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MA's perform what CLIA tests
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Waived & Moderate
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Physical hazards in the lab are classified as
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Electrical, Fire, & Mechanical
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Autoclave is comparable to a
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Pressure Cooker
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Buffy Coat
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White in color
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Wright's Stain Procedure
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Requires several steps
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Blood type O
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Universal donor
No Antigens Anti-A & Anti-B |
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Glucose Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS) normal range is
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70-100
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Streptococci
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Resembles a pearl necklace
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Streptobacillus
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Resembles stitching on jeans
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Spirochete
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Tight spiral
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C &S Test
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Culture & Sensitivity Test
Culture - cultivating the organisms Sensitivity - Determine the organisms susceptibility to antibiotics Kirbey-Bauer antimicrobial Susceptibility Test |
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RSV
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus Testing
Major cause of upper & lower respiratory tract infections |
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Hematoma
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Large, painful bruised area at the puncture site caused by blood leaking into the tissue
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Type & Cross-match
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Tests performed to asses the compatibility of blood to be transfused
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Band or Stab
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Immature form of a neutrophil
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Colors of Gram Stain
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RBC - Pinkish tan
Thrombocytes or platelets - Blue Leukocytes - purple Leukocyte Cytoplasm - pink to blue to blue-gray |
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Differential Values
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Neutrophils: 40-60%
Lymphocytes: 20-40% Monocytes: 2-8% Eosinophils: 1-4% Basophils: 0.5-1% Band: 0-3% |
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Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
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Measures the rate at wihch erythrocytes gradually seperate from plasma and settle to the bottome of a calibrated tube in an hour
Increases found in acute & chronic infections, RA, TB, hepatitis, CA, myeloma, Rheumatic fever, & SLE |
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Prothrombin Time (PT)
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CLIA waived test to measure how well blood clots
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Rhogam shot
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Given to Rh negative mother by injection after a miscarriage or abortion or after the delivery of an RH positive baby. Also given during pregnancy
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Liver Electrolyte Panel
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Alkaline Phosphate (ALP)
Gamma glutamyltransferase (GGT) Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) |
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Anemia Electrolyte Panel
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Iron
Total iron - binding capacity Ferritin Transferrin |
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Thyroid Electrlyte Panel
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Thyroid - stimulating hormone (TSH)
Thyroxine (T4) Trilodothyronine (T3) |
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Cardiac Electrolyte Panel
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Creatinine phosphokinase (CPK)
Troponin I Troponin T |
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Electrolyte Panel
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Sodium
Potassium Chloride |
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Renal Electrolyte Panel
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Creatnine
Blood urea nitrogen Uric acid Glucose |
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Centrifuge
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Used when seperation of solids from liquids is necessary
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Incubator Temp
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35 - 37 degrees Celcius
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Quality Assurance
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Ensure the accuracy and reliability of test results while detecting and elminating error
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CLIA
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Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments
Establish quality standards for all lab tests to ensure the accuracy, reliability, & timeliness of patient test results regardless of where they are performed |
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Hemolyze
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Blood sample in which the red blood cells have ruptured
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Urinalysis Lab
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Physical, chen=mical, & microscopic exam of urine
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Hematology Lab
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Tests may be qualitative or quantitative
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Qualitative Screening Test
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Do not have a numeric value attached to the result, may be reported as positive or negative
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Quantitative Test
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Have units attached to numeric values, usually represented as the amount of analyte per given volume of specimen
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Rickettsiae
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Tiny gram-negative bacteria that are transmitted by blood sucking arthropods
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Aerobes
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Microorganisms that require oxygen to live
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Anaerobes
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Microorganism that will die if exposed to oxygen
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Blood Collection
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Blood culture media set or vacutainer brand blood culture tube with SPS
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Rectal Swab
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Swab placed directly in enteric transport medium
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Throat Swab
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Transport swab
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Facultative Microorganisms
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Can live with or without oxygen
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Helminths
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Eukaryote parasites called worms
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Protoza
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Single-celled parasite eukaryotes ranging in size from microscopic to macroscopic
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Incineration
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Fastest way to sterilize reusable equipment such as wire loops & needles & metal forceps that must be steilized before & after use
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Naming of Microorganisms
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Binomial system assigns two names; The first name is the genus, & the second is the species
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HDL
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Carrys cholesterol away from the arteries and back to the liver
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H-Pylori
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Gram-negative
Spiral-shaped |
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Titer Test
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Laboratory test that measures the presence and amount of antibodies in blood
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Antibodies
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The antibody level in the blood is a reflection of past exposure to an antigen or to something that the body does not recognize as belonging to itself. The body uses antibodies to attack and remove foreign substances.
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Chain of Custody
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Stepwise method used to collect, process, & test a specimen. The documentation must be signed by every person who has contact with the specimen, from collecction to final reporting of results.
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