Vocab Flashcards
define BINOCULAR
pertaining to use of both eyes or 2 eyepieces
define COMPENSATE
make amends or be equivalent to
define CONDENSER
part of microscope substage regulating amnt of light directed on specimen
define CONTROL
testing of machines and testing kits in lab to detect any deficiencies prior to testing pt specimen
define EVACUATED
withdrawal/removal
define EXTINGUISHERS
device to put out fires
define HAZARDS
dangers/risks
define HIGH-POWER FIELD (HPF)
description referring to microscopic lens
define LOW-POWER FIELD (LPF)
description referring to microscope lens
define MONOCULAR
single eyepiece
define OBJECTIVE
lens/series of lenses on microscope
define OCULAR
eyepiece of microscope
define PHYSICIAN’S OFFICE LABORATORY (POL)
designated room where lab procedures/tests are done in office
define POINT OF CARE TESTING (POCT)
testing done outside lab for rapid and reliable results
define PROVIDER-PERFORMED MICROSCOPY PROCEDURES (PPMP)
refers to microscopic procedures in physician’s office laboratory
define QUALITY ASSURANCE
inclusive policies, procedures, and practices as standards for reliable lab results including documentation, calibration, equipment maintenance, quality control, training, and proficiency testing
define QUALITY CONTROL
includes lab procedures as standards to provide reliable performance of equipment including test control samples, documentation, and analyzing statistics for diagnostic tests
define SAFETY DATA SHEETS (SDS)
provide info about working w/handling particular chemical substance
define STAGE
surface w/2 clips to hold specimen slide for viewing
define WAIVED
lab testing that is simple and nonthreatening to pt if performed/interpreted incorrectly
define AGAR
dried mucilaginous substance/gelatin extracted from algae used in culture medium
define BILIRUBIN
yellow breakdown product of normal heme catabolism elevated in certain diseases and responsible for yellowing of bruises & brown feces
define CATHETERIZATION
insert catheter to remove fluid
define CHEMICAL
simple/compound substance used in chemical processes
define CULTURE
primary diagnostic method of growing a microbial organism to determine what it is, abundance in sample, or both
define EXUDATE
pus
define GLUCOSE
colorless/yellow thick syrupy liquid by incomplete hydrolysis of starch
define GRAM NEGATIVE
bacteria that turns pink w/gram-staining process
define GRAM POSITIVE
bacteria that turns purple w/Gram-staining process
define GUAIAC
solution to test for presence of occult blood
define HEMATURIA
blood in urine
define HEMOLYSIS
dissolution; breaking down of RBCs
define HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN (hcg)
hormone in pregnancy made by embryo
deifne IN VIVO
takes place in organism
define KETONE (ACETONE)
products of metabolism generated from carbs, fatty acids, and amino acids
define NITRITE
urine test and in UTI from presence of bacteria reducing nitrates to nitrite
define PHYSICAL
color, clarity, volume, odor, and specific gravity of urine
define PROTEIN (ALBUMIN)
normal substance in serum but when it urine it means excess serum proteins are excreted rather than reabsorbed by renal tubules
define SENSITIVITY
abnormal susceptibility to substance
define SPECIFIC GRAVITY
ration of dissolved substances in solvent compared w/ratio of dissolved substances in distilled water; most commonly compared w/ratio of dissolved substances in urine specimen w/distilled water
define SPUTUM
substance ejected from mouth
define STABILITY
ability of a reagent to remain constant after being open
define SUPERNATANT
float on surface
define URINALYSIS
test on urine to determine characterisitics
define UROBILINOGEN
colorless product of bilirubin reduction formed in intestines by bacteria
