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What is the title of R.A. 4688?
Clinical Laboratory Act of 1966
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When was the Clinical Laboratory Act approved?
June 18, 1966
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How many sections are in R.A.
4688
?
8
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Who was the president during the enactment of R.A. 4688?
Ferdinand Marcos Sr.
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What is a clinical laboratory?
A facility where tests are done on
specimens
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What types of tests are performed in clinical laboratories?
Clinical chemistry
Microbiology
Immunology
Clinical microscopy
Toxicology
Endocrinology
Molecular biology
Cytogenetics
Histopathology
Cytology
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How are laboratories classified by ownership?
Government
Private
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How are laboratories classified by function?
Clinical Pathology
Anatomic Pathology
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How are laboratories classified by institutional character?
Institution-based
Free-standing
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What are the service capabilities of laboratories?
General Clinical Laboratory
Special Clinical Laboratory
Limited Clinical Laboratory
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What is a primary laboratory's function?
Routine
hematology
and
basic tests
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What tests are included in a tertiary laboratory?
Special
chemistry
and
tumor markers
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What is the minimum space required for a primary laboratory?
10
sq. m
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What is the minimum space required for a secondary laboratory?
20
sq. m
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What is the minimum space required for a tertiary laboratory?
60
sq. m
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What are the requirements for limited-service capability laboratories?
Operate for
specific services
Examples:
Dialysis Clinic
,
Hygiene Clinic
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What is the role of the National Reference Laboratory (NRL)?
Sample/specimen confirmation
Implement
quality assurance
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How many National Reference Laboratories (NRLs) are there?
5
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What are the NRLs mentioned?
NKTI
SACCLSLH
EAMC
LCP
RITM
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What is the purpose of the External Quality Assurance Service (EQAS)?
To ensure
quality
through
known samples
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What is the retention period for clinical lab results?
At least
1 year
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What is the retention period for histopathology results?
Lifetime
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What is required for a person to be in charge of a clinical laboratory?
Must be a
licensed physician
in
lab medicine
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Who is responsible for enforcing the provisions of R.A. 4688?
The
Secretary of Health
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What happens if a section of R.A. 4688 is deemed invalid?
It does not affect the remainder of the Act
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What are the administrative policies and procedures required in laboratories?
Written policies and procedures
Communication
and
records management
Reporting of
results
and
incidents
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What are the human resource requirements for clinical laboratories?
Pathologist supervision
Registered medical technologists
Proportional staffing to workload
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What equipment is required in clinical laboratories?
Operational equipment
Calibration and maintenance programs
Inventory control for supplies
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What are the classifications of laboratories according to service capability?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
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What are the classifications of laboratories according to function?
Clinical Pathology
Anatomic Pathology
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What are the classifications of laboratories according to institutional character?
Institution-based
Free-standing
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What are the classifications of laboratories by ownership?
Government
Private
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What are the classifications of laboratories by service capability?
General Clinical Laboratory
Limited Clinical Laboratory
Special Clinical Laboratory
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What are the classifications of laboratories by function?
Clinical Pathology
Anatomic Pathology
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What are the classifications of laboratories by institutional character?
Institution-based
Free-standing
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What are the classifications of laboratories by ownership?
Government
Private
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