Corpsman Manual Ch 19 Flashcards
There are two principal methods of obtaining blood specimens: the capillary method and what other method?
Vein puncture
Manual, automated, or computer-generated laboratory test reports will be placed above what in the health record?
SF-545
What type of blood collection is performed when a small quantity of blood is needed for testing as in the case of some pediatric blood draws
Capillary
When drawing blood do not leave the tourniquet on for more than how long?
One minute
What is a precision instrument used extensively in clinical laboratories to observe objects too small to be seen by the unaided eye?
Microscope
The type of microscope most often used in the laboratory is referred to as the what?
Compound microscope
The framework of the compound microscope consist of how many parts?
4
A red cell count that drops below normal values may indicate what?
Anemia
The primary function of what is delivery and release of oxygen to the tissues and facilitation of carbon dioxide excretion?
Hemoglobin
Normal white blood cell values in adults range from 4,800 to how many cells per cubic millimeter?
10,800
When the WBC rises above normal values, the condition is referred to as what?
Leukocytosis
What account for the largest percentage of leukocytes found in a normal blood sample, and function by ingesting invading bacteria?
Neutrophils
The function of what is to destroy parasites and respond in immediate allergic reactions?
Eosiniphil
The function of what is associated with immune response and the body’s defense against viral infection?
Lymphocyte
What is the largest of the normal white blood cells, control microbial and fungal infections, and removes damaged cells from the body?
Monocyte
What are bacteria that cause diseases?
Pathogens
The four growth requirements for bacteria are temperature, oxygen, nutrition, and what else?
Moisture
What are organisms that reproduce in the presence of oxygen?
Aerobes
What are organisms that do not reproduce in the presence of oxygen?
Anaerobes
To enhance the visualization of microorganisms on the smear, what is used?
Gram staining
What consist of procedures by which antigens and reacting serum globulin antibodies may be measured qualitatively and quantitatively?
Serology
What is a substance that, when introduced into an individual’s body is recognized as foreign by an individual’s immune system and causes a detectable reaction?
Antigen
What are specific defensive proteins produced when an antigen stimulates individual cells?
Antibodies
The RPR Card test is a non-specific, easily performed screening test for what?
Syphilis
Fungi reproduce by spores that germinate into long filaments called what
Hyphae
The normal daily urine volume for adults ranges from 600 to 2000 ml averaging about how many ml?
1500
What is defined as the density of a solution compared to an equal volume of distilled water?
Specific gravity
In the presence of disease the specific gravity of a 24 hour urine specimen may vary from 1.001 to what?
1.060
Specific gravity is measured with a what?
Index refractormeter
What in the urine always indicate some form of kidney disorder and should always be reported?
Casts
