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Question | Answer |
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Lab director | Pathologist or chief pathologist. Interprets the results and gives diagnosis. Top of the chart |
Lab administrator or manager | manage the day to day runnings of the lab. Second on the chart |
department head or charge technologist | each section within the lab may have their own supervisor. Scheduling and staffing. Third on the chart |
Lab or Medical Technologist | directs the work of other staff, responsible for maintaining the quality assurance standards, performs lab analysis. Is certified, 3 year program. Fourth on the chart |
phlebotomist | med lab assistant. performs a multitude of tasks from data entry to taking samples and preparing slides. Fifth on the chart |
chemistry department | one of the largest in the lab & performs the majority of tests. |
triglyceride, cholesterol, electrolytes, creatinine, BUN, uric acid, liver and cardiac enzymes, bilirubin, serum protein and glucose tests are performed out of which department | chemistry |
hematology and coagulation | conducts lab analysis testing to identify disease of the blod and blood forming tissues. |
leukemia, anemia, infection and polycythemia tests are run out of which department | hematology and coagulation |
RBC, CBC, WBC, crit or Hct, Hgb or Hb, platelet count, diff are run out of which department | hematology and coagulation |
microbiology | analyzes a specimen for the presence and type of microorganizms |
C&S, cultures from: urine, stool, blood, nose and throat, body fluids and wound drainage would be sent to which department | microbiology |
bacteriology, virology, mycology, & AFB smears are done in which department | microbiology |
immunology and serology | runs tests on blood serum to determine the antigen-antibody reaction of the body |
mononucleosis, rheumatoid arthritis, AIDS or HIV, and syphilis tests are run out of which department | immunology and serology |
blood bank | conducts routine testing on red blood cells and serum |
blood typing and antibody tests, donor blood tests are done in which department | blood bank |
urinalysis | may be performed within several departments depending on the lab. |
S.G., pH, sugar, protein, ketone, nitrite, urobilinogen, bilirubin, occult blood in stool and leukocyte tests are done out of which department | urinalysis |
surgical and anatomical pathology | perform: autopsy tests, surgical biopsy & cytology, |