14295B HM manual chapter Clinical Laboratory

Question 1

what will the manual, automated, or computer-generated laboratory test reports be placed above in the health record

Answer 1

SF-545

Question 2

the capilary method along with what other method are the two principal methods of obtaining blood specimens

Answer 2

venipuncture

Question 3

what type of blood collection is performed when a small quantity of blood is needed for testing as in the case of some pediatric blood draws

Answer 3

capillary

Question 4

tourniquets should not be left for more than what tie frame when drawing blood

Answer 4

one minute

Question 5

what is a precision instrument used extensively in clinical laboratories to observe objects too small to be seen by the unaided eye

Answer 5

microscope

Question 6

what is the type of microscope most often used in the laboratory referred to as

Answer 6

compound

Question 7

how many parts dose the frame work of the compound microscope consist of

Answer 7

four

Question 8

what may a red cell count that drops below normal values indicate

Answer 8

anemia

Question 9

what delivers and releases oxygen to the tissues and facilitates carbon dioxide excretion

Answer 9

hemoglobin

Question 10

normal WBC values in adults range from 4,800 to how many cells per cubic millimeter

Answer 10

10,800

Question 11

what is the condition referred to as when WBC rises above normal values

Answer 11

Leukocytosis

Question 12

what accounts for the largest percentage of leukocytes found in a normal blood sample, and function by ingesting invading bacteria

Answer 12

neutrophils

Question 13

what destroy parasites and respond in immediate allergic reaction

Answer 13

eosinophil

Question 14

what is associated with immune response and the body’s defense against viral infection

Answer 14

lymphocyte

Question 15

what is the largest of the normal white blood cells that controls microbial and fungal infections as well as removes damaged cells from the body

Answer 15

monocyte

Question 16

temperature, oxygen nutrition, along with what else are the four growth requirements for bacteria

Answer 16

mositure

Question 17

what are organisms that reproduce in the presence of oxygen called

Answer 17

aerobes

Question 18

what are organisms that do not reproduce in the presence of oxygen called

Answer 18

anaerobes

Question 19

what is used to enhance the visualization of microorganisms on the smear

Answer 19

gram staining

Question 20

what consists of procedures by which antigens and reacting serum globulin antibodies may be measured qualitatively and quantitatively

Answer 20

serology

Question 21

what is a substance that when introduced into an individual body is recognized as foreign by an individuals immune system and causes a detectable reaction

Answer 21

antigen

Question 22

what are specific defensive proteins that are produced when an antigen stimulates individual cells

Answer 22

antibodies

Question 23

the RPR card test is a non specific easily performed screening test for what

Answer 23

syphilis

Question 24

fungi reproduce by spores that germinate into long filaments called what

Answer 24

hyphae

Question 25

what does the normal daily urine volume for adults average

Answer 25

1,500 ml

Question 26

what is defined as the density of a solution compared to an equal volume of distilled water

Answer 26

specific gravity

Question 27

the specific gravity of a 24 hour urine specimen may vary from 1.001 to what while in the presence of a disease

Answer 27

1.060

Question 28

what is specific gravity measured with

Answer 28

index refractometer

Question 29

what in the urine always indicates some from of kidney disorder and should always be reported

Answer 29

casts