Chapter 14 Flashcards

1
Q

A health care worker should do this before using reagent strips and/or controls in point-of-care testing

A

All of the above

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2
Q

What is troponin T

A

A protein that is used to detect heart damage

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3
Q

Which term is synonymous with POCT

A

Near-patient testing

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4
Q

Most rapid methods for glucose testing require

A

Skin puncture blood

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5
Q

Refers to the term hematocrit

A

Hct, crit

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6
Q

Blood assays that can assist in the diagnosis and evaluation of anemia

A

Hemoglobin

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7
Q

In point-of-care testing, this condition can cause erroneous results in glucose testing

A

All of the above

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8
Q

In terms of quality control procedures, SD stands for

A

Standard deviation

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9
Q

This is released from the pancreas and has a major effect on blood glucose levels

A

Insulin

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10
Q

Interpretation of a quality control chart is based on the fact that for a normal distribution

A

99% of the values are within 3 SD of the mean

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11
Q

Na+, C1, HCO3, and K+ are usually referred to as

A

Electrolytes

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12
Q

The SureStepFlexx meter is used to test

A

Glucose

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13
Q

All POCT analyzers require

A

Gloves

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14
Q

Control material should be analyzed how many times in order to determine the mean and SD

A

20 to 30

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15
Q

In POCT quality control, tolerance limits are determined by pooling the data obtained during which test period

A

30-day test period

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16
Q

Which of the following is recommended to use to routinely clean the POCT instruments

A

5% bleach solution

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17
Q

The blood pH determined whether the blood

A

Is too acidic or too alkaline

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18
Q

The Cholestech LDX system measures

A

Total cholesterol

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19
Q

Bad cholesterol

A

LDL cholesterol

20
Q

A QC chart in the clinical laboratory is based on the fact that for a normal distribution, what percentage of the values about the mean should be within +/- 2 SD

A

95%

21
Q

The CoaguChek System measures

A

PT

22
Q

PCV stands for

A

Packed cell volume

23
Q

A less normal number of erythrocytes in a patient is referred to as

A

Anemia

24
Q

The hemoglobin A1c assay is used to monitor a patients

A

Blood glucose level

25
Q

Measures a cardiac monitoring analyte

A

TROPT Sensitive rapid assay

26
Q

The PT and INR testing is used in glucose monitoring

A

False

27
Q

A cardiac POCT is the ROCHE TROPT rapid assay

A

True

28
Q

Hct is the same as packed cell volume

A

True

29
Q

Hematocrit values are obtained to aid in the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus

A

False

30
Q

High density lipoprotein is referred to as the “good cholesterol”

A

True

31
Q

Triglycerides are fatty acids and glycerol that circulate in the blood

A

True

32
Q

A test for the maintenance of blood glucose levels is the troponin T test

A

False

33
Q

Hemoglobin is the same as hematocrit

A

False

34
Q

The purpose of EQC is to test the electronics of a POCT instrument

A

True

35
Q

Diabetes mellitus is an acute disease, not a chronic disease

A

False

36
Q

Bedside testing is also referred to as ________, or point-of-care testing

A

POCT

37
Q

Diabetes mellitus is a disease in which the _______ cannot produce enough insulin

A

Pancreas

38
Q

________ causes the glucose to be absorbed from the blood into the body tissues

A

Insulin

39
Q

The HemoCue beta-glucose analyzer can obtain fast results from capillary, venous, or _______ blood

A

Arterial

40
Q

Glucose-monitoring instruments must be monitored with quality control materials for accuracy and _______ of patients tests results

A

Reliability

41
Q

Some POCT instruments have EQC which stands for

A

Electronic quality control

42
Q

pCO2 stands for _______

A

Partial pressure of carbon dioxide

43
Q

The abbreviation Na+ stands for

A

Sodium

44
Q

PT stands for ________

A

Prothrombin Time

45
Q

The ROCHE TROPT rapid assay is a _______ point-of-care test

A

Cardiac