Target Audience: This activity has been designed to meet the needs of healthcare professionals, specifically medical laboratory scientists.

• Describe why the need for qualitative serum human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) testing has been questioned.
• Describe the diagnostic performance of qualitative and quantitative hCG tests.
• Discuss reasons for and against discontinuing the use of qualitative serum hCG tests.

Estimated Completion Time (including post-test): 14m

Method of Participation: To receive a statement of credit, you must:

1. Watch the video in its entirety
2. Successfully complete the video post-test (80% or higher)
3. Submit certificate completion information
4. Complete the course evaluation

NO FEE is associated with this continuing education activity. All CE credit granted on this website (arup.utah.edu) is provided as a service to medical laboratory professionals as part of the academic mission of the University of Utah’s Department of Pathology and ARUP Laboratories. After completing the post-test and submitting your information where prompted, a certificate will be generated and available for printing or saving.

Course Director:

Faculty: David G. Grenache, PhD
Larissa V. Furtado, MD

References: Individual courses will provide explanations and references for the content covered by the quiz section of the course. Additional references are available at aruplab.com and arupconsult.com.