www.improveinterna onal.com 1 CLINICAL PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE Week 1 Learning objec ves: • Iden fy factors that may affect the results of laboratory tests. • Explain the advantages and disadvantages of in-house and external laboratory tes ng. • Explain the importance of quality control. • Iden fy inter and intra-individual biological factors which can affect test results. • Iden fy the pre-analy cal, analy cal and post-analy cal non-biological factors which can affect test results and how to mi gate them. • Explain the benefits and drawbacks of pa ern recogni on