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In this post, we shall see the list of laboratory and diagnostic test. Laboratory test and diagnostic procedures are required to ascertain the health condition of a person. There are several types with different procedures to determine the health condition of the individual. To give a precise medical diagnosis and initiate a treatment plan, prescriber request for these from the laboratory. Community pharmacy is faced with reading and interpretation of different laboratory test. There are times they request a test from their patient. It is good we all get conversant with most of the available test and diagnosis around. List Of Laboratory And Diagnostic Test This list is long but focus more on the available test in Nigeria. It is not in any order. The list will be updated as time goes on. Read Also:   laboratory test encounter by retail or community pharmacy Laboratory Clinical Chemistry 1. Liver function: this test is a blood test that is use to diagnose and monitor liver ...

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...