The Clinical Laboratory

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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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The head of clinical laboratory

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Pathologist

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Classification of clinical laboratory based on function

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Clinical Pathology
Anatomical Pathology

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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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RA No.4688 is otherwise known as

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Clinical Laboratory Law of 1966

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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

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Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM)

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Reference Laboratory for Sexually Transmitted Infections

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San Lazaro Hospital

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Reference Laboratory for Anatomic Pathology for Cardiac diseases

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Philippine Heart Center

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Laboratory testing that is brought to the patient’s bedside

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Point-of-Care

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Rapid-response laboratory that is often located in or near an emergency department or surgical suite

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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

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Limited Service

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The purpose of a Clinical Laboratory

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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

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Expertise
Resources
Skills

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The bridging endeavor that links basic sciences (biological and physical) with medical principles

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Laboratory Medicine

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Support mechanisms for Laboratory Medicine

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Computer science
Management techniques
Industry

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Support mechanism that provides the necessary equipment, technology and informatics

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Computer science

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Support mechanism in which laboratory staff enhances the level of care provided and economically utilize available resources

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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

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Industry

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Leads the laboratory attain its organizational goals

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Management

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Interprets the policies and translates it into executive activities

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Administration

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It provides pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical phases of work in the laboratory

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Patient care services

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Major activities in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

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Leadership and Management, Administration
Patient care services
Teaching
Research