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Clinical Laboratory Flashcards

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7 Laboratory Personnel

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  1. Pathologist
  2. Medical Laboratory Technicians
  3. Phlebotomist
  4. Cytotechnologist
  5. Toxicologist
  6. Histotechnologist
  7. Nuclear Medical Technologist
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Specialized section of Clinical Laboratory

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  1. Immunohistochemistry
  2. Molecular Biology
  3. Biotechnology
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Testing of blood and other body fluids to quantify essential soluble
chemicals including waste products useful for the diagnosis of certain
diseases

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Clinical Chemistry

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Test Blood and Urine

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Clinical Chemistry

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Test Performed :
1. Fasting blood sugar (FBS), 2.Glycosylated hemoglobin
3. Total Cholesterol
4. Blood uric acid (BUA)
5. Blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
6. total protein

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Clinical Chemistry

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One of the busiest section

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Clinical Chemistry

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Specialized section of Clinical Chemistry

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  1. Endocrinology
  2. Toxicology
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Thyroid hormones test includes thyroid stimulating hormone

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Endocrinology

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9
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Therapeutic drug monitoring
tests for prohibited drugs

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Toxicology

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Used for collecting blood for hematology, coagulation
studies, clinical chemistry, immunohematology, and serology

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Vacutainer tubes

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Performs scientific analysis of non-blood body fluids such as urine, semen and stool.

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Clinical Microscopy

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Has Two Major areas

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Clinical Microscopy

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1st area is allotted to routine and other special examinations of urine
(macroscopic and microscopic examinations) ; examination of other body fluids

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Clinical Microscopy

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2nd area is assigned to the examination of stool or routine fecalysis

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Clinical Microscopy

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15
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Subdivided into 4 sections

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Microbiology

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4 sections of microbiology

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Bacteriology
Mycobacteriology
Mycology
Virology

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It is the study of the biology of microscopic organisms

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Microbiology

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Focused on the identification of bacteria and fungi

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Microbiology

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Specimens usually submitted are blood and other body fluids, stool,
tissues, and swabs

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Microbiology

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Other activities: preparation of culture media and stains, quality
assurance and control, infection control and biosafety and proper
waste disposal

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Microbiology

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Looks into the identification of mycobacterium

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Mycobacteriology

22
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Deals with the enumeration of cells in the blood and other body fluids
(CSF, Pleural fluid)

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Hematology and Coagulation Studies

23
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To find out if you have a problem with any of your clotting factors that may cause too little or too much blood clotting

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Coagulation studies

24
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focuses on blood testing for the determination of
various coagulation factors

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Coagulation Studies

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Performed test:
Complete blood count,
Hemoglobin,
Hematocrit,
WBC differential count,
Red cell morphology
Quantitative platelet count,
Total cell count

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Hematology and coagulation studies

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Main activities:
Blood typing
Compatibility testing

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Blood Bank/ Immunohematology

27
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Section of laboratory medicine that involves the preparation of blood and blood components for transfusion

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Blood Bank/Immunohematology

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Screening for all antibodies and identification of antibodies as well as the blood components used for transfusion

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Blood Bank/Immunohematology

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Considered as the most critical

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Blood Bank/Immunohematology

30
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Used for storage of blood collected from donors used for
blood transfusion

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Blood bank refrigerator

31
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It is the study of the body’s immune system and its functions and disorders

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Immunology

32
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It is the study of blood serum (the clear fluid that separates when blood clots)

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Serology

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It is the Analyses of serum antibodies in certain infectious agents

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Immunology and Serology

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Performed test:
Hepatitis B profile tests
Serological tests for syphilis,
Hepatitis C
Dengue fever

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Immunology and Serology

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It is the study of organs and tissues to determine the causes and effects of particular diseases.

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Anatomical Pathology

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Performed test:
Tissue processing, cutting into sections, staining, and preparation for microscopic examination by a pathologist

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Anatomical Pathology

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It is the study of the chemical reactions of immunity.

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Immunochemistry

38
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Combines anatomical, clinical, and biochemical technique
(fluorescent dyes)

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Immunohistochemistry

39
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Useful in diagnosis of some types of cancers

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Immunochemistry

40
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Existing developments in medical technology and
Most common technique currently in use is the PCR

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Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

41
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Encompasses all activities starting from a medical doctor writing a
laboratory request

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Laboratory Testing Cycle

42
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TAT

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Turn around time

43
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3 phases of Laboratory Cycle

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Pre-analytic
Analytic
Post-analytic

44
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Receipt of the request, px preparation, specimen
collection

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Pre-analytic

45
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Actual testing (phase)

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Analytical

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Transmission of results, TAT, and doctor’s
recommendation (phase)

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Post-analytical

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