The Clinical Laboratory Flashcards

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It provides ACCURATE and RELIABLE INFORMATION to medical doctors for the diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and management of disease.

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The Clinical Laboratory

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What are the 2 Clinical Laboratories according to Function?

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  1. Clinical Pathology
  2. Anatomic Pathology
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It is concerned with the DIAGNOSIS and TREATMENT of diseases performed through laboratory testing of blood and other body fluids.

(e.g. clinical chemistry, immunohematology, and blood banking)

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Clinical Pathology

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It is concerned with the DIAGNOSIS OF DISEASES through microscopic examination of TISSUE and ORGAN

(e.g. histopathology, immunohistopathology, cytology, autopsy, and forensic pathology)

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Anatomic Pathology

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What are the 2 Clinical Laboratories according to Institutional Characteristics?

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  1. Institutional-based
  2. Free-standing
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A Clinical laboratory that operates within the premises or part of an INSTITUTION such as a hospital, school, medical clinic, medical facility for overseas workers, etc

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Institutional-based

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A Clinical laboratory is NOT PART of an established institution. The most common example is an outpatient clinical laboratory.

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Free-standing

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What are the 2 Clinical Laboratories according to ownership?

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  1. Government-owned
  2. Privately-owned
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Owned wholly or partially, by NATIONAL
or LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT.

(e.g. San Lazaro Hospital, Ospital ng Maynila (LGU), and Jose Reyes Medical Center)

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Government-owned

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Owned, established, and operated by an INDIVIDUAL, CORPORATION, INSTITUTION, ASSOCIATION, or ORGANIZATION.

(e.g. St. Lukes Medical Center, Makati Medical Center, and MCU-FDTMF Makati)

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Privately-owned

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What are the 4 Clinical Laboratories according to Service Capability?

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  1. Primary Laboratory
  2. Secondary Laboratory
  3. Tertiary Laboratory
  4. Reference Laboratory
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It is licensed to perform BASIC, ROUTINE, and LABORATORY TESTING.

Requirements include; microscopes, hematocrit centrifuge, centrifuge, and 10sqm

(e.g. routine analysis, CBC, and fecalysis)

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Primary Laboratory

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It is licensed to perform laboratory tests being done by the PRIMARY category along with ROUTINE CLINICAL CHEMISTRY.

Requirements include; personnel requirements depending on workload, primary lab, chemistry analyzers, autoclave, and 20sqm.

(e.g. blood glucose, cholesterol, creatinine/BUN, gram staining, KOH)

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Secondary Laboratory

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It is licensed to perform ALL LABORATORY TESTS performed in the PRIMARY and SECONDARY

Requirements include; serofuge, chemistry analyzers, blood bank, refrigerators, and 60sqm.

(e.g. immunology-serology, microbiology, and blood banking)

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Tertiary Laboratory

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It is a laboratory in a government hospital designated by the DOH to provide SPECIAL DIAGNOSTIC FUNCTIONS and services for certain diseases.

(e.g. referral for certain diseases, confirmatory, etc.)

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National Reference Laboratory

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It is the study of BLOOD and BLOOD DISORDERS.

These include blood and bone marrow
cells. Hematological tests can help
diagnose anemia, infection, hemophilia,
blood clotting disorders, and leukemia.

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Hematology

17
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It generally focuses on DIRECT PATIENT CARE, DIAGNOSING, and MANAGING hematologic diseases, especially cancers.

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Hematologist

18
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It is usually board-certified in BOTH ANATOMICAL and CLINICAL PATHOLOGY and has additional years of training in hematopathology.

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Hematopathologist

19
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It is known as NOT A COMMON TEST in general but is a common test for hematologists. It involves taking cells from the bone marrow for analysis for many types of disease.

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Bone Marrow Biopsy

20
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It section performs routine and special tests on patients’ URINE and FECAL SAMPLES.

A

Clinical Microscopy

21
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It is a QUANTITATIVE SCIENCE that is concerned with the measurement of amounts of biologically important substances (called analytes) in body fluids.

A

Clinical Chemistry

22
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Culture samples to determine if PATHOGENIC ORGANISMS are present in a specimen and determine the organism’s sensitivity to antibiotics.

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Microbiology Section

23
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Studies ANTIGENS and ANTIBODIES to
determine immunity to disease or
presence of disease.

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Immunology and Serology

24
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Determines COMPATIBILITY OF BLOOD and BLOOD PRODUCTS that are to be
administered to patients

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Blood Banking

25
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It is the DIAGNOSIS and STUDY OF DISEASE of the tissues and involves examining tissues and/or cells under a microscope.

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Histopathology Section