MDA 170 Vocab

Question 1

artifact

Answer 1

irrelevant mark

Question 2

centrifuge

Answer 2

device that spins and separates specimen

Question 3

objectives

Answer 3

magnifying lenses in microscope

Question 4

oil-immersion objective

Answer 4

microscope objective lowered into a drop of immersion oil

Question 5

physician’s office laboratory (POL)

Answer 5

a laboratory in a physicians office

Question 6

qualitative test response

Answer 6

a test result that indicates either present or absent

Question 7

reference laboratory

Answer 7

a laboratory outside the physicians practice

Question 8

anuria

Answer 8

absence of urine

Question 9

clean-catch midream urine specimen

Answer 9

specimen requires special cleansing to identify the number and types of pathogens

Question 10

fecal occult blood test (FOBT)

Answer 10

a test to find hidden blood in the stool

Question 11

first morning urine-specimen

Answer 11

a urine specimen after night sleep contains greater concentration of substance

Question 12

glycosuria

Answer 12

glucose in the urine

Question 13

hematuria

Answer 13

blood in the urine

Question 14

oliguria

Answer 14

insufficient production of urine

Question 15

proteinuria

Answer 15

excess of protein in the urine

Question 16

refractometer

Answer 16

optical instrument that measures refraction

Question 17

supernatant

Answer 17

liquid portion of a substance

Question 18

24 hour urine specimen

Answer 18

urine specimen collected over a 24 hour period

Question 19

urinalysis

Answer 19

evaluation of urine to obtain information of health and disease

Question 20

cardiac cycle

Answer 20

the sequence that makes up a complete heart beat

Question 20

urine culture

Answer 20

urine bacteria are allowed to grow for 24 to 48 hours; bacteria are then identified

Question 21

urine specific gravity

Answer 21

concentration of urine

Question 22

depolarization

Answer 22

contraction of the heart

Question 22

urobilinogen

Answer 22

colorless compound formed by the breakdown of hemoglobin; may indicate liver disease

Question 23

dysrhythmia

Answer 23

irregularity in heart rhythm

Question 24

echocardiography

Answer 24

procedure that test the structure and function of the heart though waves

Question 25

electrocardiography

Answer 25

the process to reflect the electrical impulses by the heart

Question 26

electrode

Answer 26

sensor that detects electrical activities

Question 27

holter monitor

Answer 27

a device to record the heart’s electrical activity overtime

Question 28

lead

Answer 28

a view of the heart on an EKG

Question 29

polarity

Answer 29

two separate poles; positive and negative

Question 30

pulmonary function test

Answer 30

evaluates lung volume and capacity to detect and diagnose pulmonary problem or to monitor

Question 31

repolarization

Answer 31

resting state

Question 32

rhythm strip

Answer 32

EKG tracing

Question 33

spirometry

Answer 33

test used to measure breathing capacity

Question 34

stress test

Answer 34

EKG while the patient is exercising

Question 35

quantitative test response

Answer 35

the concentration of a test substance in a specimen

Question 36

catheterization

Answer 36

catheter is inserted into body cavity

Question 37

electrocardiography

Answer 37

the tracing made by an electrocardiogram