U1 LEC: INTRO TO CC Flashcards
This refers to the discipline involved in the selection, provision and interpretation of diagnostic testing that uses primarily samples from patients.
Laboratory Medicine
This is a synonymous term to Clinical Laboratory.
Laboratory Medicine
Importance of Lab Med
- Confirms a clinical suspicion
- Excludes diagnosis
- Assists in the selection, optimization, and monitoring of treatment
- Provides a prognosis
- Screening for disease in the absence of clinical signs and symptoms
- Establishes and monitor the severity of a physiological disturbance
Sections in Abroad that are joint in the Philippines
- Toxicology
- Endocrine and Organ Function Testing
- Hemostasis and Thrombosis
- Identity Testing
Sections in the Philippines
- Clinical Chemistry
- Molecular Diagnostics
- Drug Testing
- Microbiology
- Hematology
- Blood Banking / Transfusion Medicine
- Serology and Immunology
- Clinical Microscopy
- Cytology and Anatomic Pathology
This is the laboratory section that performs qualitative and quantitative analyses of blood, urine, spinal fluid, feces, calculi and other materials.
Clinical Chemistry
This is concerned with the analysis of body fluids.
Clinical Chemistry
Manner of reporting for qualitative analysis
Present or absent
Manner of reporting for quantitative analysis
Exact value
4 Key Concepts of CC
- Accurate
- Precise
- Timely
- Relevant
This is the branch of medical science that involves the analysis of biological material, usually body fluids, to provide diagnostic information on the state of the human body.
Clinical Chemistry
This is the foundation of science that underlies biochemistry and pathophysiology.
Clinical Chemistry
Clinical Chemistry is also known as?
Clinical Biochemistry or Clinical Pathology
Importance of CC
indispensable for the determination of the nature of any diseases (which alters normal function)
Roles of the MT
Deliver accurate and precise laboratory information in order to provide reliable laboratory results
This refers to the checking of previous result of patient.
Delta Check
This is the substance of interest being measured, and may be detected qualitatively or quantitatively.
Analyte
Example of Blood Sugar
Glucose
Example of Lipids
Cholesterol
Example of Proteins
Albumin
Example of NPNs
Creatinine
NPNs stands for?
Nonprotein Nitrogen
Example of Enzyme
ALT/AST (Alanine/Aspartate aminotransferase)