Chapter 1: Exam 1 Study Guide Flashcards

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List and Explain 3 Purposes of Lab Testing

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1) To screen patients for possible disorders

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Can medical assistants run CLIA tests?

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Yes

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Define CLIA waved testing…

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

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Examples of CLIA waved tests…

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  • Urinalysis
  • Pregnancy Test
  • Rapid Strep A
  • Glucose
  • Lipid Panel
  • Hemoglobin
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5
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Who orders a lab requisition?

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Order by provider (physician)

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Definition of lab requisition…

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Laboratory orders indicating the tests that should be performed

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Items found on a laboratory requisition…

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  • Patient demographics
  • Provider info
  • Insurance info
  • Codes
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Analyte

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Substance being tested

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Example of an analyte that is tested

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Glucose or Cholesterol in a blood specimen

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10
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Pathologist

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Physicians specializing in disease

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Panels/Profiles

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SERIES of tests associated w/ a particular organ/disease

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Critical Value

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  • A test result far from the reference range, indicating a threat to the patients health
  • Requires immediate attention
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13
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2 Factors of Patient Compliance

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  • Willingness to follow treatment

- Take active role in healthcare

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Ambulatory Care Setting

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  • Outpatient facility

- Patient coming to care

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15
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Reference Range

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

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16
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What part of the population is the reference range based off of?

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General Population

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Homeostasis

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Steady state of internal chemical & physical balance

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MLT..

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Medical Laboratory Technician

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How much schooling does an MLT need?

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Associates degree (2 years)

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POCT…

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point of care testing

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POL…

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Physicians office laboratory

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What are physicians office laboratoties?

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Small clinic labs generally run by physicians

23
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PA…

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Physicians assistant

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Medical assistant

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

Perform administrative duties and clinical procedures

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Attributes of a lab professional..
- 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
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Specimen collection and processing is also known as what?
Accession Area
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What happens in the specimen collection and processing?
Phlebotomists draw blood and clerical staff route specimens to departments
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What happens in hematology department?
Technicians/Technologists perform blood tests, coagulation tests & urinalysis
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What happens in blood bank department?
Storage of blood product and testing of blood occurs | Collection center
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What happens in the chemistry department?
Technicians/Technologists perform routine & special chemistry tests
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What happens in the immunology department?
Perform serology and blood bank tests (determine if antibodies are present)
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What happens in the microbiology department?
Detect & test viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites
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What happens in the pathology department?
Cytotechs examine cells & histotechs examine tissues
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What do cytotechs do?
Examine Cells
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What do histotechs do?
Examine Tissues
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What happens in the toxicology department?
Test therapeutic drugs and drugs of abuse
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What does testing for coagulation mean?
Checking for blood clots
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What is a DO?
Doctor of Osteopathy
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What percentage of final definitive diagnoses come from the results of lab tests?
80%