Common Laboratory Test Encountered By Community Pharmacy
Community pharmacy encounter a lot of diagnostic and laboratory test results. Diagnosing minor ailments in a community pharmacy setting is a skill that must be develop fast if one must succeed. Signs and symptoms of patients is more than enough to make a precise diagnosis in some cases. But this is not the case at all times. In some situations, it is the duty of the pharmacist to prescribe an appropriate test. The test can be done in the community pharmacy shop if it a simple one or in a standard diagnostic laboratory with the right equipment. In some other cases, many patients work into the the shop with test results. It is good old and new community pharmacy get to know the most common test and their results including the meaning. This post is actually targeting new pharmacist in community pharmacy practice. Common Laboratory Test Blood Pressure Blood pressure kit This test is carried out in the community pharmacy right then and there using sphygmomanometer and a stethosc...