Chapter 2 Health Care Structure

Question 1

____ and ____ are responsible for admissions and medical records, as well as for billing, accounting, and other financial aspects of the hospital

Answer 1

Fiscal and Information Services

Question 2

____ includes all aspects of the physical plant of the hospital, such as cleaning, maintenance, and security, as well as food service and purchasing.

Answer 2

Support services

Question 3

____ provide direct care to patients. Phlebotomists deal directly with them as well.

Answer 3

Nursing services

Question 4

____ provide services at the request of licensed practitioners who aid in the diagnosis and treatment of patients.

Answer 4

Professional Services

Question 5

____ department evaluates and treats patients with cardiovascular disease by inserting devices into the bloodstream that are threaded up to the heart

Answer 5

Cardiac Catheterization

Question 6

____ analyzes samples from patients at the request of physicians or other licensed health care personnel.

Answer 6

Clinical Laboratory

Question 7

____ is an examination of tissue removed from a living body to discover the presence, cause or extent of a disease.

Answer 7

Biopsy

Question 8

____ is the likely course of a disease or ailment

Answer 8

Prognosis

Question 9

____ uses radioisotopes to perform tests and treat diseases

Answer 9

Nuclear Medicine

Question 10

____ are often used as tracers and in large doses can be used to destroy cancerous tissue.

Answer 10

Radioisotopes

Question 11

____ assess patients and design adaptive aids or compensatory strategies to help people with physical or mental impairments perform tasks of daily living and reach their maximum potential.

Answer 11

Occupation Therapy

Question 12

____ department treats cancer, using x-rays or other high energy radiation sources to destroy tumors.

Answer 12

Radiation Therapy

Question 13

____ often perform arterial punctures for the determination of arterial blood gas measurements.

Answer 13

Respiratory Therapy

Question 14

The clinical laboratory is divided into two main areas, ____ and ____.

Answer 14

Anatomical and Surgical Pathology

Clinical Pathology

Question 15

____ area analyzes the characteristics of cells and tissues

Answer 15

Anatomical and Surgical

Question 16

____ area analyzes blood and other body fluids.

Answer 16

Clinical Pathology

Question 17

The phlebotomist works in the ____ of the ____

Answer 17

clinical pathology area

clinical laboratory

Question 18

The clinical laboratory is usually under the supervision of a ____

Answer 18

pathologist

Question 19

____ is a physician with special training in lab analysis of tissues and fluids or a physician who has a minimum of 2 years’ experience directing or supervising high complexity testing, or a one who holds an earned doctorate in chemical, physical, biological, or clinical laboratory science from an accredited institution.

Answer 19

Pathologist

Question 20

The ____ department examines chromosomes for evidence of genetic disease, such as Down syndrome

Answer 20

Cytogenetic so

Question 21

The ____ department processes and stains cells that are shed into body fluids or removed from tissue with a needle and examines them for presence of cancer or other diseases.
Common test performed is the ____

Answer 21

Cytology

Pap smear

Question 22

The action of drawing fluid by suction from a vessel or cavity

Answer 22

Aspiration

Question 23

The ____ department prepares tissues from autopsy, surgery, or biopsy for microscopic examination by a pathologist.

Answer 23

Histology

Question 24

The ____ or ____ dept ideals with blood used for transfusions. Here ____ testing is performed to ensure that the patient’s immune system does not reject the donor blood.

Answer 24

Blood bank, immunohematology

Compatibility

Question 25

Specimens for the Blood bank dept are drawn in a ____ which contains ____ additives. They can also be drawn in a ____ containing a chemical called ____. Strict attention must be paid to ____ and ____ to prevent a fatal transfusion.

Answer 25

Plain red-top tube
No
Pink-top tube 
EDTA
Patient ID
Sample labeling

Question 26

____ is determined by the presence and type of particular antigens on the surface of red blood cells.

Answer 26

Blood type

Question 27

In routine blood typing two major antigen groups are tested for ____ and ____

Answer 27

Rh, ABO

Question 28

In compatibility testing, patient serum is mixed with donor RBC’s to look for ____ caused by a reaction between the patient’s ____ and ____.

Answer 28

Clumping of cells (if cells clump, donor blood cannot be used)
Antibodies, Antigens

Question 29

Patients can donate their own blood for later use called ____.

Answer 29

Autologous donation

Question 30

Chemistry tests may be performed singularly or in groups called ____.

Answer 30

Chemistry panels

Question 31

The three depts. in the Anatomical and Surgical Pathology area are ____.

Answer 31

Cytogenetics
Cytopathology
Histology