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Outcome 4 Lab Tests Flashcards

1
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Measurement of the percentage of RBCs in whole blood

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Hematocrit

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2
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Count of RBCs in whole blood

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Red Blood Count (RBC)

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3
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Measurement of the oxygen-carrying pigment of RBC

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Hemoglobin (Hgb)

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4
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Count of WBCs in whole blood

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White Blood Count

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5
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Percentage of WBCs in a specimen of 100 white cells

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Differential White Blood Cells/Differential Leukocyte count

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6
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Count of platelets in whole blood

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Platelet Count (thrombocyte count)

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7
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Measurement of one of two major protein factors of blood

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Albumin

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8
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Total amounts of albumin and globulins in the blood serum

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Total Protein

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9
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Test for chloride, potassium, sodium and CO2 in blood serum

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Electrolytes

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10
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An end-product of the metabolism of purines

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Uric Acid

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11
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Measurement of an indicator of renal function

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Creatinine

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12
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Amount of byproduct of hemoglobin breakdown produced in liver/spleen/bone marrow

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Bilirubin

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13
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Measurement of enzyme found in bone, liver, intestine and placenta

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Alkaline Phosphatase

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14
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Measurement of enzyme found in heart, liver, muscle

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Aspartate Aminotransferase

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15
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Measurement of body tissue intracellular enzyme released after tissue damage

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Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH, LD)

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16
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mesurement of the time taken for clot formation after adding thromboplastin and calcium to citrated plasma

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Prothrombin Time (PT)

17
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Evaluation of the functioning of the coagulation sequence. Screening process used for coagulation disorders and effectiveness of heparin therapy

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Partial Thrombolastin Time (PTT)

18
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Measurement of time required for the platelet clot to form; often measured by the Ivy Method

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Bleeding Times

19
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Measurement of rate at which RBCS fall out of well-mixed whole blood to the bottom of a special vertical test tube

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ESR – Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate

20
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Measurement of the blood glucose bound to hemoglobin

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Glycosylated Hgb/ Glycohemoglobin

21
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Glycosylated Hgb gives an overall view of the past ___ days of glucose saturation

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120

22
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Amount of glucose found in blood after 8 hours of fasting

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Fasting Blood Glucose (FBS levels)

23
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Evaluates patients who have symptoms of diabetes mellitus, diabetic complications, screening for gestational diabetes

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GTT Glucose Tolerance Test

24
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Blood glucose levels 2 hours after ingestion of a normal meal, usually lunch

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2 Hour Postprandial

25
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List some measurements done as part of urinalysis

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pH, specific gravity, color, odor, presence of ketones, proteins, sugars, bilirubin and urobilinogen, presence of abnormal blood cells, casts, bacteria, other cells and crystals

26
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Test done to detect occult blood in stool

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Guaiac tests

27
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Excision of tissue from the living body, followed by microscopic examination for purpose of finding diagnosis

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Biopsy

28
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Electrodiagnostic assessment and recordign of the activity of the skeletal muscles; study assessing the state of the muscle at rest and during contraction

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Electromyelogram

29
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Intradermal injection of tuberculin given on the inner aspect of the lower arm; results read in 48-72 hours

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Tuberculosis Screening/Mantoux Test

30
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Specimens obtained from various tissues and fluids and placed on a medium to grow and then studies for microbes. Specimen also placed on a disk with various antibiotics to determine which one will be effective in destroying the microbe.

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Culture (growing in medium) and Sensitivity (microbe vs antibiotics)

31
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A surgical procedure to withdraw spinal fluid for analysis

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Lumbar Puncture

32
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Used to diagnose pernicious anemia and peptic ulcers. Contents of stomach are analyzed for acidity, appearance and volume.

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Gastric Analysis

33
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Studies of the functioning or nonfunctioning of a patient’s immue system

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Immune and Immunoglobin Studies

34
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Used to diagnose pregnancy, abortion, ectopic pregnancy and uterine pathology

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Pregnancy Tests Human Chronic Gonadotropin, hCG/UCG

35
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Aspiration of bone marrow by needle from the sternum, posterior superior iliac spine or the anterior iliac crest to diagnose neoplasms, metastasis and blood disorders

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Bone Marrow Studies

36
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Recording of the Electrical activity of the cerebral cortex of the brain to locate insult to cerebral tisuse

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Electroencephalogram

37
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Infectious disease drug category must be taken at the first sign of symptoms to be most effective

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Antivirals

38
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Drug category is also known as antimalarials

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antiprotozoals

39
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