{"id":3166,"date":"2019-01-21T11:00:14","date_gmt":"2019-01-21T11:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docsmedicalgroup.com\/docsurgentcare\/?p=3166"},"modified":"2022-05-11T18:05:07","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T18:05:07","slug":"test-yourself-the-importance-of-lab-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/docsmedicalgroup.com\/docsurgentcare\/test-yourself-the-importance-of-lab-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Test Yourself: The Importance of Lab Testing"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3166\" class=\"elementor elementor-3166\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-474942eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"474942eb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-191d0a54\" data-id=\"191d0a54\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60c4325a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60c4325a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-d2428557-7fff-9814-22f7-bbf6b38b4d10\"><span style=\"font-size: 37.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Test Yourself: The Importance of Lab Testing<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48e0266 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"48e0266\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/docsmedicalgroup.com\/docsurgentcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/docs-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3169\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docsmedicalgroup.com\/docsurgentcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/docs-2.png 800w, https:\/\/docsmedicalgroup.com\/docsurgentcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/docs-2-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/docsmedicalgroup.com\/docsurgentcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/docs-2-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9435fc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9435fc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Medical laboratory testing plays a crucial role in the early detection, diagnosis and treatment of disease in patients. If a patient routinely submits to lab testing, this may allow doctors to respond swiftly with preventative treatment, which could save the patient time, money, and possibly sickness in the future. In other words, lab testing is one of the first lines of defense to protect a patient\u2019s general well-being.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">An estimated 60 to 70 percent of all decisions regarding a patient\u2019s diagnosis, treatment, hospital admission and discharge are based on laboratory results, and so much of a patient\u2019s experience in the health care industry depends on these tests. In this article, laboratory testing procedure will be made clear to you, so that you may understand one of the most important parts of the health care industry, and why it is important to participate regularly in lab testing.<\/span><\/p><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Lab Technicians<\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Medical Laboratory scientists, also known as clinical laboratory scientists or medical technologists, perform most laboratory tests. These medical professionals analyze test results such as blood and urine tests, and relay them to physicians. They conduct chemical, biological, hematological, immunologic, microscopic and bacteriological tests which require keen analytical and independent judgement.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The ASCLS, or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ascls.org\/\">American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science<\/a>, connects these scientists so that they may be regularly updated on new testing procedures, and techniques. They often hold free seminars and informational discussions regarding new developments in their field, some are even open to public participation. It is crucial to the integrity of the Lab Testing Industry, for these medical professionals to be regularly updated and supported by one another.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Everyday Functions of a Lab Technician<\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Medical Laboratory Scientists perform a variety of duties which ensure accurate, timely results which are then relayed to your personal physician or doctor for interpretation. These duties include:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Make microscopic examination and analysis of blood, body fluids, tissues and cells<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Identify fluids for chemical analytes, such as glucose and cholesterol<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Cross match blood for blood transfusions<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Monitor patient outcomes (how patients respond to treatment)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Perform cell counts looking for abnormal cells to aid in the diagnosis of diseases such as cancer and anemia<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Utilize high-precision laboratory equipment such as microscopes and cell counters<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Write standardized operating procedure, and establish quality assurance programs to monitor and ensure the accuracy of test results<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The Life Cycle of a Lab Test<\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">No matter which doctor you see, or which lab is utilized in the testing procedures, the same standardized system is used to test and provide results to the patient and the doctor:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Patient goes to the doctor<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">\u00a0Doctor orders the lab test<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Specimen is taken from the patient<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Specimen is transferred to a nearby clinical laboratory<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Tests analyze specimen and produce results<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Clinical lab provides results to doctor<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Doctor interprets results<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Doctor informs patient of results and implications<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Diagnosis and treatment decisions are made by doctor and patient<\/span><\/li><\/ol><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Types of Lab Testing<\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although there are countless <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">kinds <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of lab tests, such as DNA testing, breast cancer screens, pregnancy testing, drug screens, lab cultures, blood tests and so on, there are only 4 legitimate reasons to order a laboratory test:<\/span><\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Diagnosis (to rule in or rule out a diagnosis)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Monitoring (the efficacy of a drug or treatment)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Screening (to discover active substances\/variables)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Research (to understand the pathophysiology of a particular disease)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">In Conclusion<\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Lab Testing is the premier tool in a doctors toolkit to identifying, preventing and treating sickness and disease. That is why it is important to you, the patient, to understand what it is, who is performing it and why you should want it performed.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The laboratory testing procedure is a massive part of the healthcare industry, yet, because much of it is unseen, and highly complex, it draws little attention from the mainstream. The truth is, our doctors and physicians couldn\u2019t function without these labs up and running. Every single day, doctors and patients deal with these results, and so laboratories across the nation are working constantly to research, monitor, diagnose and screen patients, keeping us healthy and informed. We offer <a href=\"https:\/\/docsmedicalgroup.com\/docsurgentcare\/bethel\/diagnostic-lab-testing\/\">laboratory testing in Bethel<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/docsmedicalgroup.com\/docsurgentcare\/new-milford\/diagnostic-lab-testing\/\">New Milford<\/a> office. 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