Chapter 10 Laboratory Requisition - Common Tests

Question 1

complete blood count

Answer 1

CBC

Question 2

prothrombin time

Answer 2

PT/INR

Question 3

partial thromboplastin time

Answer 3

PTT

Question 4

erythrocyte sedimentation rate

Answer 4

ESR

Question 5

Tests done on samples of blood to measure the amount of certain substances in the body

Answer 5

chemestry

Question 6

A series of chemistry tests that determine the health of the liver

Answer 6

Liver Function Panel /or/ Liver Function Test /or/ LFTs

Question 7

alanine transaminase

Answer 7

ALT

Question 8

alkaline phosphatase

Answer 8

ALK /or/ ALP

Question 9

aspartate aminotransferase

Answer 9

AST

Question 10

total biliruben

Answer 10

BILTOT

Question 11

lipase

Answer 11

LIP

Question 12

albumin

Answer 12

ALB

Question 13

Cardiac enzyme tests to measure the levels of enzymes and proteins that are linked with injury of the heart muscle.

Answer 13

Cardiac Panel /or/ Cardiac Enzymes

Question 14

Electrolytes panel which includes sodium (NA), Potassium (K), Chloride (Cl). Can be completed on blood serum or plasma.

Answer 14

Lytes /or/ E+

Question 15

creatinine blood test

Answer 15

Creat

Question 16

Random glucose

Answer 16

Glur

Question 17

Troponin

Answer 17

Tn

Question 18

fasting glucose

Answer 18

GluAC

Question 19

fasting blood sugar

Answer 19

FBS

Question 20

blood, urea, nitrogen

Answer 20

BUN

Question 21

venus blood gas

Answer 21

VBG

Question 22

arterial blood gas

Answer 22

ABG

Question 23

lactic acid

Answer 23

Lac

Question 24

calcium

Answer 24

Ca

Question 25

magnesium

Answer 25

Mg

Question 26

phosphorus

Answer 26

Phos

Question 27

bicarbonate

Answer 27

HCO3

Question 28

amylase

Answer 28

Amy

Question 29

alcohol levels

Answer 29

ETOH

Question 30

Performed in laboratories, it is a place to grow and study tiny organisms, called microbes.

Answer 30

microbiology

Question 31

urine culture

Answer 31

URNC

Question 32

throat culture

Answer 32

THRC

Question 33

stool culture

Answer 33

STOC

Question 34

(superbug) clostridium difficile ( often called C. difficile or C. Diff)

Answer 34

CD /or/ c. diff