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chapter 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anatomic and surgical pathology area | Analyzes the characteristics of cells and tissues and the clinical pathology area |
| Autologous donation | Donation of a patients own blood for use at a later time |
| Blood bank | Department that deals with blood for transfusions |
| Blood type | Determined by the presence and type of particular antigens on the surface of red blood cells |
| Centrifuge | Separation of components of a based on density by using a machine that spins o sample at a very high speed |
| Chemistry Panel | Group of chemistry test |
| Clinical and Laboratory standards institute | Nonprofit organizations that set standards and guidelines |
| Clinical lab improvement act of 1988 | Federal law that mandated regulation of all facilities that performed patient testing |
| Clinical laboratory | Analyzes samples form patients at the request of physicians or other licensed healthcare personnel. |
| Clinical pathology area | One of the two main branches of the clinical laboratory, responsible for analyzing blood and other body fluids |
| Coagulation | Clotting |
| College of american pathologists | Accrediting agency accreditation by CAP is required for medicare or medicaid reimbursement |
| Complete blood count | Automated test used to test for conditions that affect the number and ratio of cell types in the blood |
| Culture and sensitivity | Test to detect and identify microorganisms and to determine the most effective antibiotic therapy |
| Flow cytometry | Analytic technique used to identify cellular markers on the surface of white blood cells |
| Forensic | Related to legal proceedings |
| Health maintenance organization | Healthcare delivery system that functions as full service outpatient clinics providing all or almost all medical specialties under one roof |
| Hemolyzed | Characteristics of a sample in which red blood cells have been broken |
| Homeostasis | Maintenance of constant internal environment |
| Icteric | Related to jaundice |
| Immunochemistry | Branch of biochemistry concerned with immune responses and systems immunochemistry tests use antibodies to detect a range of substances in the blood |
| Immunohematology | See blood bank |
| The joint commission | Organization that sets standards regarding systems to mo |
| Lipemic | Related to increased fats in the serum |
| Molecular diagnostics | Department that analyzes deoxyribonucleic acid within a variety tissues |
| Nursing home | Long-term care facility |
| Physicians office laboratory | Physicians in a group practice that may employ a phlebotomist to collect patient samples |
| Prefrred provider organization | Group of physicians and hospitals who offer their services to large employers to provide healthcare to employers |
| Professional services | Personnel provide services at the request of licensed practitioners |
| Reagent | Test chemical |
| Reference laboratory | Independent laboratory that analyzes samples from other healthcare facilities |
| Serum separator tube | a vacuum blood collection tube that contains a clot activator and a gel layer at the bottom |
| Stat | A requisition requiring immediate attention and processing |
| Urgent care center | Outpatient clinic that provides walk in services to patient who cannot wait for a scheduled appointment with their primary healthcare provider |
Created by:
Morgan.ke