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5.7 Consumables and supplies used in the POL

5.7.1 Diagnostic analyzers and devices (CLIA-waived)

• blood analyzers
• blood glucose monitors
• blood ketone monitors
• blood lead analyzers
• chemistry analyzers
• digital immunoassay analyzer
• fertility monitor
• hematology devices
• molecular immunoassay analyzer
• urine analyzers

5.7.2 Diagnostic test kits and supplies (CLIA-waived)

• blood glucose test strips
• adenoviral conjunctivitis
• B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP)
• bladder tumor associated antigen (BTA)
• drug screen
• fecal occult blood
• follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
• gastrick pH
• gastric occult blood
• hCG pregnancy test
• Hepatitis C virus antibody (HCV)
• HDL cholestrol
• HIV-1 and/or HIV-2
• H. pylori
• influenza A and/or B
• MMP-9 protein (for dry eye disease)
• mononucleosis
• ovulation test
• respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
• semen (fertility)
• Strep A
• syphilis
• trichomonas
• thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
• urine reagent strips
• vaginal pH

5.7.3 Laboratory furniture and equipment

• balances
• blood pressure meters
• cabinets and stands
• carts
• centrifuges
• chairs: doctor and patient
• EKG machines
• eyewash stations
• fume hoods
• glove boxes
• hot plates
• incubators
• lighting
• mats and trays
• microscopes and accessories
• mills
• mixers
• otoscopes
• refrigerators and freezers
• scales
• sharps containers
• stethoscopes
• sterilization equipment
• tables
• thermometers
• tube rockers
• waste containers

5.7.4 Medical supplies

• bandages and dressings
• buffers, reagents, and solvents
• catheters
• cleaning supplies
• eyeware and safety goggles
• face and splash shields
• gloves: chloroprene, latex, synthetic, vinyl
• gowns
• labels and tapes
• masks
• needles, lancets, and other sharps
• ointments
• pipettes
• swabs and applicators
• surgical instruments
• table paper
• timers
• tourniquets
• tube racks
• urine and stool containers
• vacutainer tubes
• wipes
• wound cleaners