Clinical Aspects Study Review for Final

Question 1

Occult blood tests done on stool samples are usually done to detect what?

Answer 1

colon cancer

Question 2

What is NPO called?

Answer 2

Nothing by mouth/ fasting

Question 3

What does NPO stand for?

Answer 3

nothing by mouth

Question 4

What cell’s chief function is to protect the body from bacteria and viruses?

Answer 4

WBC

Question 5

When checking the clarity of urine, what is the description that is considered the worst?

Answer 5

turbid

Question 6

what is the normal value range for a female hemoglobin level?

Answer 6

12-16

Question 7

When collecting a urine specimen but it can not be tested within an hour what should you do?

Answer 7

refrigerate it

Question 8

Urine specimens that have a high amount of bacteria will have what characteristic?

Answer 8

they will smell like ammonia

Question 9

What lab test might include electrolyte, bun, and cretin?

Answer 9

kidney function test

Question 10

What angle should the needle be inserted?

Answer 10

15-30

Question 11

Light Blue

Answer 11

sodium citrate
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Question 12

When collecting a urine sample for a drug screen what should you do first?

Answer 12

Check the temperature while the patient is in the room with you.

Question 13

Having a hemoglobin of less than ten will make the patient appear?

Answer 13

Pale, short of breath, and lethargic

Question 14

Specific gravity is defined as what?

Answer 14

The weight of the substance that is dissolved in urine compared to that of distilled water.

Question 15

What is the medical name for when a patient’s circulatory rbcs are efficient?

Answer 15

anemia

Question 16

When opening a new test kit or bottle of strips what steps should you take?

Answer 16

Quality control, calibrate machinery, change the code in the system, and fill out the log book that shows when the test was opened.

Question 17

Unless specified otherwise how should test strips be stored?

Answer 17

Refrigerated

Question 18

What area of the throat is swabbed during a rapid strep test?

Answer 18

peritonsill area

Question 19

infectious mononucleosis is caused by what?

Answer 19

Epstein Barr virus

Question 20

A congenital disease that is caused by a deficit of amino acids and the proteins developing int the blood stream is called?

Answer 20

mental retardation

Question 21

What is the abnormality of rbs such as shape and size called?

Answer 21

morphology

Question 22

What blood test includes enzymes and chemistry?

Answer 22

Liver function tests

Question 23

What is the lab value that always requires immediate intervention?

Answer 23

Panic value

Question 24

Lavender

Answer 24

EDTA cbc

Question 25

What is the normal range for a fasting glucose level?

Answer 25

70-100

Question 26

What type of blood is used for a hematocrit?

Answer 26

capillary or venous

Question 27

How deep should the lancet enter the skin for a capillary stick?

Answer 27

2 mm

Question 28

What test is ordered if a patient is present hyperglycemia during a fasting glucose test?

Answer 28

GTT (glucose tolerance test)

Question 29

Red

Answer 29

no additives - Serum tubes, chemistry, liver function test, lipid panels

Question 30

When a patient has a decreased level of red blood cells what does this indicate?

Answer 30

Anemia

Question 31

What is the name of the screening test done from capillary blood from and infants heel?

Answer 31

PKU

Question 32

Unless otherwise specified what abbreviation is used to specify the amount of a specimen?

Answer 32

QNS (quantity not sufficient)

Question 33

If a life treating allergic reaction occurs what should be done?

Answer 33

Inject adrenaline (epinephrine)

Question 34

If a urine specimen has a strong ammonia odor what does this indicate?

Answer 34

Urinary tract infection

Question 35

What test is associated with being able to detect pH, glucose, ketones, blood, bilirubin, and leukocytes?

Answer 35

Urinalysis

Question 36

Green tube

Answer 36

heparin, electrolytes, and cpm