Monday, February 6, 2017

TYPES OF LABORATORIES

OPEN LAB
  • routine procedures in different sections in the lab are located only in large room
CLOSED LAB
  • different sections the lab are located in separate room; e.g. AUFMC
REFERENCE LAB
  • can handle all types of testing
  • traditional full service lab
POCT LAB
  • lab testing is brought to the patient’s bedside.
  • one of the major lab tests offered is RBC monitoring.
STAT LAB
  • provides rapid results for critical lab tests such as HCTs and blood gases.
  • performs stat tests but special tests are sent to an off-site lab.
  • often located in or near emergency rooms and operating rooms.
SATELLITE LAB
  • located throughout a hospital.
  • decentralization of lab services to respond quickly to a department’s special needs
  • “mini” versions of chem, hema, and microscopy sections.
  • may be located in surgery department, critical care units, off-site clinics and out patient’s clinic.

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