Biomedical Laboratory vocab.

Question 1

24 hour urine specimen container

Answer 1

Used to store urine

Question 2

Acetest

Answer 2

Used to detect the presence of ketones

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Agar plate

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Used to grow bacteria upon

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Agar shield

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Cover of an agar plate; used to shield culture from airborne contamination

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Analytical balance

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Used for determining mass- highly accurate measurements

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Automatic slide stainer

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Used to quickly stain slides; improving efficiency in a lab

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Bacteriological incubator

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Used to grow and maintain bacterial cultures

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Beakers

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Used to store, mix, or heat liquids

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Beral (transfer) pipet

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Used to transfer small volumes of liquid

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Binocular brigh-field microscope

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Used to view microscopic specimens (either dark or transparent)

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Blood bank refrigerator

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Provides safe & convenient storage of blood & reagents (blood cells, plasma etc)

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Blood collection tubes

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Used to collect blood specimens to be sent to lab

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Candle jar

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Used for anaerobiosis

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Capillary collection vials

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Used to supply liquid refrigerant to the evaporator

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Chromatographic immunoassay for urine in hCG

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Used for early detection of pregnancy

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Clean-catch urine collection kit

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Procedure for urine culture or urinalysis

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Clinical centrifuge

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Rapidly spins & separates samples of substances (great or less densities)

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Coagulation instrument

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Provide measurement of blood platelet levels in fast & simple process

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Culture swab & transport tubes

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Detects presence of microorganisms that could cause infection

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Disposable needle holder w/ safety guard

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Used to hold a suturing needle for closing wounds

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Electric incinerator

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Used for waste treatment

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Emergency eye wash station

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Used to flush eyes in case of chemical contact

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Erlenmeyer flask

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Holds liquids - narrow neck to prevent splashes

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Fume hood

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Used in lab to capture chemical vapors/fumes

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Glucose meter

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Device that measures blood glucose concentration

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Graduated cylinders

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Used to measure the volume of a liquid

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Hemacytometer

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Used to determine the concentration of cells in a liquid sample

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Inoculating loop

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Used to pick up and transfer bacteria

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Manual differential cell counter

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Used for counting different types of cells in a sample

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Microcentrifuge

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Rapidly spins & separates SMALL samples of greater/smaller densities

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Microhematocrit tubes w/ sealant pad

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Holds anticoagulated blood for centrifusion

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Micropipettes

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Precisely measures very small amounts of liquids

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N95 respirator

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Protects the wearer from airborne infection

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Needleless transfer device

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Used to quickly and safety transfer liquids from vials to syringes

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Perianal paddle kit

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Collect samples from the anus

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pH indicator strips

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Determine the acid content of substances by measuring the pH

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PH meter

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Determine the pH of a solution by measuring the voltage between two electrodes in the solution

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Pipet aids

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Controls volume measurement

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Plastic vacuum tubes

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Collects blood samples for analysis

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Platelet aggregation profiler

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Measure the rate & degree of platelets aggregated after the addition of a chemical

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Point-of-care coagulation analyzer

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Used to support monitoring of patient oral anticoagulant therapy (OAT)

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Rapid-latex agglutination test for DDimers

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Diagnose thrombotic disorders

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Refractometer

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Measure the total plasma protein in blood sample & urine specific gravity in urine

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Saf-T wing blood collection set

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Handle delicate venous blood draws

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Safety shower

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Used to rinse the skin or clothing of hazardous chemical

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Safety syringes

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Sheat/guard w/ retractable needle- reduces needle stick injuries

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Scanning electron microscope

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Study the fine details of cell surfaces

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Serological centrifuge

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Spins small tubes (blood banking)

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Single-use lancet

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Used for fingerpicks to obtain blood samples

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Slide staining rack

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Stains multiple slides

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Sterile vacuum tube for urine

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Store urines

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Stool specimens container

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Collects stool specimens in for lab

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Tabletop autoclave

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Used to sterilize materials

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Test tubes

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Used to store, mix, or heat small chemicals

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Top-loading balance

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Used to determine mass - not as precise as analytical

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Tourniquet

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Used for bleeding control that constricts blood flow

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Transmission electronic microscope

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Study the internal ultra structure of cells

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Urine particle analyzer

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Used to perform automatic urine testing

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Urine reagent strip

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Determine pathological changes in urine

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Urine sterile collecting straw

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Transfer urine to one or more tubes w/o being exposed to specimen

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Urine strip reader

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Read urine reagent strips & detect and/or manage medical disorders

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Urinometer

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Measure the specific gravity of urine

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Volumetric flask

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Used for making liquid solution of precise volume