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