Lab Testing And Bacgrounf

Question 1

Elevated Neutrophils indicates

Answer 1

Possible bacterial infection

Question 2

Elevated Lymphoctyes indicates

Answer 2

Viruses, bacteria, blood cancers

Question 3

Elevated monocytes indicate

Answer 3

Virus, fungus, chronic inflammation

Question 4

Elevated eosinophils indicates

Answer 4

Worms, wheezes, and weird diseases

Question 5

Elevated Basophils indicates

Answer 5

Inflammation, allergic reaction

Question 6

Procalcitonin (negative and positive values, what does it indicate)

Answer 6

Negative: <0.5
Positive: >0.5
Can indicate bacterial infection, may also be high in burns, trauma, organ rejection

Question 7

UA analysis that indicates infection (Leukocyte esterase, urine nitrites, WBC, and bacteria)

Answer 7

Positive nitrites indicates a gram negative infection.
negative nitrites indicates gram positive infection.
Leukocyte esterase positive in both gram positive and negative infections
WBC can be falsely elevated
Bacteria can be colonization

Question 8

UA results that indicate inflammation

Answer 8

Elevated WBC and urinary symptoms
Negative nitrites, bacteria, and leukocyte esterase

Question 9

UA results that indicate colonization

Answer 9

Positive or negative nitrites
Negative WBC
Positive bacteria
Negative symptoms
Negative leukocyte esterase

Question 10

Facultative vs obligate anaerobe vs aerobe

Answer 10

Facultative means they can grow in either aerobic or anaerobic but will prefer one more than the other
Obligate means they need anaerobic or aerobic environments to grow