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O*NET detailed work activityTest biological specimens to gather information about patient conditions
Stays humanHands-on care
10 jobs10 tasks
Physical care and clinical work need trained hands, close observation and a person who is accountable at the bedside or chairside.
Part of Administer diagnostic tests to assess patient health, under the O*NET work activity group Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 10 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Examine specimens, using microscopes, to evaluate specimen quality.
- Evaluate appropriateness of received specimens for requested tests.
- Perform laboratory tests on blood, urine, or feces, such as urinalyses or blood counts, to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of animal health problems.
- Perform tests by following physician instructions.
- Conduct blood tests for transfusion purposes and perform blood counts.
- Test patients' hemoglobin, hematocrit, and blood glucose levels.
- Conduct specified laboratory tests.
- Perform routine laboratory tests of blood samples for cholesterol level or glucose tolerance.
- Diagnose infections, such as Hepatitis B and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), by conducting tests to detect the antibodies that patients' immune systems make to fight such infections.