INTRODUCTION TO LABORATORY MEDICINE CLINICAL PATHOLOGY
Clinical Pathology
Foundations (General Principles) of Laboratory Medicine Block
Role of lab tests
Objective 1: To understand the use of laboratory tests in clinical practice.
Reasons for Testing - What is wrong with the patient?
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Symptomatic Patients:
Non-specific Complaints
PPT Slide
Monitoring
TESTS USED TO MONITOR PATIENT DISEASE STATUS
Laboratory Screening Criteria
Sequence of Tests
Order of Testing
Order of Testing - Not always practical!
Learn the Menus!
What Is Normal?
Reference Interval
Normal Range
Normal Range (cont.)
Perfect Test
False Positive Test (F.P.)
Variables affecting lab tests
Collection of Blood
Serum no anticoagulant
Normal variations in reference intervals
Preanalytical Variables
Analytical Variables
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