The Clinical Laboratory Flashcards
It is place where tests are performed on clinical specimens
Clinical laboratory
Classification of clinical laboratory based on institutional character
Hospital-based laboratory
Free-standing laboratory (non-hospital-based)
Clinical laboratory that operates within the hospital
Hospital-based laboratory
Clinical laboratory that operates independently
Free-standing laboratory (non-hospital- based)
The head of clinical laboratory
Pathologist
Classification of clinical laboratory based on function
Clinical Pathology
Anatomical Pathology
Laboratory sections under Anatomic Pathology
Surgical Pathology
Cytology
Immunohistopath
Forensic Pathology
Autopsy
Laboratory sections under Clinical Pathology
Hematology
Immuno-serology
Immunohematology
Clinical Microscopy
Microbiology
Clinical Chemistry
Parasitology
Toxicology
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
RA No.4688 is otherwise known as
Clinical Laboratory Law of 1966
Classification of clinical laboratory based on service capabilities
Primary laboratory
Secondary laboratory
Tertiary laboratory
Service capabilities of primary laboratory
Routine CBC
Urinalysis
Fecalysis
Blood typing and quantitative platelet count for hospital-based laboratories
Primary laboratory must have an area of
At least 10 sq. meters
Service capabilities of secondary laboratory
Service capabilities of a primary laboratory
Routine Clinical Chemistry (sugar, BUN/Crea, BUA and T. Cholesterol)
Cross-matching (hospital-based)
Secondary laboratory must have an area of
At least 20 sq. meters
Service capabilities of tertiary laboratory
Service capabilities of a secondary laboratory
Special hematology
Special chemistry
Immune-serology
Microbiology
Tertiary laboratory must have an area of
60 sq. meters
Laboratory that has discrete sections in hematology, chemistry, microbiology, and blood bank, generally separated into rooms or sections
Traditional ‘Closed’ Laboratory
Laboratory where the discrete services are placed in one large room with portable walls that can be adjusted as needed based on volume
‘Open’ Laboratory
A common type of consolidation has been hematology and chemistry laboratories (“chematology”)
Core Laboratory
Specific low-volume or expensive laboratory services currently provided by more than one regional hospital laboratory, that are consolidated into one hospital laboratory
Regional Laboratory
Traditional full service laboratory that handles all types of testing, especially esoteric tests
Reference Laboratory
Reference Laboratory for Clinical Chemistry
Lung Center of the Philippines
Reference Laboratory for Hematology
National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI)
Reference Laboratory for Toxicology
East Avenue Medical Center