The Clinical Laboratory
1. What types of samples might be collected from patients to use for laboratory testing?
2. What are some examples of situations where a doctor might order a lab test to aid in the diagnosis and treatment
of a patient?
3. Why does the government regulate clinical laboratories? Why is CLIA certification required?
4. How does the work of a clinical laboratory differ from the experiments being conducted in a research laboratory?
Why don’t research laboratories have to comply with CLIA regulations?
