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 second chapter on the topic of primary testing domains has six sections.

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2. 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