The Clinical Laboratory Flashcards

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It is place where tests are performed on clinical specimens

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Clinical laboratory

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Classification of clinical laboratory based on institutional character

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Hospital-based laboratory
Free-standing laboratory (non-hospital-based)

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Clinical laboratory that operates within the hospital

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Hospital-based laboratory

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Clinical laboratory that operates independently

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Free-standing laboratory (non-hospital- based)

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5
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The head of clinical laboratory

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Pathologist

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6
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Classification of clinical laboratory based on function

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Clinical Pathology
Anatomical Pathology

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7
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Laboratory sections under Anatomic Pathology

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Surgical Pathology
Cytology
Immunohistopath
Forensic Pathology
Autopsy

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Laboratory sections under Clinical Pathology

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Hematology
Immuno-serology
Immunohematology
Clinical Microscopy
Microbiology
Clinical Chemistry
Parasitology
Toxicology
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

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9
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RA No.4688 is otherwise known as

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Clinical Laboratory Law of 1966

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10
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Classification of clinical laboratory based on service capabilities

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Primary laboratory
Secondary laboratory
Tertiary laboratory

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Service capabilities of primary laboratory

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Routine CBC
Urinalysis
Fecalysis
Blood typing and quantitative platelet count for hospital-based laboratories

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Primary laboratory must have an area of

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At least 10 sq. meters

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Service capabilities of secondary laboratory

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Service capabilities of a primary laboratory
Routine Clinical Chemistry (sugar, BUN/Crea, BUA and T. Cholesterol)
Cross-matching (hospital-based)

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Secondary laboratory must have an area of

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At least 20 sq. meters

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Service capabilities of tertiary laboratory

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Service capabilities of a secondary laboratory
Special hematology
Special chemistry
Immune-serology
Microbiology

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Tertiary laboratory must have an area of

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60 sq. meters

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Laboratory that has discrete sections in hematology, chemistry, microbiology, and blood bank, generally separated into rooms or sections

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Traditional ‘Closed’ Laboratory

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Laboratory where the discrete services are placed in one large room with portable walls that can be adjusted as needed based on volume

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‘Open’ Laboratory

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A common type of consolidation has been hematology and chemistry laboratories (“chematology”)

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Core Laboratory

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Specific low-volume or expensive laboratory services currently provided by more than one regional hospital laboratory, that are consolidated into one hospital laboratory

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Regional Laboratory

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Traditional full service laboratory that handles all types of testing, especially esoteric tests

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Reference Laboratory

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Reference Laboratory for Clinical Chemistry

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Lung Center of the Philippines

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Reference Laboratory for Hematology

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National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI)

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Reference Laboratory for Toxicology

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East Avenue Medical Center

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Reference Laboratory for Microbiology
Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM)
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Reference Laboratory for Sexually Transmitted Infections
San Lazaro Hospital
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Reference Laboratory for Anatomic Pathology for Cardiac diseases
Philippine Heart Center
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Laboratory testing that is brought to the patient's bedside
Point-of-Care
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Rapid-response laboratory that is often located in or near an emergency department or surgical suite
Stat Laboratory
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Laboratory provides limited menu of routine (like CBC, chemistry panel, prothrombin time) and/or specialty services (like fertility testing) on a stat or non-stat basis
Limited Service
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The purpose of a Clinical Laboratory
To provide physicians and other healthcare professionals with information to detect disease or predisposition to disease, confirm or reject diagnosis, establish prognosis, guide patient management and monitor efficacy of management
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Factors to consider in achieving quality laboratory services
Expertise Resources Skills
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The bridging endeavor that links basic sciences (biological and physical) with medical principles
Laboratory Medicine
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Support mechanisms for Laboratory Medicine
Computer science Management techniques Industry
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Support mechanism that provides the necessary equipment, technology and informatics
Computer science
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Support mechanism in which laboratory staff enhances the level of care provided and economically utilize available resources
Management techniques
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Support mechanism where there is an interchange of business transactions between the healthcare provider and the patient; and the healthcare provider and the manufacturer of reagents, supplies and instruments
Industry
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Leads the laboratory attain its organizational goals
Management
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Interprets the policies and translates it into executive activities
Administration
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It provides pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical phases of work in the laboratory
Patient care services
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Major activities in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Leadership and Management, Administration Patient care services Teaching Research