease areas
National Reference Laboratory
Anatomic pathology for cardiac diseases.
Philippine National Heart Center (PNHC)
Hematology, coagulation tests, immunopathology, and urinalysis for renal diseases.
National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI)
Clinical chemistry and pathology for pulmonary diseases.
Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP)