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CLINICS AND LABORATORIES

CLINICS AND LABORATORIES. Safia Khan and Zahra Naqi. Patient Description. Anyone that needs to get a lab test for diagnosis or prevention. Service Provided. Tests pertaining to the diagnosis, treatment and the prevention of a disease. Clinical laboratories: Microbiology Parasitology

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CLINICS AND LABORATORIES

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  1. CLINICS AND LABORATORIES Safia Khan and Zahra Naqi

  2. Patient Description • Anyone that needs to get a lab test for diagnosis or prevention.

  3. Service Provided • Tests pertaining to the diagnosis, treatment and the prevention of a disease. • Clinical laboratories: • Microbiology • Parasitology • Virology • Hematology • Coagulation • Clinical biochemistry • Toxicology • Immunology/Serology • Immunohaematology • Urinalysis • Histopathology • Cytopathology • Electron microscopy • Genetics • Cytogenetics • Surgical pathology

  4. Cost • Varies for different tests • $21 pregnancy test to $3000 brain scan

  5. Type of Employees • Medical Director • Pathologist, Clinical biologist • Resident in Pathology, Anatomical pathology or Clinical biology • Pathologist Assistant • Laboratory Manager • Department Supervisor • Chief/Lead Technologist • Cytotechnologist, Medical Laboratory Scientist, Histotechnologist • Medical Laboratory Technician, Histotechnician • Medical Laboratory Assistant (Lab Aide) • Phlebotomist • Transcriptionist • Specimen processor

  6. Interesting Facts • More than 10 billion laboratory tests are performed in the United States each year. • 12,200 new laboratory professionals will be needed annually to meet the growing need of the world’s population, but only 4,000 to 6,000 graduates will join the workforce each year. • Laboratory test results constitute a significant portion of the patient’s medical records and are vital to the diagnosis and treatment of illness and disease.

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