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CPII final
Question | Answer |
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analyzer | automated instrument used ti test blood and other body fluids for various substances |
biopsy | procedure in which a representative sample of tissue is obtained for microscopic examination |
POL | physicians office laboratory |
requisition slip | form used to order laboratory tests |
antibody | immunoglobulin produced by white blood cells in response to a specific antigen |
antigen | marker that identifies a cell as being part of the body or not part of the body; substance that when introduced into the body elicits an immune response |
what does CLIA mean and what does it regulate | clinical lab improvement amendment; all labs must be regulated using the same standards regardless of location, type, or size |
ALT | alanine aminotransferase |
AST | aspertate aminotransferase |
BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
C&S | culture and sensitivity |
CBC | complete blood count |
ESR | erythrocyte sedimentary rate |
FBS | fasting blood sugar |
H&H | hemoglobin and hematocrit |
lytes | electrolytes |
PTT | partial thromboplastin time |
TSH | thyroid stimulating hormone |
examples of CLIA waved tests | dipstick urinalysis, fecal blood occult, pregnancy test, hemoglobin, blood glucose, rapid strep |
blood bank | blood typing, type and screen |
chemistry | bmp, bun, Ca, cholesterol, creatine kinase, creatinine, lytes, BS, liver function panel, tsh, troponin |
coagulation | bleeding time, PTT, platelet count, PT w/ INR |
cytology | pap, urine cytology, sputum cytology |
hematology | cbc, esr, hematocrit, hemoglobin |
histology | biopsy |
microbiology | rapid strep, throat culture, urine culture, wound culture |
mycology | fungal culture |
parasitology | ova and parasite test |
serology | mono, rheumatic factor test, syphilis |
urinalysis | complete UA, urine pregnancy test |
what is the composition of blood | rbc, wbc, platelets, and plasma |
what are the formed elements suspended in | plasma |
what are the layers of uncoagulated blood | plasma, buffy coat, packed red blood cells |
what is the order of draw | yellow or cultures, light blue, plain red, SST, green, lavender, gray |
neutrophils | most numerous WBC and are responsible for phagocytosis of pathogens. they are purple in color and contain a segmented nucleus. normal range is 40%-60% |
eosinophils | release histamine and are also phagocytic. granules are bright orange-pink in color. normal range is 0%-4% |
basophils | least common WBC, release histamine and are phagocytic. they release heparin to prevent abnormal blood clotting granules are very dark blue-purple in color. normal range is 0%-1% |
lymphocytes | responsible for producing antibodies, includes B-cell and T-cell. they have a large round blueish-purple nucleus that takes up entire cell. normal range is 20%-40% |
monocytes | largest circulating WBC, responsible for phagocytosis, its a large cell that contains vacuoles and has a large blue, slightly indented nucleus. normal range is 3%-8% |
what is included in the hepatic panel | ALT, AST, LD, GGT, bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase |