OVERVIEW ON ORDERING AND EVALUATION OF LABORATORY TESTS

Course overview

THE LABORATORY MEDICINE SERVICE IN A HOSPITAL IS CONCERNED WITH RELEVANT INVESTIGATIONS OF PATIENT’S PRESENTING COMPLAINTS AND SOMETIMES WITH DETECTION AND POTENTIAL PREVENTION OF DISEASE. IT INVOLVES A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH OF CLINICAL ADVICE OR REQUEST FOR A PARTICULAR INVESTIGATION, ANALYSIS OF THE COLLECTED SPECIMEN, INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS, AND APPROPRIATE REPORTING IN A TIMELY FASHION. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ORDERING AND EVALUATION OF LABORATORY TESTS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM'S ROLE IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THE HELP OF LABORATORY TESTS.