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Lab form?

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SF 545

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Listing of SF forms?

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P-117

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Alcohol pads contain what percent solution?

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70% isopropyl alcohol

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Best finger for stick?

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Middle or ring (puncture perpendicular to grooves)

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Length of lancet puncture depth?

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No greater than 2mm

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What is the preferred source of blood specimen obtained for clinical examination

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venipuncture

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When performing a finger puncture the first drop should be wiped away to avoid?

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dilution of the specimen with tissue fluid

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Tourniquet placement?

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3–4 inches above the site

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Venipuncture is what degree

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15–30 with the bevel up

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At what point in the venipuncture procedure should the tourniquet be removed

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once blood flows freely into tubes

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Max TQ time?

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1 minute

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When should specimens be labeled

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Never before the sample is collected, but before leaving the patient

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which color tube is the best choice for routine chem tests

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RED TOP

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Which color tube is the best choice for a CBC

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lavender top

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Additive in green top?

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Heparin

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The part of the microscope on which the prepared specimen is placed for examination is called the

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Mechanical stage

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What objective should be used for a detailed history of stained bacterial smears

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oil immersion

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Three objective lenses on microscope?

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10x low power, 40x high power, 100x oil-immersion

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Usual magnification of ocular lens?

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10x (multipy this by the objective lens)

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A CBC includes what five tests?

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 Total red blood cell (RBC) count

 Hemoglobin determination (Hgb)

 Hematocrit calculation (Hct)

 Total white blood cell (WBC) count

 White Blood Cell Differential count

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function of hemoglobin in the body

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Transport oxygen to the tissues

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Factors that affect the hgb values

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age, sex , altitude

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a low rbc count may indicate that the patient has what condition

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anemia

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Hemoglobin grams per 100 ml of blood in men/women?

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MEN: 14–18 WOMAN: 12-16

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Manual methods for determining blood hemoglobin?
Mixed with cyanomethoglobin and turns brownish color
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What is the term for the volume of erythrocytes expressed as a percentage of the volume of whole blood in a sample
hematocrit
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Hematocrit values?
FEMALE: 37–47 MALE: 42-52 PERCENT
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Normal WBC count?
4,800-10,800 cells per cubic millimeter
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Select the term used to describe an abnormally high WBC count
Leukocytosis
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List conditions that may cause leukopenia
radiation, Psittacosis, anaphylactic shock, viral infections
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Which study wihtin a CBC often provides the most helpful information in determining the severity and type of inection
WBC differential
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Five types of white cells circulating in blood?
Neutrophil, Eosinophil, Basophil, Lymphocyte, Monocyte
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What is the function of leukocytosis
To control various disease conditions
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The study of the form and structure of organisms?
Morphology
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Compromises the largest percentages of leukocytes found in the normal blood sample?
Neutrophil
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Which leukocyte functions by ingesting bacteria
Neutrophil
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Which leukocyte helps respond to parasitic infections and allergic reactions?
eosinophil
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When performing a WBC differential, which cell has the large, scattered dark blue granules that are darker than the nucleus
basophils
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Rise in basophil indicates?
Inflammatory disorders and certain leukemias
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Which leukocyte fights viral infection
lymphocyte
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HALO around this clear sky blue cytoplasm?
Lymphocyte
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what is the term for bacteria that causes disease
pathogen
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Bluish-gray cytoplasm and largest of white blood cells?
Monocyte
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Disease-producing ability of bacteria is referred to as either?
Pathogenic and nonpathogenic
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Four growth requirements for bacteria?
Temp, Oxygen, Nutrition, Moisture
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What is the term used to define bacteria that are round in shape
cocci
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Rod-shaped?
Bacillus
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Spiral shaped?
Spirochetes
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Gram positive stain what color
deep purple or blue
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Which bacteria causes strep throat
streptococcus pyogenes
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which bacteria casues gonorrhea
neisseria gonorrhoae
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which bacteria causes tetanus
Clostridium tetani
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Blue cock passes?
Strep and staph
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Pink cock passes?
Gonorrhea and meningitis
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Blue bats pass?
Diptheria Gas gangrene Tetanus Botulism
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Pink bats pass?
Bubonic plague Brucellosis Whooping Cough
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Bacteria that causes bubonic plague?
Yersinia pestis
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Bacteria that causes Burucellosis?
Brucella abortus
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Foreign to the body, and causes a detectable reaction
antigen
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the RPR is a NON-SPECIFIC test to diagnose syphilis
TRUE
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Positive RPR?
Black clumps against white background (nonreactive is light gray)
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Monospot tests for?
Mononucleosis
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Positive monospot test?
Agglutination (clumping)
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Seen in clustered round buds with thick walls?
Fungi
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Simple method to detect fungi
potassium hydroxide (KOH) - add 1 drop of 10 percent KOH to slide
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best urine specimen for screening is
first morning void
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Fungi on skin or nails appear?
Refractile or reflective
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Fungi on hair appears?
Dense clouds around hair stubs
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What is the desired urine amount for testing
at least 12ml (10-15 for children)
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what urine color is most related with the presence of bile
yellow or brown
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which urine color is most related with a patient being treated Pyridium
dark orange
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a report on urnie clarity is valid regardless of standing time
FALSE
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The specific gravity of of a liquid is the weight of the substance as compared to an equal volume of
distilled water
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normal spec grav of urine is what
1.015 – 1.030
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the addition of one drop of 2 percent acetic acid to urine sediment will disintegrate which cell
red blood cells
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Causes dark orange urine?
Pyridium
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Urine appearance may be reported as?
``` Clear hazy slightly cloudy cloudy turbid ```
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What cell is not normally found in urine
red blood cells
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What critical result is indicative of uncontrolled diabetes
both glucose and ketones present in urine
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What operational program may be used on some operational platforms to treat critical patients in mass casualty situation when delay of blood products would cause a critical delay
WBB (Waling blood bank)
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What are the two primary methods of collecting blood
capillary and venipuncture
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Capillary is used on
pediatric, severely burned or ICU to which venipuncture is not a good idea
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Do not draw blood from with an IV in it or on the same side of a mastectomy what should you do
go to another site or arm
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condenser of the microscope
compact lense system, located below the stage. concentrates and focuses light source on the specimen
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internal light source of microscope
on base of the microscope providing a precise and steady source of light into the microscope
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iris diaphram
located on the condenser to control amount of light and the angle of the light
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what usually causes leukocytosis
systemic or localized infecion
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toxin
generally they are waste products of metabolism in a bacterial cell.
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endotoxin
comprises the bacterial cell wall and is released as the bacteria is destroyed, may affect the patient during course of anitbiotic therapy
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exotoxin
produced by bacteria and found OUTSIDE of the bacteria cell in the surrounding medium. highly poisonous associated with septic shock
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Psychrophillic
cold loving reporduce best at low temps 4C
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mesophilic
reproduce best at body body temp 35C
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thermophillic
reproduce best at high temp 42C
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Normal urine output for adults
600 to 2,000 ml averaging about 1500 ml
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yellow or brown urine ( turnning green when shaken)
caused by presence of bile
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wbc acute infection count
above 50,000
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what hgb concentration indicates anemia
below 7
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Specific gravity in the morning will be?
Higher
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Specific gravity is measured using?
A refractometer
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Urine reagent strips may take up to how long?
2 min
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Use what microscope magnification to examine urine sample?
40X
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What may indicate disease in urinary tract?
More than 3 WBC on high-power field
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Red cells appear how?
Perfectly rounded
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One drop of 2 percent acetic acid added to urine sediment disintegrates what?
RBC
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Casts in the urine indicate?
Kidney disorder - urine will be positive for albumin
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Reagent strip positive for glucose and ketones may indicate?
Diabetes
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Casts in urine indicate?
Albumin

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