LII:The Comprehensive Guide to Physician Office Laboratory Setup and Operation/Primary laboratory testing domains in the POL
A wide variety of testing may be done in the physician office laboratory (POL), though much of it may be CLIA-waived testing. This chapter talks about the primary testing domains encountered in POLs. These testing domains seem to be relatively common in a POL and offer CLIA-waived tests.
This third chapter on the topic of primary testing domains has six sections.
3. Primary Laboratory Testing Domains in the POL
Urinalysis
• concepts and procedures
• cells and crystals
• substances
• instruments and test kits
• CLIA-waived tests
Hematology/Blood collection
• hematology concepts
• introduction to blood collection and safety
• theory and collection procedures, including patient prep
• instruments and test kits
• CLIA-waived tests
Chemistry
• chemistry concepts
• instruments and test kits
• CLIA-waived tests
Immunology
• concepts in immunology
• instruments and test kits
• CLIA-waived tests
Microbiology
• common pathogens
• topics in microbiology
• instruments and test kits
• CLIA-waived tests
Toxicology
• topics in toxicology
• instruments and test kits
• CLIA-waived tests
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