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diagnostic testing
ch 45 diagnostic testing
Question | Answer |
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ensures that both the equipment and reagents are working properly so you can provide accurate results | quality control |
at the beginning of each day and when a new bottle of reagent is opened, you should do what? | perform controls |
quality control data must be _________ in a log book | documented |
hemoglobin and hematocrit are a portion of what blood test? | CBC |
what lab department tests a hemoglobin and hematocrit | hematology |
H+H can be obtained through a | capillary puncture |
hematocrit can be tested on either | capillary or venous blood |
primary function of hemoglobin | to transport oxygen to the cells |
normal hemoglobin range for males | 14-18g/dL |
normal hemoglobin range for females | 12-16g/dL |
why are females slightly lower than males? | menstrual cycle |
hematocrit screens for | anemia |
hematocrit can be done from what kind of blood sample | capillary |
the capillary sample for a hematocrit is collected in a | small glass tube |
capillary tube is placed in a centrifuge and spun 3-5 minutes to separate all the components is what test? | microhematocrit |
hematocrit normal range for males | 40-54% |
hematocrit normal range for females | 37-47% |
middle layer of the hematocrit tube that is composed of leukocytes and platelets | buffy coat |
when the bone marrow produces too many RBC's it is called | polycythemia |
normal RBC range males | 4.5-6.0 |
normal RBC range females | 4.0-5.5 |
normal range for platelets | 150,000-400,000 |
normal range for WBC's | 3,500-11,000 |
when studying the size and shape of a cell it is referring to | morphology |
what must be used to differentiate WBC's on a slide | wright stain |
before capillary or venipuncture, you clean the site with | alcohol |
depth of lancet | 2mm |
the primary function of WBC's | to fight infection |
WBC differential includes | neutrophils,eosinophils,basophils,monocytes and lymphocytes |