Med skills, history, anatomy

Question 1

History

Answer 1

Data for diagnosis, get to know patient, trusting relationship 1. CC - chief complaint 2. HPI - history of present illness 3. ROS - review of other symptoms 4. PMH - past medical history 5. Social/Family Hx - drugs, alcohol

Question 2

Questions

Answer 2

open ended, what brings you here, how can I help you, what seems to be the problem

Question 3

Encourage descriptiveness

Answer 3

tell me about that, go on

Question 4

Broad questions

Answer 4

TSLAPA

Question 6

phlebotomist

Answer 6

collects blood

Question 7

technologist

Answer 7

perform lab tests

Question 8

pathologist

Answer 8

oversee labs and diagnosis

Question 9

Testing Phases

Answer 9

when to order - pre-analytical - order understand - analytical - what do you see interpretation - post-analytical - treatment options

Question 10

histology

Answer 10

analysis of tissue samples

Question 11

precision

Answer 11

same result if test is repeated

Question 12

accuracy

Answer 12

correct result

Question 13

sensitivity

Answer 13

ability to detect minute amounts of something

Question 14

quality assurance

Answer 14

labs must be accredited and evaluated

Question 15

CBC

Answer 15

Complete Blood Count - hemoglobin - *red cell indicies - *white blood cells (WBC) and differential - *platelets *cells

Question 16

hemoglobin

Answer 16

concentration of protein/volume

Question 17

hematocrit

Answer 17

proportion (%) of blood occupied by RBC (red cells) - anemia

Question 18

MCV

Answer 18

mean corpuscular volume - microcytic, normocytic, macrocytic

Question 19

RDW

Answer 19

distribution of red cell widths, indicates something

Question 20

MCHC

Answer 20

mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration

Question 21

reticulocyte count

Answer 21

not part of CBC - new blood cells (almost RBC) - increase when bone marrow is stressed - decreased when bone marrow isn’t working

Question 22

WBC

Answer 22

white blood cells - total - differential - how many of the common cells are in the blood

Question 23

MPV

Answer 23

mean platelet count - how many, what they look like

Question 24

INR/PTT

Answer 24

• ability of blood to clot (can be high or low) - fibrinogen can be measured too

Question 25

## Footnote electrolytes

Answer 25

## Footnote Na, Cl, CO2, K

Question 26

## Footnote creatinine

Answer 26

## Footnote kidney function

Question 27

## Footnote glucose, Ca, PO4

Answer 27

## Footnote diabetes, common nutrients

Question 28

## Footnote liver tests

Question 29

## Footnote cytogenetics

Answer 29

## Footnote inherited or acquired conditions, (chromosomes and DNA/RNA)