Other
routine laboratory tests such as blood work, a chemistry profile, and electrolytes to screen for organ function, infection, and electrolyte status if your dog or puppy is in poor body condition or lethargic
Notifies provider of any urgent values immediately.Takes complete patient, social behavioral, and medication history.Assists the nurse and / or physician with patient examinations and diagnostic procedures.Assists with collection, labeling, and logging of specimens, including
laboratory specimens.Performs
routine procedures
such as EKGs, audiometers, and venipuncture.Performs waived
laboratory testing as directed
such as dipstick urinalysis, pregnancy
test, blood glucose
test, hem cue hemoglobin tests.Performs age - appropriate screenings and self - management goals with patients.
[1][2] They perform
routine tasks and procedures
such as measuring patients» vital signs, administering medications and injections, recording information in medical record keeping systems, preparing and handling medical instruments and supplies, and collecting and preparing specimens of bodily fluids and tissues for
laboratory testing.