The Clinical Laboratory Flashcards
It provides ACCURATE and RELIABLE INFORMATION to medical doctors for the diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and management of disease.
The Clinical Laboratory
What are the 2 Clinical Laboratories according to Function?
- Clinical Pathology
- Anatomic Pathology
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)
Clinical Pathology
It is concerned with the DIAGNOSIS OF DISEASES through microscopic examination of TISSUE and ORGAN
(e.g. histopathology, immunohistopathology, cytology, autopsy, and forensic pathology)
Anatomic Pathology
What are the 2 Clinical Laboratories according to Institutional Characteristics?
- Institutional-based
- Free-standing
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
Institutional-based
A Clinical laboratory is NOT PART of an established institution. The most common example is an outpatient clinical laboratory.
Free-standing
What are the 2 Clinical Laboratories according to ownership?
- Government-owned
- Privately-owned
Owned wholly or partially, by NATIONAL
or LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT.
(e.g. San Lazaro Hospital, Ospital ng Maynila (LGU), and Jose Reyes Medical Center)
Government-owned
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)
Privately-owned
What are the 4 Clinical Laboratories according to Service Capability?
- Primary Laboratory
- Secondary Laboratory
- Tertiary Laboratory
- Reference Laboratory
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)
Primary Laboratory
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)
Secondary Laboratory
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)
Tertiary Laboratory
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.)
National Reference Laboratory