Question

identify CLIA waived tests associated with common diseases

Answer 1

Ans) As defined by CLIA, waived tests are simple tests with a low risk for an incorrect result. They include:

• Certain tests listed in the CLIA regulations
• Tests cleared by the FDA for home use
• Tests that the manufacturer applies to the FDA for waived status by providing scientific data that verifies that the CLIA waiver criteria have been met.

Test includes:

albumin (ALB)- Liver, Kidney and nutritional status

bilirubin (Bil)- Infant jaundice, liver disease and hemolytic anemia

blood urea nitrogen (BUN)- Kidney function

alanine amniotransferase (ALT)- Liver Disease

calcium (Ca)- Parathyroid disorders

creatinine (creat)- Renal function

electrolytes: sodium (Na+)- diabetes insipidus, diarrhea, dehydration

electrolytes: potassium (K+)- diuretic therapy, starvation, liver disease

electrolytes: chloride (Cl-)- renal disease, CHF, anemia, dehydration

globulin (glob)- rheumatoid arthritis, Hodgkin's disease and chronic infections

glucose (FBS, OGTT)- diagnose diabetes

lactate dhydrogenase (LHD, LD)- myocardial infarction (MI), pulmonary infarction, liver disease, muscular dystrophy and perniciouse.