Lab Tests Flashcards

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Measurement of the percentageof RBCs in whole blood

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Hematocrit

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2
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Countof RBCs in whole blood

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Red Blood Count (RBC)

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3
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Measurement of the oxygen-carryingpigmentof RBC

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Hemoglobin (Hgb)

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4
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Count ofWBCsin whole blood

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White Blood Count

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5
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Percentageof WBCs in a specimen of100 white cells

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Differential White Blood Cells/Differential Leukocyte count

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6
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Count of plateletsin whole blood

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Platelet Count (thrombocyte count)

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7
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Measurement of one of two majorproteinfactors of blood

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Albumin

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8
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Total amounts of albumin and globulinsin theblood serum

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Total Protein

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9
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Test for chloride,potassium, sodium and CO2in blood serum

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Electrolytes

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10
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An end-product of the metabolism ofpurines

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Uric Acid

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11
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Measurement of an indicator ofrenal function

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Creatinine

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12
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Amount of byproduct ofhemoglobin breakdownproduced in liver/spleen/bone marrow

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Bilirubin

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13
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Measurement ofenzymefound in bone, liver, intestine and placenta

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Alkaline Phosphatase

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14
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Measurement ofenzymefound in heart, liver, muscle

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Aspartate Aminotransferase

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15
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Measurement ofbody tissue intracellular enzymereleased aftertissue damage

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Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH, LD)

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16
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mesurement of thetime taken for clot formationafter adding thromboplastin and calcium tocitrated plasma

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Prothrombin Time (PT)

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Evaluation of the functioning of thecoagulation sequence. Screening process used for coagulation disorders and effectiveness ofheparin therapy

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Partial Thrombolastin Time (PTT)

18
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Measurement oftime required for the platelet clot to form; often measured by theIvy Method

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Bleeding Times

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Measurement ofrate at which RBCS fall out of well-mixed whole bloodto the bottom of aspecial vertical test tube

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ESR – Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate

20
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Measurement of theblood glucose bound to hemoglobin

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Glycosylated Hgb/ Glycohemoglobin

21
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Glycosylated Hgb gives an overall view of the past ___ days of glucose saturation

22
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Amount ofglucosefound in blood after8 hours of fasting

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Fasting Blood Glucose (FBS levels)

23
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Evaluates patients who have symptoms ofdiabetes mellitus,diabetic complications,screening for gestational diabetes

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GTT Glucose Tolerance Test

24
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Blood glucose levels2 hoursafter ingestion of a normal meal, usually lunch

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2 HourPostprandial

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List some measurements done as part of urinalysis
pH, specific gravity, color, odor, presence of ketones, proteins, sugars, bilirubin and urobilinogen, presence of abnormal blood cells, casts, bacteria, other cells and crystals
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Test done to detect occult blood in stool
Guaiac tests
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Excision of tissue from the living body, followed by microscopic examination for purpose of finding diagnosis
Biopsy
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Electrodiagnostic assessment and recordign of the activity of the skeletal muscles; study assessing the state of the muscle at rest and during contraction
Electromyelogram
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Intradermal injection of tuberculin given on the inner aspect of the lower arm; results read in 48-72 hours
Tuberculosis Screening/Mantoux Test
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Specimens obtained from various tissues and fluids and placed on a medium to grow and then studies for microbes. Specimen also placed on a disk with various antibiotics to determine which one will be effective in destroying the microbe.
Culture (growing in medium) and Sensitivity (microbe vs antibiotics)
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A surgical procedure to withdraw spinal fluid for analysis
Lumbar Puncture
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Used to diagnose pernicious anemia and peptic ulcers. Contents of stomach are analyzed for acidity, appearance and volume.
Gastric Analysis
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Studies of the functioning or nonfunctioning of a patient's immue system
Immune and Immunoglobin Studies
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Used to diagnose pregnancy, abortion, ectopic pregnancy and uterine pathology
Pregnancy Tests Human Chronic Gonadotropin, hCG/UCG
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Aspiration of bone marrow by needle from the sternum, posterior superior iliac spine or the anterior iliac crest to diagnose neoplasms, metastasis and blood disorders
Bone Marrow Studies
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Recording of the Electrical activity of the cerebral cortex of the brain to locate insult to cerebral tisuse
Electroencephalogram
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Infectious disease drug category must be taken at the first sign of symptoms to be most effective
Antivirals
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Drug category is also known as antimalarials
antiprotozoals