Laboratory Tests & Clinical Procedures

Question 0

Bleeding time

Answer 0

Time required for blood to stop flowing from a tiny puncture wound

Question 1

Anti-globulin test

Answer 1

Test for the presence of antibodies that coat and damage erythrocytes

Question 2

Coagulation time

Answer 2

Tome required for venous blood to clot in a test tube

Question 3

Complete blood count

Answer 3

Determination of numbers of blood cells, hemoglobin concentrations, hematocrit and red cell values

Question 4

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

Answer 4

Speed at which erythrocytes settle out of plasma

Question 5

Hematocrit

Answer 5

Percentage of erythrocytes in a volume of blood

Question 6

Hemoglobin test

Answer 6

Total amt of hemoglobin in a sample of peripheral blood

Question 7

Platelet count

Answer 7

Number of platelets per cubic millimeter or microliter of blood

Question 8

Prothrombin time

Answer 8

Test if the ability if blood to clot

Question 9

Red blood cell count

Answer 9

Number of erythrocytes per cubic millimeter or microbrew of blood

Question 10

Red blood cell morphology

Answer 10

Microscopic examination of a stained blood smear to determine the shape of individual red cells

Question 11

White blood cell count

Answer 11

Number of leukocytes per cubic centimeter or microliter of blood

Question 12

White blood cell differential

Answer 12

Percentages of different types of leukocytes in the blood

Question 13

Apheresis

Answer 13

Separation of blood into component parts and removal of a select portion from the blood

Question 14

Blood transfusion

Answer 14

Whole blood or cells are taken from a donor and infused into a patient

Question 15

Bone marrow biopsy

Answer 15

Microscopic examination of a core of bone marrow removed with a needle

Question 16

Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Answer 16

Peripheral stem cells from a compatible donor are administer to a recipient