Pathology and Laboratory

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Autopsy

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Examination of a dead body to determine the cause(s) of death (syn. necropsy)

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Bacteriology

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Branch of science concerned with the study of bacteria

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Cytopathology

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The study of the cellular changes in disease

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Clinical Laboratory

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Place where tests are performed on clinical specimens to get information about the health of a patient as pertaining to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease

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Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)

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Quality standards for all laboratory testing to ensure the accuracy, reliability and timeliness of patient test results

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CLIA Waived tests

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Simple tests that may be performed in non-laboratory settings, such as a physician ofice

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Definitive Identification

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Identification of the genus and species of microorgaminsm

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Forensic

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Pertaining to or applicable to personal injury, murder, and other legal proceedings

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Gross

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Examination of the entire specimen without sectioning of the specimen into thin slides to be examined without use of a mircroscope

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Hematolody

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The medical specialty pertaining to the anatomy, physiology, pathology, symptomatology, and therapeutics related to blood and blood forming tissues

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Immunology

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The study of microorganisms, including fungi, protozoa, bacteria, and viruses

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Mircoscopy

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Examination under a microscope of minute objects

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Molecular Diagnostics

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The measurement of DNA, RNA< proteins or metabolites to detect genotypes, mutations or biochemical changes.

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Mycology

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The study of fungi, their identification, classification, edibility, cultivation, and biology including pathogenicity

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Panel

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A group of tests performed together and listed in the code description

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Pathology

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The medical science and specialty practice concerned with study of diseased tissue and cells

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Presumptive Identification

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Identification of a microorganism based on the growth patterns, color, success in culturing the specimen in certain media etc.

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Parasitology

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The branch of biology and of medicine concerned with the study of parasites

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Qualtitative

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A test determining the presence or absence of a drug

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Quantitative

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A test identifying not only the presence of a drug, but the exact amount present

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Semi-quantitative

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Test identifying the amount of analyte within a specified range but does not identify a specific quantity

Question 22

Virology

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The study of viruses and viral disease