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clinical lab science

CLT101

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What are CLT lab areas (6): chemistry, hematology, coagulation, urinalysis, bloodbank, microbiology
What CLT do: -collect, process and store blood and other speciments-identify causes of problems w/ equip. and procedures-monitor quality control-follow safety precautions
Name certifications NCA, ASCP, AMT National Certifying Agency, Ammerican Soc for Clin. Pathologists, Ameri Med Technlogists
Name profesional Org: ASCLS, AABB, AACC, CLMA AmerSoc of ClinLabScientists, AmmAsoc of BloodBankers, AmeriAssoc of ClinChemists, Cinic Lab of Managers Association
What are the scope of CLT practice: -to assure reliable tests results-to develop and monior QA systems-to design and implement cost effective procedures for laboratories- to promote awareness & understanding of services to the public
What means CLIA'88? Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act-ALL LAB TESTING FOR HUMAN BLOOD ARE REGULATED BY IT
Who establish regulations for CLIA '88?............A-CMMS...B-HSS ANSWER B
What CLIA 88 requires? -to provide quality control and quality assurance-use external proficiancy test-have levels of personel and supervisors-pacient test management
What are the criteria for test grouping? -risk of harm to pacient-likelihood of erroneous results-type of testing method-degree of interpretation of test-availability of tests for home use
What kind of test is the ovulation test..etc? Waived test
What is PPM? Provider performed microscopy
direct wet mounts, pinworm prep, urine sedim exam, nasal or fecal white cell exam, qualitative semen analisis can be performed under physician direction w/ no control materials limited handling; specimen labile
What tests are more regulated and require proficiency testing and quality assurance programs? Moderate to High Complexity
What are the regulatory agencies:JCAHO, CAP, OSHA, CDC, FDA jOINT COMMISSION ON ACREDIATION OF HEALTHCARE ORG, COLLEGE OF PATHOLOGISTS, OCCUP SAFETY & HEALTH ADMIN,CENTER OF DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
What agency mandate standards in reporting of infections disease? CDC
What 2 voluntaring acrediting agencies act on Fed Gov behalf? JCAHO and CAP
Accademic status of a school Acreditation
Individuals are evaluated and recognized s meeting certain standards; given by a non-gov org.??? Certification
Granting permision by a competent authority (gov)to indiv. or org. Licensure
What is the process of assuring clinician of efficient info in diagnosis or managemnt of a patient. Continuing Quality Improvement (CQI)
What lab have to do in order to contol the quality of material and ensure accuracy of test results Proficiency testing (PT)
LAboratory work under the suppervision of a ....?? Pathologist
People w/ BS in CLS or MT can do...?? -perform lab essay-supervise-teach-research
What is POCT or POL? point of carephysician laboratory
What departments are considered anatominal departments? histology, cytology, autopsy
Laboratory medicine managers include: chemistry, coagulation, hematology, immunology, microbiology, toxicology
What form states that the pacient is aware and understand the nature of testing performed and what will be done w/ the results...?? Informed consent
What means Chain of Custody? Doscument procurmant process
What acrediting agency gives fines to hospitals/labs if fail to meet the standards?? JCAHO
Info about chemicals provided by manufacturers is called...? MSDS = Material Safety Data Sheet
What org, agency was created to make certain thet the quality of work done in the laboratory is reliable? CLIA 88 (cLINICAL lABORATOY IMPROVEMENT OF 1988.
Seta acreditation requirements for physician office laboratory? COLA Comission on Office Laboratory Acrediatation
What administers both the CLIA 88 and Madicare Programs? CMS Centers for medicare and medicaid services
CMS has given the deemed status to act on the government's behalf to certify the clinical laboratories? CAP College of American Pathologists
NON profit education group thet establishes consensus standards for maintaining a high quality laboratory organization. CLSI Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
Accredits health care facilities and sets standard for quality assestment programs in those facilities JCAHO
Continuing process of evaluating and monitorig all aspects of the laboratory to ensure accuracy of test results. QA quality assestment
Specific microscopic test (wet mounts) performed by a physician for his or her own patients. PPM Provider- performed Microscopy
Means by witch quality control between labotatories are performed PT Proficiency testing
What is the process of performing the laboratory testing at the bed site of the patient; a means of decentralizing the laboratory testing. POCT Pont of care testing
Closeness to the true value Accuracy
Comparison to a known physical constant Calibration
the value is known Control
How close tests results are when repeated Precision
Process of monitoring accuracy and reproductibility of known control results Standards
Purified substance of a known composition Quality control
What ensure safety and mandates plans for chemical hygiene and for occupational exposure to blood -borne pathonens (exposure control plan); madates a copy of material safety data sheets readily accesible for employees OSHA
Where the following info is found: safe handling, storage and disposal of hazardous chemicals MSDS
Legislation on chemical hazard precaution, also called... state "right to know" law and OSHA
hazard symbols for:red, blue, yellow flamable, health hazard, reactivity warning
water reactivity, strong oxidizer, corosivity, radioactivity symbol is... white
Hazard identification system was developed by: NFPA
Osha sets PEL.. permissible exposure limits
CDC recomands safety precautions concerning the handling of all patient speciments is known as... universal precautions or standard precautions
infectious material or agents that prezent a risk for humans are named... biohazard material
Safety guidelines for the control of infectious disease is recommended by CDC
The study of blood; tests complete blood count;reticulocytes count, erytherocytes sedimentation rate (ESR) Hematology
Laboratory that tests PT-prothrombin and aPTT-activated partial thromboplastin time; tests patients that take bllod thinners Hemostasis and coagulation
this lab performes analtical pocedures on a variety of blood fluid; mainly:blood glucose, cholesterol, electrolites; looks for elevated serum protein and enzymes; monitor drug terapy-toxycology Clinical Chenistry
This lab tests antigen-antibody reactions;measure antibody; identifies normal and bnormal levels of immune cells and serum components. Immunology and serology
This lab identify pathogens; pathogenic flora, use gram staining techniques to separate gram-positive from gram-negative organisms; identify appripiate antibiotic for treatment. Microbiology
It is a fast growing discipline of diagnostic laboratories; molecular diagnosis; finding from this tests can anticipate future disease. Biotechnology
pernicutaneous -parenteral port of entry= from niddlestick
What agency requires laboratoris to have a PPE program OSHA
How long should you wash hands? 15 min
Bleach can kill HIV in ________min; and HBV in ____min 2;10
CDC issued guidelines for health personall ho was expose to HIV called: PEP post exposure profilaxis
When infected with HBV, ACIP recomemds immunoprofilaxis and ________vaccine HBIG-contain antibodies
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