实验室检测
实验室检测 gives you and your doctor the information you need to make the best choices for your health. Rely on Community 医院 of the Monterey Peninsula for laboratory services that meet the highest standards for professionalism and deliver prompt, 准确的结果.
经过认证的实验室
Expect our team to put quality and your safety first, always. All of our labs are certified by national organizations, including:
- Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)
- College of American Pathologists Accreditation Program (CAP)
- 联合委员会
执照病理学家
A pathologist is a scientist who analyzes samples of body fluids like blood, 尿液, 用显微镜观察组织, 测试, 还有其他工具. The doctor who orders your test can communicate with our pathologists to understand and interpret the results.
在社区医院, you benefit from a level of professionalism and expertise that sets us apart on the Monterey Peninsula. 我们所有的病理学家:
- 持有董事会证书, which means they provide superior services and receive ongoing training on best practices
- Have additional, advanced training in at least one subspecialty in their field
全面的团队
Our pathologists are part of a multidisciplinary team that also includes:
- 血库专家
- 临床实验室科学家
- 组织学家(组织专家)
- 医学化验技术员
- Phlebotomy (blood-drawing) technicians
为什么我需要做实验室检查?
你可能会有一个实验室测试:
- 检查你的整体健康状况
- Screen for, diagnose, or rule out a health condition
- Monitor how well a treatment is working
您的考试可能发生在:
- In an outpatient lab, which means you visit the lab for testing and go home afterward
- During inpatient (overnight) care at Community 医院
- 在 急诊科
测试类型
The test you receive depends on what you and your doctor want to learn about your health. Rely on 蒙太奇的健康 to process about 500 different types of 测试 in-house and coordinate testing with outside labs for more than 2,000种其他类型. Common 测试 we quickly and accurately analyze onsite include:
- 全血细胞计数(CBC)测试
- 糖尿病筛查和监测
- 代谢和脂质组
- Microbiology (culture) 测试 – Look for bacteria, 其他细菌, or the antibodies your immune system makes to fight an infection
- 与妊娠有关的筛查试验
- Stool analysis and fecal occult blood test (FOBT)
- 验尿
如何准备
How you get ready depends on which test you’re having and other factors. Ask your doctor how to prepare for your test. To make sure your results are accurate, you may have:
- Diet instructions that tell you to avoid certain foods or drinks. Many 测试 require overnight fasting (not eating)
- 药物的说明. For example, you may need to stop taking certain supplements that can interfere with test results
- 其他方向
门诊检查
学习 what to expect during your outpatient (same-day) visit to one of our labs for testing services.
我的考试费用是多少?
如果你有保险, ask your insurance provider if you have a co-pay or need to cover part or all of the cost of your test. Medicare limits how often it covers certain 测试 (such as once a year).
全国网赌正规平台的财务部 if you don’t have insurance or have questions about 估算账单.
你的化验结果
Read helpful information about when and how to expect the 你的测试结果. Talk to your doctor for help to understand what they may mean.
后续护理
根据你的测试结果, you may need follow-up testing to diagnose or rule out a health condition or confirm the accuracy of your test. Your test results can help you and your doctor develop a treatment plan, if needed.
