Final

Question 1

A device for spinning a specimen at high speed until it separates into its component parts

Answer 1

centrifuge

Question 2

A foreign object that is visible through a microscope but is unrelated to the specimen

Answer 2

artifact

Question 3

T or F:
A lab outside the office owned by another company is a reference lab

Answer 3

True

Question 4

instrument used to measure the air taken in by and expelled from the lungs

Answer 4

spirometer

Question 5

Why do we calibrate machines?

Answer 5

for accuracy

Question 6

What test require pt to sign a chain of custody form?

Answer 6

drug and alcohol screening

Question 7

what is the term for blood in the urine

Answer 7

hematuria

Question 8

How long should urine sit in room temp before testing?

Answer 8

60 min

Question 9

Infectious mononucleosis is caused by which of the following

Answer 9

Epstein-Barr virus

Question 10

Labs that run moderate-complexity tests must be run by an…

Answer 10

MD

Question 11

T or F:
If a supposed fasting patient says they’ve only drank coffee you should let the provider know to see if you can continue

Answer 11

True

Question 12

What kind of tests monitors chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Answer 12

Pulmonary Function tests

Question 13

Routine tests that are most often performed at the physician’s office laboratory (POL) are?

Answer 13

chemistry and hematology

Question 14

T or F:
Fully explaining the procedure and all expectations is a good way to calm a nervous patient

Answer 14

True

Question 15

What do we use to get a specimen of an infected wound?

Answer 15

swab stick

Question 16

chemically coated strip to measure urine quality

Answer 16

reagent

Question 17

The low power objective magnifies a specimen by

Answer 17

10x

Question 18

views that are recorded on an electrocardiogram that are produced by the electrical activity of the heart

Answer 18

leads

Question 19

T or F:
A positive hCG test indicates an infection

Answer 19

False

Question 20

What does QNS mean?

Answer 20

Quantity Not Sufficient

Question 21

life-threatening dysrhythmia that results in no cardiac output

Answer 21

ventricular fibrillation

Question 22

What does a pulse oximeter measure?

Answer 22

oxygen intake levels

Question 23

Main advantage for using a physician’s office lab (POL)

Answer 23

Get results faster

Question 24

Most common form of urine sample

Answer 24

random

Question 25

T or F: The main purpose of the immune system is to allow pathogens to enter the body

Answer 25

False

Question 26

T or F: The purpose of a control sample is to verify accuracy

Answer 26

True

Question 27

What does oxygen administration do?

Answer 27

increases the amount of oxygen your lungs get

Question 28

measures the concentration of substances dissolved in urine

Answer 28

specific gravity

Question 29

method of collecting urine when performing a urine culture to identify the number and the types of pathogens present

Answer 29

clean catch mid-stream

Question 30

What must accompany every specimen that leaves the office?

Answer 30

lab requisition

Question 31

What term means failure of the kidneys to produce urine?

Answer 31

anuria

Question 32

What term refers to an insufficient production of urine

Answer 32

oliguria

Question 33

used to assess the electrical activity of a patient's heart over a 24-hour period of normal activity

Answer 33

holter monitor

Question 34

What was created in response to public concern over the accuracy of laboratory testing?

Answer 34

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988

Question 35

how many samples are needed for a fecal occult blood specimen

Answer 35

3

Question 36

What kind of lab test uses samples of whole blood

Answer 36

hematologic

Question 37

pen-like instrument that records impulse movement on the ECG paper

Answer 37

stylus

Question 38

Which of the following is one of the first signs of liver disease?

Answer 38

protein in the urine

Question 39

primary pacemaker of the heart

Answer 39

SA node

Question 40

measures electrical impulses produced by the heart

Answer 40

electrocardiography

Question 41

Which of the following would be included in the patient’s instructions regarding holter monitoring?

Answer 41

record all activities, emotions, symptoms, and medications taken

Question 42

Which part of an optical microscope contains a magnifying lens?

Answer 42

objective

Question 43

Which electrode is placed at the fourth intercostal space to the left of the sternum

Answer 43

V2

Question 44

Which types of tests may be done in a physician’s office laboratory (POL) if a Certificate of Waiver has been granted?

Answer 44

erythrocyte sedimentation rate and urinalysis