Final Flashcards
This bacteria is seen in pregnant women and grows on MacConkey agar
Listeria Monocytogenes
What is the order of Neutrophil maturation in bone marrow?
Myleoblast, promyelocyte, myelocyte, metamyelocyte, band, segmented Neutrophil
What are the current test for vascular factors
Capillary fragility and Bleeding Time
What test measures Coumadin therapy?
Prothrombin Time
What factors are measured by APPT?
Factors, 7, 8, 13, 5, 2 and Fibrinogen
What test is associated with disseminated intravascular coagulation (Clots)?
D-Dimer
Clinical manifestations of this disease will very with severity. It is also hereditary.
Von Willebrand Disease
This is 1) the physical closing of torn tissue 2) the biochemical release of factors to cause clots
Extravascular effects of coagulation
The majority of the antigens from A group are of which subgroup
A1
ABO antibodies are typically Ig____?
IgM
IgG does not show what?
Visible agglutation
Cross matching uses patient ______ and donor ______
serum, cells
The study of the classification processes?
Taxonomy
The main purpose of this marker is to monitor breast cancer patients after mastectomy
CA15-3
This is the main marker for colorectal and pancreatic cancers
CA19-9
Gentamycin, Tobramycin, Amicakin, Kanamycin
Most common aminoglycoside ABX used on inpatients
This is derived from the iron containing heme portion of the blood
Bilirubin
This stain is used to detect and differentiate parasites like malaria
Giemsa Stain
This stain is used for granulocytes
Myeloperoxidase
This is used to differentiate acute lymphoid leukemia from malignant lymphoma
TdT
Thalassemia is a type of __________ anemia, morphologically
hypochromic and microcytic
Anemia where Cells are of normal size and normal color but low quantity of them
Normocytic, normochromic
Anemia where Cells are very bright in color
Hyperchromic
Anemia where cells that are very large
Macrocytic
Anemia where cells are thin and pale in color
Microcytic Hypochromic
How are anemias classified?
by underlying cause and changes in RBC morphology
3 underlying causes of anemias
Blood loss, increased RBC destruction, decreased RBC production
Group B phenotype is most common in what population
Asian
BP cuff for venipuncture should be inflated to what?
60-80
Staph Aures is resistant to what?
All PCNs
These enzymes are not a component of a standard polymerase chain reaction
Restriction enzymes
Triple phosphate crystals appear
Rhombus shaped “coffin lid”
This test differentiates Urobilinogen from Porphobilirubin
Watson-Swartz Test
Rapid screening test for porphobilirubin
Hoesch Test
Reverse typing for ABO antibodies uses patient____
Serum or plasma
Types of Hemolysis on blood plate
Breakdown on agar plate, can be alpha, beta or gamma
Alpha hemolysis on agar plate
Partial breakdown on Hb
Beta hemolysis on agar plate
Complete breakdown of Hb
Gamma hemolysis on agar plate
No breakdown on Hb
Dolichus biflorus is used to distinguish what?
Between A1 & A2 red cells
Gram stain steps
methanol fixation, stain with crystal violet, rinse, flood with iodine, rinse, decolor with alcohol, rinse, counter stain with Safranin, rise, dry, observe under oil emersion
What stain is used to differentiate malignant cells
Sudan Black
What are the 6 categories of phlebotomy injury?
This detects an abrupt change for 3 or more consecutive days
Shift
This detects increase in both low and high minimally accepted values
Dispersion
In SPE which bands travel the farthest
Albumin
Which enzyme is elevated in acute pancreatitis
Lipase
ALP is increased in what
Liver disease
What is stimulated by the hormones glucagon, cortisol, and thyroxine
Glucogenisis
what is the chief non-protein in the blood?
Urea Nitrogen
What mineral is essential for myocardial contraction
Calcium
What level is the reduction of oxaloacetate to malate dehydrogenase
AST
An old brain bleed will cause CSF fluid to look be what color?
Yellow
A traumatic tap will cause CSF fluid to look be what color?
Red
This agar has Hemin (X factor) and V factor for growth
Chocolate
The 5 antisera used to determine genotype are
Anti-C, Anti D, Anti-E, Anti-c, Anti-e
This is the test used to see how many fetal cells are in maternal circulation
Kleihauer - Betke Test
A secretor has what antigens
H
Stain for oval fat bodies
Sudan III
This is the binding of an antibody or complement to a red cell
Sensitization
Who was responsible for the Rh theory?
Weiner
Who is responsible for the ABO theory?
Lansteiner
What is the catalase test (reaction)?
The breakdown of Hydrogen peroxide to O2 and H20
This bacteria is found in urine and swarms on blood agar
Proteus Mirabilis
What are phylum cestodes known as?
Tapeworms
This bacteria is + on hippurate
Campylobacter Jenjuni
This type of anemia is characterized by inability to produce Hgb due to low iron and is microcytic
Iron deficiency
This type of anemia is characterized by RBCs being destroyed faster than they can be replaced. Sickle cell and Thalassemia are 2 of them
Hemolytic Anemia
Sickle cell anemia is caused by abnormal Hbg what?
Hemoglobin S
This type of anemia is characterized by the abnormal increase storage and utilization of iron during erythropoiesis?
Sideroblastic Anemia
What reaction is used as a strip test for Bilirubin
Diazo reaction
This ratio is used to access fetal lung maturity
L/S ratio
This is the dissociating of an antibody complex in a solution
Elution
What is MCV?
Mean Cell Volume - The average of RBC volume
What is MCH?
Mean Cell Hemoglobin - Average mass of Hemoglobin PER red cell
What is MCHC?
Mean Cell Hemoglobin Concentration -average concentration of hemoglobin in a given volume of PACKED red cells
What is RDW?
Red Cell Distribution Width - The coefficient of variation of red cell volume
These groups of anemias demonstrate mild to severe microcytosis and hypochromia and result from a disorder in the synthesis of hemoglobin
Thalassemias