Nature Of Clinical Laboratory Flashcards
Classification of Clinical Laboratories
Function, institutional characteristics , ownership, service capacity
Concerns with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases performed through blood and other body fluids.
Clinical Pathology
Concerned with diagnosis of diseases through microscopic examinations of tissues and organs
Anatomic Pathology
Operates within the premise or part of an institution such as hospital, school, medical clinic, medical facility.
Institution- based
Not part of any establishment; mostly out patient laboratory.
Free- standing
Wholly or partially owned by national or local units
Government-owned
Owned, established, operated by an individual, corporation, institution
association or organization
Privately- owned
Licensed to perform basic, routine laboratory testing: urinalysis, CBC blood typing Equipment: Microscope; Centrifuge, hematocrit centrifuge
Space requirement: at least 10 sq meters
Primary Catergory
Licensed to perform test done by the primary category in addition test for blood chemistry such as: glucose, creatinine, BUN, BUA(SUA), cholesterol.
Space requirement: minimum of 20 sq meter
Secondary Category
Licensed to perform all laboratory test performed in the secondary category in addition: (1) immunology and serology test;
Space requirement: minimum floor area 60 sq meter
Tertiary Category
Laboratory in a ___________________ designated by the DOH to provide ____________________ and services for certain disease.
Government hospital
Diagnostic functions and services
Laboratory in a government hospital designated by the DOH to provide special diagnostic functions and services for certain disease.
National Reference Laboratory
Clinical Laboratory Law
RA No. 4688
RA 4688 - “Clinical Laboratory Law of ____
1966
Approved on _______
June 18, 1966
testing of blood and other body fluids to quantify essential soluble chemicals including waste products useful for diagnosis of certain diseases. Most common body fluids are blood and urine
Clinical Chemistry
subdivided into bacteriology, mycobacteriology, mycology and virology.
Focuses on the identification of bacteria and fungi on specimen received
Microbiology
blood cells and other body fluid cells.
Hematology and Coagulation
Urine and stool
Clinical Microscopy
blood typing and compatibility testing; screening for all antibodies as well as blood components. Most critical section in the laboratory.
Blood Bank /
Immunohematology
analyses of serum antibodies in infectious agents.
Immunology and Serology
Histopathology and Cytology section tissue processing, cutting into section, staining and preparation for microscopic examination pathologist.
Anatomic Pathology
-combines anatomical, clinical and biochemical technique where antibodies bounded to enzymes and fluorescent dyes to detect presence of antigens in tissue.
Immunohistochemistry
DNA and RNA are identified and sequenced to detect any pathologic condition/disease processes.
Molecular Biology and
Bio-Technology
