Exam 1 Flashcards
What are the reasons to order laboratory tests?
ID changes in patient's health Diagnose a disease/condition Plan treatment Evaluate the response to treatment Monitor the course of disease over time
What should occur for all laboratory test results?
They must be interpreted within the context of the patient’s overall health.
What things general things affect lab results?
gender age race medication how closely preparatory instructions are followed variations of lab techniques variation from one lab to another
What is “integrating individual clinical expertise with the best available external clinical evidence from systematic research?”
Evidence-Based Medicine
For screening tests, what is needed?
High specificity or high sensitivity?
Positive or negative predictive value?
For diagnosis, what is needed?
High specificity or high sensitivity?
Positive or negative predictive value?
High sensitivity / negative predictive value
High specificity / positive predictive value
The medical laboratory testing plays a crucial role in the _________ of disease in patients.
detection
What are the two types of pathology used in laboratory testing?
Anatomic and Clinical
What are the 3 subsets of anatomic pathology?
Histology / Cytology / Autopsy
What is cytology?
Study of cells in terms of structure / function / chemistry.
What aids in the diagnosis of anemia, hemophilia, blood-clotting disorders, and leukemia?
Hematology
What clinical pathology section has blood and urine as the most common specimens used?
Chemistry
What clinical pathology department has tests that may include glucose, electrolytes, enzymes, hormones, lipids and other metabolic substances, and proteins?
Chemistry
What type of antigens on RBCs that are Type AB?
What type of Antibodies for Type AB?
A/B and None
What clinical pathology is responsible for identifying agents in the CSF and other body fluids?
Microbiology
What do immunology and serology tests focus on?
ID antibodies / investigating immune issues / determine organ compatibility
