Devices & Instruments Flashcards
(23 cards)
1
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- wooden or with cotton swab
- specimen preparation
- spot test sampling, drop transfers, mixing and stiring
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Applicator Stick
2
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- push the tongue down to allow examination of the mouth and throat
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Tongue Depressor
3
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- small device used to prick fingers to take blood sample
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Lancet
4
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- used together with lancet, makes pricking easier
- can still prick without it
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Lancing device
5
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- transfer or extract tiny quantities of samples onto a microscope slide
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Medicine Dropper
6
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- hold specimen for examination under a microscope
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Glass Slide
7
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- to collect blood when only a small amount is required
- available in plain or anti-coagulant / heparin (keeps blood from clotting)
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Microhematocrit Tube
8
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- containers used to hold reagents or samples
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Beaker
9
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- to grow bacteria or store bodily fluids like blood
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Test Tube
10
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- hold test tubes upright at the same time
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Test Tube Rack
11
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- used for embedding specimens
- its melted form is used to surround a specimen to make it firm enough for thin slicing (paper thin)
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Paraffin Wax
12
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- used to seal the end of glass capillary tubes (others hematocrit)
- prevents blood from spilling
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Clay Sealant
13
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- measures the patient’s body
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Tape Measure
14
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- used to test the frequency of hearing
- determines if the patient has hearing loss by vibration
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Tuning Fork
15
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- test reflexes of the deep tendons to check for abnormalities of the nervous system
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Reflex Hammer
16
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- used as an assessment tool especially on small body parts (eyes, ears, nose)
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Pen Light
17
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- to test visual acuity or sharpness of vision
- 20/20 vision is ideal
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Snellen’s Chart
18
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- examine objects too small to be seen by the naked eye
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Microscope
19
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- used in spirometry
- measures lung’s capacity to inhale and exhale air
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Spirometer
20
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- determine percantage of RBCs in a blood sample
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Microhematocrit Reader
21
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- to measure blood pressure
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Sphygmomanometer
22
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- listening to internal sounds of the body
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Stethoscope
23
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- spins blood specimen, separating the cells from the liquid portion
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Microhematocrit Centrifuge
