Lecture Medical assisting: Administrative and clinical competencies (2/e) - Chapter 45

Chapter 45 - Laboratory equipment and safety. This chapter will introduce you to various types of common laboratory equipment and their use. You will learn about safety in the laboratory mandated by OSHA regulations and steps to aid in preventing accidents.

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Medical Assisting

Chapter 45

45­1  Describe the purpose of the physician’s office laboratory 45­2  List the medical assistant’s duties in the physician’s office 

 You must understand quality assurance, quality control 

Role of Laboratory Testing in  Patient Care 

 No need for patient to travel 

to other test sites

 Some managed care companies have contracts with 

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Hazard Communication  Standard

 Biohazard labels

 Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

 Hazard labels

OSHA Blood­borne Pathogens  Standards

Hazardous Waste Operation &  Emergency Response Final Rule

 How are each of the following pieces of  equipment used in the POL?

1.Autoclave

2.Microscope

3.Centrifuge

3 Centrifuge – spinning a specimen to separate its component parts

 How are each of the following pieces of  equipment used in the POL?

Must follow these procedures:

adherence to standard operating procedures

Training, Continuing 

Education & Documentation

Must provide training, written reference materials and procedures conducted in the POL

Congress placed all laboratory facilities  under what federal agencies?

When you arrive at work one morning  you notice a fellow medical assistant 

putting on some lip balm in the POL .  What should you do? 

putting on some lip balm in the POL .  What should you do?

  The physician’s office lab offers many opportunities for interesting and satisfying work in your role as a 

medical assistant

  Keeping a level head and applying common sense will go a long way toward making your work in the 

lab efficient and accurate

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