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==Detail== | |||
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! Specimen type(s) | |||
! Weight (L4E) | |||
! Details | |||
! Examples | |||
! Rule | |||
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| Breast core biopsies & prostate biopsies | |||
| 1 L3 per core (0.5 L4E/core) | |||
| maximum of 20 cores | |||
| 4 breast cores = 2 L4E<br>12 prostate cores = 6 L4E | |||
| Rule 2<ref name=capacp2014>Workload and Workforce Committee of the CAP-ACP. Workload Measurement Guidelines. Canadian Association of Pathologists (CAP-ACP). 2014. URL: [https://www.cap-acp.org/cmsUploads/CAP/File/CAP-ACP%202014%20Workload%20FINAL.pdf https://www.cap-acp.org/cmsUploads/CAP/File/CAP-ACP%202014%20Workload%20FINAL.pdf]. Accessed on: 17 October 2017.</ref> | |||
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| Core biopsies (not including prostate, breast) | |||
| 1 L4E / 5 cores, all partial counts are rounded down | |||
| 1-5 cores = 1 L4E, 6-10 cores = 2 L4E, 11-15 cores = 3 L4E, 16-20 cores = 4 L4E | |||
| 3 cores of lymph node = 1 L4E, 6 cores of mediastinal mass = 2 L4E | |||
| Rule 2 | |||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[L4E rules of 2014]]. | *[[L4E rules of 2014]]. | ||
Revision as of 23:49, 24 October 2017
This article covers L4E rule 1-3 for the 2014 L4E workload system.
An overview of the L4E rules is found in the L4E rules of 2014.
Context
- This rule deals with biopsies/curettages.
Detail
| Specimen type(s) | Weight (L4E) | Details | Examples | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breast core biopsies & prostate biopsies | 1 L3 per core (0.5 L4E/core) | maximum of 20 cores | 4 breast cores = 2 L4E 12 prostate cores = 6 L4E |
Rule 2[1] |
| Core biopsies (not including prostate, breast) | 1 L4E / 5 cores, all partial counts are rounded down | 1-5 cores = 1 L4E, 6-10 cores = 2 L4E, 11-15 cores = 3 L4E, 16-20 cores = 4 L4E | 3 cores of lymph node = 1 L4E, 6 cores of mediastinal mass = 2 L4E | Rule 2 |
See also
References
- ↑ Workload and Workforce Committee of the CAP-ACP. Workload Measurement Guidelines. Canadian Association of Pathologists (CAP-ACP). 2014. URL: https://www.cap-acp.org/cmsUploads/CAP/File/CAP-ACP%202014%20Workload%20FINAL.pdf. Accessed on: 17 October 2017.