Chapter 1: Exam 1 Study Guide

Question 1

List and Explain 3 Purposes of Lab Testing

Answer 1

1) To screen patients for possible disorders

Question 2

Can medical assistants run CLIA tests?

Answer 2

Yes

Question 3

Define CLIA waved testing…

Answer 3

Tests that provide simple, unvarying results and require a minimal amount of judgement & interpretation

Question 4

Examples of CLIA waved tests…

Answer 4

• Urinalysis
• Pregnancy Test
• Rapid Strep A
• Glucose
• Lipid Panel
• Hemoglobin

Question 5

Who orders a lab requisition?

Answer 5

Order by provider (physician)

Question 6

Definition of lab requisition…

Answer 6

Laboratory orders indicating the tests that should be performed

Question 7

Items found on a laboratory requisition…

Answer 7

• Patient demographics
• Provider info
• Insurance info
• Codes

Question 8

Analyte

Answer 8

Substance being tested

Question 9

Example of an analyte that is tested

Answer 9

Glucose or Cholesterol in a blood specimen

Question 10

Pathologist

Answer 10

Physicians specializing in disease

Question 11

Panels/Profiles

Answer 11

SERIES of tests associated w/ a particular organ/disease

Question 12

Critical Value

Answer 12

• A test result far from the reference range, indicating a threat to the patients health
• Requires immediate attention

Question 13

2 Factors of Patient Compliance

Answer 13

• Willingness to follow treatment

- Take active role in healthcare

Question 14

Ambulatory Care Setting

Answer 14

• Outpatient facility

- Patient coming to care

Question 15

Reference Range

Answer 15

Numerical Range of analyte values with which the general population will consistently show similar results 95% of the time

Question 16

What part of the population is the reference range based off of?

Answer 16

General Population

Question 17

Homeostasis

Answer 17

Steady state of internal chemical & physical balance

Question 18

MLT..

Answer 18

Medical Laboratory Technician

Question 19

How much schooling does an MLT need?

Answer 19

Associates degree (2 years)

Question 20

POCT…

Answer 20

point of care testing

Question 21

POL…

Answer 21

Physicians office laboratory

Question 22

What are physicians office laboratoties?

Answer 22

Small clinic labs generally run by physicians

Question 23

PA…

Answer 23

Physicians assistant

Question 24

Medical assistant

Answer 24

Multiskilled professionals who assist in patient care management in medical offices, clinics & ambulatory care centers.

Perform administrative duties and clinical procedures

Question 25

Attributes of a lab professional..

Answer 25

• Strong interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to solve problems if test results are unexpected
• Honesty, integrity, and ability to admit when unsure of procedure results
• Good eyesight & normal color vision for reading color on tests
• Good organizational skills
• Focus, good power of observation
• Motivation, commitment, dedication to serving others
• Manual dexterity=coordination
• Personal hygiene

Question 26

Specimen collection and processing is also known as what?

Answer 26

Accession Area

Question 27

What happens in the specimen collection and processing?

Answer 27

Phlebotomists draw blood and clerical staff route specimens to departments

Question 28

What happens in hematology department?

Answer 28

Technicians/Technologists perform blood tests, coagulation tests & urinalysis

Question 29

What happens in blood bank department?

Answer 29

Storage of blood product and testing of blood occurs

Collection center

Question 30

What happens in the chemistry department?

Answer 30

Technicians/Technologists perform routine & special chemistry tests

Question 31

What happens in the immunology department?

Answer 31

Perform serology and blood bank tests (determine if antibodies are present)

Question 32

What happens in the microbiology department?

Answer 32

Detect & test viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites

Question 33

What happens in the pathology department?

Answer 33

Cytotechs examine cells & histotechs examine tissues

Question 34

What do cytotechs do?

Answer 34

Examine Cells

Question 35

What do histotechs do?

Answer 35

Examine Tissues

Question 36

What happens in the toxicology department?

Answer 36

Test therapeutic drugs and drugs of abuse

Question 37

What does testing for coagulation mean?

Answer 37

Checking for blood clots

Question 38

What is a DO?

Answer 38

Doctor of Osteopathy

Question 39

What percentage of final definitive diagnoses come from the results of lab tests?

Answer 39

80%