Competency information
Details
Identify cases that require urgent intervention and offer clinical advice on the follow-up and/or further management of the patient.
Considerations
- Time-critical and grossly abnormal results requiring urgent clinical interventions for the full range of investigations in this module.
- Types and options for intervention, follow-up and clinical management and factors affecting their selection.
- Responsibilities for follow-up, further management and interventions.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 2 | Outcome Interpret the results of commonly used therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) assays in the correct clinical context. |
| # 3 | Outcome Perform a range of laboratory and point-of-care techniques to investigate drugs of abuse and other toxic substances in cases of acute poisoning, and understand the clinical context in which such techniques can be useful. |
| # 4 | Outcome Decide the testing strategy for the investigation of patients taking drugs of abuse in the correct clinical and legal context. |
| # 5 | Outcome Decide the testing strategy for the investigation of the poisoned patient in the correct clinical and forensic context. |
| # 6 | Outcome Perform a range of pharmacogenetic tests. |