Laboratory Procedures

Question 1

When are lab requisitions required?

Answer 1

When sending specimens to be tested at an outside laboratory

Question 2

What happens when a requisition is not accurately completed?

Answer 2

Can result in rejected specimen, dissatisfied patient and can cause delay in treatments

Question 3

Incorrect specimen labeling contributes to?

Answer 3

laboratory error

Question 4

What should specimen containers labels include?

Answer 4

Name, date of birth, date and time of collection, medical assistant’s initials

Question 5

What should the specimen containers labels be compared against before sending to the lab?

Answer 5

The patient’s health record and lab order

Question 6

Who collects specimens that are sent to outside reference laboratories for testing in an ambulatory medical laboratory?

Answer 6

Medical Assistant

Question 7

Who staffs clinical laboratories?

Answer 7

Certified Medical Technologists (MTs), Certified medical laboratory technicians, (MLTs), Medical laboratory assistants (MLAs), Certified Clinical medical assistants (CCMAs), phlebotomists.

Question 8

What part of the container should not be labeled and why?

Answer 8

Lid, it could be mistakenly be put on another specimen container

Question 9

What parts are included in a laboratory requisition form?

Answer 9

patient demographic information, providers signature or authentication, The specific test ordered, the source of the specimen, date and time of specimen collection and diagnosis code related to the medical necessity of the test ordered

Question 10

Urinalysis

Answer 10

Includes the physical, chemical, and microscopic examination of urine

Question 11

Hematology department

Answer 11

Blood cell counts that determine RBCs, WBCs, and platelets of a blood specimen

Question 12

Chemistry

Answer 12

chemicals found in blood, cerebrospinal fluid, urine, joint fluid, lipid profiles (such as triglycerides, total cholesterol, HDL, and LDL), and fasting glucose

Question 13

Cytology

Answer 13

Microscope examination of cells for diagnostic purposes

Question 14

Blood bank

Answer 14

processes and stores blood and blood products for transfusion and blood disorder treatments.

Question 15

Hematology

Answer 15

study of cause, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood.

Question 16

Microbiology

Answer 16

Study of all living organisms that are too small to be visible by the naked eye.

Question 17

Microbiology department

Answer 17

Studying bacteria, fungi, parasites, yeasts, and viruses; specimens can include urine, blood, sputum, cerebrospinal fluid, stool, and wound material.

Question 18

Some urine screenings require documentation of ____

Answer 18

urine temperature at the time of specimen collection.

Question 19

Some blood test require confirmation of ____

Answer 19

fasting

Question 20

Demographic accuracy on the requisition form is important for ____ and ___.

Answer 20

billing purposes and patient identification

Question 21

Nine things included in demographic information:

Answer 21

1. Patient name
2. Address
3. Date of birth
   4.Sex
   5.Telephone number
   6.Insurance information
4. Provider information
5. Diagnosis code or indications for testing
6. Order date

Question 22

hCG

Answer 22

Human chorionic gonadotropin- hormone secreted by the placenta during pregnancy

Question 23

Pregnancy testing

Answer 23

Urine and blood is screened for Human

Question 24

Rapid streptococcus Testing

Answer 24

Throat swabs are collected from the posterior of the throat/ tonsils and screened for the antigen, group A Streptococcus

Question 25

Dipstick, tablet, or multi-stick urinalysis

Answer 25

screening tools for analytes that are excreted in the urine.

Question 26

A urine sample is performed and tested with a____.

Answer 26

Reagent strip.

Question 27

Analytes

Answer 27

A substance or chemical that is being identified or measured

Question 28

hemoglobin testing

Answer 28

A machine is used to screen for oxygen-carrying protein in whole blood, performed using capillary blood from a fingerstick (capillary puncture).

Question 29

Spun Hematocrit

Answer 29

Fingerstick (capillary puncture) collection of blood is obtained in microcapillary tubes, which are centrifuged and evaluated for the percentage of red blood cells.

Question 30

What are the components of blood separated by centrifuge

Answer 30

1.Plasma
2.buffy coat
3. RBC
4.Sealing compound

Question 31

Blood Glucose

Answer 31

Whole blood is analyzed in a glucometer for a quantitative glucose level and is a screening test for diabetes, performed using capillary blood from a fingerstick.