Delivery of Lab Testing
Laboratory assays performed near the patient, wherever that is located.
Point-of-care testing (POCT)
Primary location of blood cell differentiation and maturation
Bone Marrow
Primary source of energy for most cells
Glucose
Calculation of the mathematical difference between the anions and the cations
Anion gap
Formation of a blood clot due to the formation of a fibrin network and a thrombus
secondary hemostasis
This is the major advantage of POCT.
Faster turnaround time
This cells life span lasts 120 days and its major function is to carry oxygen to the cells
Red blood cells (RBCs)
A type of diabetes resulting from the lack of insulin caused by cell-mediated autoimmune destruction of insulin-secreting pancreatic beta cells.
Type I Diabetes
Analyte mostly found in bone and essential for myocardial contraction
Calcium
Hereditary deficiency in the factor VIII:C subunit
hemophilia A
POCT assays are usually found in this category
Waived
Account for about 60% of leukocytes in peripheral blood and contain a lobulated nucleus and pink cytoplasm
Neutrophil
Promotes entry of glucose into cells
Insulin
The gold standard of cardiac biomarkers
Troponin
Process of fibrin clot breakdown.
fibrinolysis
Tool for the delivery of laboratory data involving the integration of computers through a common database
Laboratory Information Systems (LIS)
Monocytes that move into the body tissues
Macrophages
The major extracellular cation found in the body
Sodium
Glucose intolerance that is first recognized during pregnancy
Gestational diabetes mellitus
Test often used for the monitoring of anticoagulant therapy
Prothrombin time (PT)?
The three major benefits of laboratory automation
Reduction in medical errors
Improved safety for laboratory staff
Faster turnaround time
The most common anticoagulant used in Hematology specimen collection
EDTA
Abnormally low levels of potassium
Hypokalemia
The major way regulation of sodium takes place
Intake and excretion of water
The most common anticoagulant used in Coagulation specimen collection
Sodium citrate