CH. 45,47,49 Vocab

Question 1

Artifact

Answer 1

Irrelevant mark

Question 2

Centrifuge

Answer 2

A device that spins and separates specimen

Question 3

Objectives

Answer 3

Magnifying lenses in microscope

Question 4

Oil- immersion objective

Answer 4

Microscope objective lowered into a drop of immersion oil

Question 5

Physician’s Office Laboratory (POL)

Answer 5

A laboratory in a physician’s office

Question 6

Qualitative test response

Answer 6

A test result indicates either present or absent

Question 7

Quantitative test result

Answer 7

The concentration of a test substance in a specimen.

Question 8

Reference Laboratory

Answer 8

A laboratory outside the physician’s practice

Question 9

Anuria

Answer 9

Absence of urine

Question 10

Catheterization

Answer 10

Catheter is inserted into body cavity

Question 11

Clean-catch midstream urine specimen

Answer 11

Specimen requires special cleansing to identify the number and types of pathogens

Question 12

Fecal Occult blood test (FOBT)

Answer 12

A test to find hidden blood in the stool

Question 13

First morning urine specimen

Answer 13

A urine specimen after a night’s sleep; contains greater concentrations of substances

Question 14

Glycosuria

Answer 14

Glucose in the urine

Question 15

Hematuria

Answer 15

Blood in the urine

Question 16

Oliguria

Answer 16

Insufficient production of urine

Question 17

Proteinuria

Answer 17

An excess of protein in the urine

Question 18

Refractometer

Answer 18

Optical instrument that measures the refraction

Question 19

Supernatant

Answer 19

Liquid portion of a substance after centrifugation

Question 20

24-hour urine specimen

Answer 20

Urine specimen collected over a 24-hour period

Question 21

Urinalysis

Answer 21

Evaluation of urine to obtain information about health and disease

Question 22

Urine culture

Answer 22

Urine bacteria are allowed to grow for 24 to 48 hours, bacteria are then identified

Question 23

Urine specific gravity

Answer 23

concentration of urine

Question 24

Urobilinogen

Answer 24

Colorless compound formed by the breakdown of hemoglobin may indicate liver disease

Question 25

Cardiac cycle

Answer 25

The sequence that makes up a complete heartbeat

Question 26

Depolarization

Answer 26

Contraction of the heart

Question 27

Dysrhythmia

Answer 27

Irregularity in heart rhythm

Question 28

Echocardiography

Answer 28

Procedure that tests the structure and function of the heart through sound waves

Question 29

Electrocardiogram (ECG)

Answer 29

The tracing made by an electrocardiograph

Question 30

Electrocardiography

Answer 30

The process to reflect the electrical impulses by the heart

Question 31

Electrode

Answer 31

Sensor that detects electrical activity

Question 32

Holter monitor

Answer 32

Device to record the heart’s electrical activity over time.

Question 33

Lead

Answer 33

A view of the heart on an EKG

Question 34

Polarity

Answer 34

Two separate poles; positive and negative

Question 35

Pulmonary function test (PFT)

Answer 35

Evaluates lung volume and capacity ; to detect and diagnose pulmonary problems or to monitor.

Question 36

Repolarization

Answer 36

Resting state

Question 37

Rhythm Strip

Answer 37

ECG tracing

Question 38

Spirometry

Answer 38

A test used to measure breathing capacity

Question 39

Stress test

Answer 39

Electrocardiogram while the patient is exercising.