Chapter 5 Vocab

Question 1

Also called blood films; the procedure consists of a thin layer of blood smeared on a microscope slide and then stained to allow microscopic examination.

Answer 1

Peripheral Blood Smears

Question 2

A blood test procedure performed on microscopic slides that gives information about the number and shape of blood cells.

Answer 2

Blood Smear

Question 3

Also known as a dermal puncture or finger stick, used to collect small samples of blood composed of capillary, venous, or arterial blood.

Answer 3

Capillary Puncture

Question 4

A Labatory test used to check for bacteria or other micro-organisms in a blood sample.

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Blood Culture

Question 5

Type of blood culture bottle used to collect specimens to test for microbes that thrive in air.

Answer 5

Aerobic Blood Culture Bottle

Question 6

Type of blood culture bottle used to collect specimens to test for microbes that thrive in an airless environment.

Answer 6

Anaerobic Blood Culture Bottle

Question 7

An antiseptic antibacterial agent used to help cleanse the patient’s skin for blood collection.

Answer 7

Chlorhexidine Gluconate

Question 8

Mucous secretions that accumulate in various organs.

Answer 8

Cystic Fibrosis

Question 9

Decreased thyroid function.

Answer 9

Hypothyroidism

Question 10

A metabolic genetic disorder characterized by a deficiency in the hepatic enzyme Phenylalanine Hydroxylase Classic (PKU) causes permanent intellectual disability seizures, delayed development, behavioral problems, psychiatric disorders, a mousy body odor, lighting of skin and hair, and eczema. Phenylalanine can be found in most foods; if not broken down, it can rise to toxic levels in infants. Brain damage can occur when phenylketone levels become toxic.

Answer 10

Phenylketonuria (PKU)

Question 11

Lack of an enzyme that breaks down galactose (a milk sugar) into glucose. If untreated, the infant can slowly starve to death.

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Galactosemia

Question 12

Deficiency of the enzyme that breaks down biotin.

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Biotinidase Deficiency

Question 13

Abnormal hemoglobin structure.

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Sickle Cell Disease

Question 14

A place where blood is collected from donors, typed, separated into components, stored, and prepared for transfusion to recipients; a blood bank may be a separate free-standing facility, or part of a larger laboratory in a hospital.

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Blood Bank

Question 15

When a patient donates blood to be used for their own needs for future use.

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Autologous TransfusionA

Question 16

A form of phlebotomy prescribed as treatment for patients who have polycythemia vera or hemochromatosis.

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Therapeutic Phlebotomy

Question 17

High red blood cell count.

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Polycythemia Vera

Question 18

High Iron Count

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Hemochromatosis

Question 19

Removal of blood plasma from a patient’s body without withdrawing the blood itself. The process separates the blood into plasma and cells returning the cells to the patient’s blood. Also known as Power Red.

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Apheresis

Question 20

Removal of blood plasma from whole blood.

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Plasmapheresis

Question 21

A urine test performed to test for urinary tract infection (UTI)

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Culture and Sensitivity

Question 22

A urine specimen that may be collected at any time without restrictions of fasting, timing or aseptic condition.

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Random

Question 23

A method of performing a urine collection that helps prevent bacterial contamination.

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Clean-Catch Midstream

Question 24

A test performed to determine how well a patient’s body metabolizes sugar.

Answer 24

Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT)

Question 25

After a Meal

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Postprandial

Question 26

A collection of the fluids from the patient’s oral cavity to help monitor hormone, drug, and alcohol levels.

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Saliva Test

Question 27

A collection of stool or feces to test for the presence of parasites, blood, or an infection.

Answer 27

Fecal Test