Stuff Flashcards
Bacteria that need oxygen
Aerobic oxygen
Sticking together
Agglutination
Bacteria that live without oxygen
Anaerobic bacteria
Blood infection by a bacterium
Bacteremia
The bodies state after 12 hours of fasting and abstinence from strenuous exercise
Basal state
Test for the presence of microorganisms in the blood
Blood culture(BC)
Protocol that ensures the sample is always in a custody of a person legally interested to be in control of it
Chain of custody( COC )
Antibodies often formed in response to the infection with mycoplasma pneumonia
Cold agglutinins
Abnormal type of fiber urgent that precipitates when cold
Cryofibrunogen
Abnormal serum protein that precipitates when cold
Cryoglobin
Determination of the proportions of the various blood cell types
Differential count (diff)
Normal daily fluctuations and body chemistry related to hormonal cycles sleepwalks cycles and other patterns of change
Dinural variation
Test that determines the patient’s ability to mobilize glycogen from the liver in response to the dose of the hormone Epinephrine
Epinephrine tolerance test
Specimen drawn after a 12 hour complete fast
Fasting specimen
Blood smear characteristics and which cells farther from the original drop appear to thin out
Feathered edge