CLINICAL LAB SCIENEC

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CONTENTS
Factors Affecting the Cost of Medical Services 161
Lifestyle Costs—Should They Be Passed on to the Consumer? 161
Laboratory-Specifi c Economics 162
Reference Laboratories 163
Mechanization of the Laboratory 164
Elements Involved in Calculating the Costs of Performing Tests 165
Screening Tests 166
Contracts for Services, Equipment, and Supplies 167
Lease-Purchase Agreements 167
Repeat Testing 168
Costs Incurred When Equipment Is “Down” 168
Point-of-Care Testing: A Step Toward the Future? 169
Regulation of POCT 170
Where is POCT Performed? 170
Challenges to Health Care Provision 171
The Laboratory Role 172
Introduction to Laboratory Functions and Basic Equipment 172
Laboratory Management 173
Equipment and Supplies 173
Common Equipment Used in Laboratories 174
Centrifuges 175
Refrigerators 176
Microscopes 177
Autoclave for Sterilizing Certain Pieces of Equipment 179
Safety Cabinets and Fume Hoods 179
Laboratory Need for Water 179
Reagent Grade Water 180
Types of Testing 181
Manual Testing 181
Automated Testing 181
Student Practice of Procedures 182
Representative Procedures 182
Summary 183
Review Questions 184
CHAPTER 8 Pipetting and Use of Glassware 185
LEARNING OBJECTIVES 185
KEY TERMS 185
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