NAVEDTRA 14295B CH 19 Flashcards
What will the manual, automated, or computer-generated laboratory test reports be placed above in the health record?
SF-545
The capillary method along with what other method are the two principal methods of obtaining blood specimens?
Venipuncture
What type of blood collection is performed when a small quantity of blood is needed for testing as in the case of some pediatric blood draws?
Capillary
Tourniquests should not be left on for more than what time frame when drawing blood?
One minute
What is a precision instrument used extensively in clinical laboratories to observe objects too small to be seen by the unaided eye?
Microscope
What is the type of microscope most often used in the laboratory referred to as?
Compound
How many parts does the framework of the compound microscope consist of?
4
What may a red cell count that drops below normal values indicate?
Anemia
What delivers and releases oxygen to the tissues and facilitates carbon dioxide excretion?
Hemoglobin
Normal WBC values in adults range from 4,800 to how many cells per cubic millimeter?
10,800
What is the condition referred to as when WBC rises above normal values?
Leukocytosis
What accounts for the largest percentage of leukocytes found in a normal blood sample, and function by ingesting invading bacteria?
Neutrophils
What destroy parasites and respond in immediate allergic reactions?
Eosinophil
What is associated with immune response and the body’s defense against viral infection?
Lymphocyte
What is the largest of the normal white blood cells that controls microbial and fungal infections as well as removes damaged cells from the body?
Monocyte
What are bacteria that cause diseases called?
Pathogens
Temperature, oxygen, nutrition, along with what else are the four growth requirements for bacteria?
Moisture
What are organisms that reproduce in the presence of oxygen called?
Aerobes
What are organisms that do not reproduce in the presence of oxygen called?
Anaerobes
What is used to enhance the visualization of microorganisms on the smear?
Gram staining
What consists of procedures by which antigens and reacting serum globulin antibodies may be measured qualitatively and quantitatively?
Serology
What is a substance that when introduced into an individual’s body is recognized as foreign by an individual’s immune system and causes a detectable reaction?
Antigen
What are specific defensive proteins that are produced when an antigen stimulates individual cells?
Antibodies
The RPR Card test is a non-specific, easily performed screening test for what?
Syphilis
Fungi reproduce by spores that germinate into long filaments called what?
Hyphae
What does the normal daily urine volume for adults average?
1,500 ml
What is defined as the density of a solution compared to an equal volume of distilled water?
Specific gravity
The specific gravity of a 24-hour urine specimen may vary from 1.001 to what while in the presence of a disease?
1.060
What is specific gravity measured with?
Index refractometer
What in the urine always indicates some form of kidney disorder and should always be reported?
Casts
