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Heme 1 -- Chapter 25 Fundamentals of Med. Lab FINAL Review

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Medical laboratories perform vast array of tests that assist providers with what?   Diagnosing; treating; following progression of Pts with acute and/or chronic illness.  
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What are examples of conditions we follow progression of?   Diabetes; hypertension; cholesterol  
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Rationale for laboratory testing:   Determine baseline values; legal purposes; pathological conditions (screening); confirm clinical diagnosis; obtain differential diagnosis; assess Tx options and Pt progress  
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A Pt that is not presenting with any symptoms at all would be called?   Asymptomatic  
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What is CLIA '88?   Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment -- created to protect Pts by establishing safety policies and procedures.  
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What types of labs must register with CLIA?   Every single lab regardless of its size or the nature of testing performed.  
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Quality Control   Procedures designed to ensure the accuracy and precision of lab tests and to discover and eliminate human error.  
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Quality Assurance   Set of policies and procedures designed to ensure accuracy and reliability of lab tests and include: QC; Orientation; Documentation in QC Log; Maintenance and Temp Checks; Check Exp. Dates; Proficiency Tests  
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Testing Categories:   Waived Tests (low complexity); Moderate Complexity Tests; High Complexity Tests  
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Waived Tests/Low Complexity   Simple to perform; require minimum of QC, judgement, interpretation and documentation (i.e. pregnancy, sugar/glucose, cholesterol, ESR)  
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Moderate Complexity   Requires formal training, an understanding of test methodology, QC, instrument calibration, proficiency testing, record keeping (i.e. urine sedimentation, fecal leukocytes, direct wet mounts, semen analysis)  
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High Complexity   Usually performed in labs subject to federal regulations. Requires high level of education and experience. (i.e. pap smears/cytology, histology, cytogenetics)  
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Which tests are most MA's likely to be performing?   Waive Tests  
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Which tests make up approx. 75% of all testing?   Moderate Complexity  
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Which testing will an MA never perform?   High Complexity  
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What types of laboratories are there?   Reference; Procurement (aka Satellite); POL; POCT; Hospital  
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Reference labs   Independent lab provides service to large region and performs most routine lab testing.  
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Procurement/Satellite labs   Exists solely for specimen collection, usually by venipuncture  
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POL   Physician's Office Lab performs waived-moderate testing and can range in size from small to very large.  
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POCT   Point of Care Testing that is performed beside/near the Pt.  
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Hospital labs   Lab within hospital. The larger the hospital, the larger the lab.  
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Assay   Test  
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Laboratory Departments   Urinalysis; Hematology; Immunology; Clinical Chemistry; Microbiology; Cytology; Histology; Blood Bank  
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Urinalysis Dept.   Study of Urine  
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Hematology Dept.   Study of Blood  
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Immunology Dept.   AKA Serology is the study of the immune system  
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Clinical Chemistry Dept.   Study of assays on urine, serum and cerebrospinal fluid, testing for presence and amount of specific chemical substances  
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Microbiology Dept.   Grows and identifies microorganisms -- mycology, virology, parasitology are subdivisions  
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Medical specialist that studies tissues and body fluids?   Pathologist  
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Hazards in the laboratory (3)   Physical; Chemical; Biological  
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Physical hazards cautions   Not using extension cords, overloading electrical outlets, use surge protectors, follow manufacturer's directions, etc.  
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Chemical hazard precautions   Label all bottles, recap bottles, clean spills, utilize wash stations, etc.  
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Biological hazard precautions   Hand washing, follow universal precautions, never eat, drink, apply make up or contact lenses, etc.  
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What must accompany every test sent out to a laboratory?   Requisition forms  
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Base of microscope   Supports upper components of the microscope  
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Arm   Used to carry microscope  
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Stage   Large platform that holds specimen  
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Illuminator   Base with light bulb, has on/off switch  
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Condenser   Under the stage, focuses, directs and concentrates light  
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Diaphragm   Within or beneath the condenser, can be opened/closed to increase/decrease the intensity of light (iris)  
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Fine tune knobs   Located on either side of the arm, is a knob that can be adjusted to fine tune focus  
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Oculars   Eyepiece of the microscope  
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Objectives   Lenses (typically 3) attached to revolving nose piece  
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Low power objective   Magnifies by power of 10 (10x)  
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High power objective   Magnifies by power of 40 (40x)  
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Oil immersion objective   Magnifies buy power of 100 (100x) -- drop of immersion oil placed on slide to remove the air and redirect the light straight to the specimen  
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Draw order for tubes   Non additives, Yellow, Blue, Reds (3), Green, Lavender, Gray  
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Cultures   Always drawn first (prior to tubes if ordered)  
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Yellow   Contains ACD (acid citrate dextrose) used for drawing whole blood for special tests  
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Blue tubes   Contains Sodium Citrate as anticoagulant used for coagulation studies; tubes must be filled to maintain proper ratio of blood to anticoagulant for valid prothrombin time results. Invert 6-10 times to activate. (PT, PTT, INR)  
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Red is broken into 3 categories:   Red, Gold and Marble  
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Red (red, gold)   Plain Vacutainer with no anticoagulant for collection of serum chemistry tests as well as clotted blood for immunohematology. Invert 5 times  
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Red (marble)   Serum Gel (marble) has clot activator and serum gel separator for various test. Invert and let stand 20-30 min, then centrifuge for 10 min.  
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Green   Contains sodium heparin for collection of heparinized plasma or whole blood for special tests. Invert immediately several times to prevent coagulation  
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Lavender   Contains EDTA (ethylenediaminetstraacetic-acid) for most hematological procedures. Invert immediately several times to prevent coagulation. (CBC, ESR, Hgb A1C)  
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Gray   Contains potassium oxalate as anticoagulant and sodium fluoride as preservative used to preserve glucose in whole blood and for special chemistry tests. Invert immediately several times to prevent coagulation. (GTT -- glucose tolerance testing)  
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Color tubes most often drawn by MAs   Blue, Lavender, Gray  
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