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Mod E Unit 1
Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| WBC | white blood cell |
| RBC | red blood cell |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| BMP | basic metabolic panel |
| CA | cancer |
| Bx | biopsy |
| BP | blood pressure |
| GB | gallbladder |
| HTN | hypertension |
| NKA | no known allergies |
| NKDA | no known drug allergies |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| C with a line over it | with |
| S with a line over it | without |
| XR | X-Ray |
| US | ultrasound |
| CAT | computed axial tomography |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| crit | to seperate |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| hemat/o | blood |
| oma | tumor, mass |
| o/logy | study of |
| iatrist, -ologist, -ist | one who specializes |
| a-, an | without |
| aden/o | gland |
| cyt/o | cell |
| ectomy | removal |
| endo | within |
| erythr/o | red |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hist/o | tissue |
| itis | inflammation |
| leuk/o | white |
| is used to puncture the skin at various depths | lancet |
| If a microscope’s objective lens was set on 100x (oil immersion), the total magnification would be | 1000x |
| Used as evidence in a court of law refers to | chain of custody |
| What is the centrifuge used for | to separate blood and urine |
| What urine test requires the patient to discard the first morning urine | 24hr |
| What is the most common vein used for a venipuncture | median cephalic |
| What type of urine collection has the patient void a small amount and collect the specimen into the cup | mid stream |
| A patient’s hematocrit test result is usually the patient’s hemoglobin test result. | 3x |
| What must you perform to evaluate the quality of test results | quality controls |
| Diabetes, kidney disease, and UTI’s are all diagnosed by running what test | UA |
| What should be used to clean the microscope lens | lens paper |
| According to CLIA what type of test would a rapid strep fall under | waived test |
| What department studies the immune responses of the body | serology |
| What color of tube would you use to collect a CBC | lavender |
| What color of tube does not contain additives and is used for whole blood | red |
| all does the buffy coat consist of | WBC, Platelets |
| What is the most common anticoagulant is used in vacutainers | EDTA |
| When unclotted whole blood is centrifuged, what go(es) to the top of the tube. | plasma |
| When should the tourniquet be released | on the last tube of blood |
| What is HDL | good cholesterol |
| The 2-hour postprandial test is done to screen for | diabetes |
| What is used to detects the presence and amount of a substance in the urine | reagent strip |
| The glucose tolerance test is a(n) _______ test. | timed |
| The first drop of blood collected from a skin puncture for a blood smear should be | wiped away |
| Materials suspended in urine that are not dissolvable | solutes |
| Lab form showing the identification of a specimen and the lab test to be performed | laboratory requisition |
| A sweet-smelling, “fruity” odor to urine can be an indication of | diabetes |
| What test measures how fast RBC’s settle at the bottom of a tube | ESR |
| CLIA-waived tests signify | minimal risk of error |
| The blood test that measures the average glucose level in the RBCs for a 3-month period is the | glycosylated hemoglobin |
| The first morning specimen of urine is requested many times as the choice of specimen because | more concentrated |
| Liquid portion of blood | plasma |
| The top liquid portion is the __________________________________of a centrifuged urine specimen | supernatant |
| Bilirubin in the urine can be an indication of | liver disease |
| What test measures the kidney’s ability to concentrate urine | specific gravity |
| An instrument used to separate blood | centrifuge |
| What urine test is the most frequently performed urine test | random |
| Blood in urine is called | hematuria |
| What gauge of needle is used to draw a large sample of blood | 18-22 |