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Patient Identification and Request Verification

This Medical Laboratory Science lesson in Molecular Diagnostics supports laboratory science learning and laboratory interpretation for medical laboratory students and professionals.

Verify two patient identifiers and match the specimen label to the requisition before molecular testing, wrong patient or wrong test is high-impact.

Foundational7 min read15 sectionsMolecular Diagnostics
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Learning Objectives

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Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

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Each objective is a clinical-laboratory skill for preanalytical and extraction practice.

  • Apply a two-identifier patient identity check at molecular specimen receipt
  • Compare the specimen label to the requisition (or electronic order) for patient and test match
  • Explain why wrong-patient or wrong-test errors are especially dangerous in molecular diagnostics

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