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170 final Flashcards

1
Q

A device for spinning a specimen at high speed until it separates into its component parts is a _______.

A

Centrifuge

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2
Q

A foreign object that is visible through a microscope, but is unrelated to the specimen and may be:

A

Artifact

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3
Q

An outside laboratory contracted to POL to pick up and run tests for medical office

A

Reference laboratory

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4
Q

An instrument used to measure the air taken in by and expelled from the lungs is the ______.

A

Spirometer

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5
Q

Chain of custody is obtained for which type of test:

A

Drug and alcohol

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6
Q

How long can urine sit at room temperature before performing testing on it?

A

1 Hour

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7
Q

Infectious mononucleosis is caused by which of the following?

A

Epstein-Barr virus

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8
Q

Laboratories that perform moderate-complexity tests ________.

A

Must be run by a doctor

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9
Q

If a patient comes in advised to fast prior to test but they had a cup of coffee, what should you do?

A

Inform the physician to determine whether the blood still can be collected

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10
Q

Pulmonary function tests are useful in monitoring which condition?

A

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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11
Q

Routine tests are most often performed at the physician’s office laboratory (POL) are?

A

Chemistry and Hematology

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12
Q

Specimens from infected wounds are obtained by:

A

Swabbing

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13
Q

The views that are recorded on an electrocardiogram that are produced by the electrical activity of the heart are _________.

A

Leads

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14
Q

What condition is suspected when a reagent urine strip for human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) shows positive?

A

Pregnant

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15
Q

What does QNS on a lab report mean?

A

The specimen that was sent to perform the test was not large enough

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16
Q

What is life-threatening dysrhythmia that results in no cardiac output?

A

Ventricular fibrillation

17
Q

What is an advantage of completing laboratory tests in the physician’s office laboratory (POL)?

A

Turnaround time is faster for finding out results.

18
Q

What is the primary function of our immune system?

A

Defend the body from pathogens

19
Q

What is the purpose of control sample that are run in the POL?

A

They serve as a check on the accuracy of the test.

20
Q

What term means failure of the kidneys to produce urine?

A

Anuria

21
Q

What test is used to assess the electrical activity of a patient’s heart over a 24-hour periods of normal activity?

A

Holter monitoring

22
Q

What was created in response to public concern over the accuracy of laboratory testing?

A

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988

23
Q

When testing specimens that might be contaminated with blood-borne pathogens, which of the following would apply?

A

Avoid working when you have cuts, lesions, or sores on your hands.

24
Q

Which lab test uses samples of whole blood to identify problems with count, size, or shape of blood cells?

A

Hematologic test

25
Q

Which of the following is a pen-like instrument that records impulse movement on the ECG paper?

A

Stylus

26
Q

Which of the following is one of the first signs of liver disease?

A

Bilirubinuria

27
Q

Which of the following is the primary pacemaker of the heart?

A

SA Node

28
Q

Which of the following measures and evaluates a patient’s lung capacity and volume?

A

PFT

29
Q

Which of the following produces electrical impulses produced by the heart?

A

Electrocardiography

30
Q

Which of the following would be included in the patient’s instructions regarding Holter monitoring?

A

Instruct patient to record all activities, symptoms, and medications taken.

31
Q

Which precordial electrode is placed in the fourth intercoastal space to the left of the sternum?

A

V2

32
Q

Which types of tests may be performed in a physician’s office laboratory if a Certificate of Wavier has been granted?

A

Strep-A/UA’s

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