TERMS

Question 1

“an incision into a vein”

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PHLEBOTOMY

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Oldest medical procedures by early Egyptians

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PHLEBOTOMY

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is first used to cure diseases and maintain the body in a state of well- being

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“bloodletting”

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believed that disease was caused by an excess of body fluids, including blood, bile, and phlegm, and that removal of the excess would cause the body to return to or maintain a healthy state.

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Hippocrates

Question 5

Bloodletting is now called___

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“therapeutic phlebotomy”

Question 6

is cross-trained in venipuncture, capillary collection, patient care, receptionist duties, sample processing and computer work.

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Phlebotomist

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provide the personal and professional rules of performance moral behaviour as set by members of a profession.

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code of ethics

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focus on the patient to ensure that all members of a health-care team possess and exhibit the skill, knowledge, training, professionalism, and moral standards necessary to serve the patient.

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Medical ethics or bioethics

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wrongful act committed by one person against another that causes harm to the person or his or her property.

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Tort

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threat to touch another person without his or her consent and with the intention of causing fear of harm.

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Assault

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actual harmful touching of a person without his or her consent.

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Battery

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spoken or written words that can injure a person’s reputation.

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Defamation

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false defamatory writing that is published.

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Libel

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-false and malicious spoken word.

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Slander

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s the violation of the patient’s right to be left alone and the right to be free from unwanted exposure to public view.

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Invasion of Privacy

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misconduct or lack of skill by a health-care professional that results in injury to the patient.

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Medical Malpractice

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as failure to give reasonable care by the health-care provider, must be proven in a malpractice suit

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Negligence

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is responsible for the analysis of surgical specimens, frozen sections, biopsies, cytological specimens, and autopsies.

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Anatomical Area

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responds to telephone calls, handles specimen collection requests and handles some specimens.

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Administrative Office

Question 20

collects samples from patients and processes samples for testing or transport.

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Phlebotomy (Sample Collection)

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cytologists (CTs) process and examine tissue and body fluids for the presence of abnormal cells, such as cancer cells.

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Cytology Section

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is one of the most common tests performed in cytology.

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Papanicolaou (Pap) smear

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histologytechnicians (HTs) and technologists(HTLs) process and stain tissue obtained from biopsies, surgery, autopsies, and frozen sections. A pathologist then examines the tissue.

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Histology Section

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is the section in which chromosome studies are performed to detect genetic disorders. Blood, amniotic fluid, tissue, and bone marrow specimens are analyzed.

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Cytogenetics

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is the study of the formed (cellular) elements of the blood. In this section, the cellular elements, red blood cells(RBCs), white blood cells(WBCs), and platelets (Plts) are enumerated and classified in all body fluids and in the bone marrow.

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Hematology

Question 26

sometimes a part of the hematology section, but in larger laboratories it is a separate section. In this area, the overall process of hemostasis is evaluated; this includes platelets, blood vessels, coagulation factors, fibrinolysis, inhibitors, and anticoagulant therapy (heparin and Coumadin).

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Coagulation Section

Question 27

most automated area
May perform electrophoresis, therapeutic drug monitoring and enzyme immunoassays to measure substances such as proteins, carbohydrates, enzymes and hormones and toxicology

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Clinical Chemistry Section

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Where blood may be collected, stored, and prepared for transfusion.

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Blood Bank Section

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Performs tests to evaluate the body’s immune response; that is, the production of antibodies (immunoglobulins) and cellular activation.

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Immunology and Serology Section

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Responsible for the identification of pathogenic microorganisms and for hospital infection control. In large laboratories, the section may be divided into bacteriology, mycology, parasitology, and virology.

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Microbiology Section

Question 31

Routine screening procedure to detect disorders and infections of the kidney and to detect metabolic disorders.

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Urinalysis Section

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Is the collection, testing, preparation and storage of blood from donors who are usually volunteers.

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Blood Donation

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Involves donation of blood for the use of general public

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Allogenic Donation

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Involves donation of blood use of specific patient

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Directed Donation

Question 35

Donate blood for your own use in the future

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Autologous Donation

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donate specific component of blood

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Apheresis Donation