lab basics

Question 1

centrifuge

Answer 1

separates specimens into components

Question 2

used to view skin scrapings

Answer 2

10x

Question 3

used to count blood cells

Answer 3

40x high/dry

Question 4

used to view bacteria

Answer 4

100x oil immersion

Question 5

used to differentiate between white blood cells

Answer 5

100x oil immersion

Question 6

used to view sediment in urine

Answer 6

40x high/dry

Question 7

solution used to test equipment, similar to specimen

Answer 7

control

Question 8

solution used to detect presence of another

Answer 8

reagent

Question 9

a small sample of a specimen

Answer 9

aliquot

Question 10

clean eye pieces and objective lenses with

Answer 10

lens paper

Question 11

which career requires BA/MA

Answer 11

lab technologist

Question 12

used to keep specimens at specific temperature

Answer 12

incubator

Question 13

device that measures light through specimen

Answer 13

photometer

Question 14

what PPE should be worn when processing specimens

Answer 14

all (gloves, gown, goggles, mask)

Question 15

postprandial

Answer 15

after eating

Question 16

what is an outside lab

Answer 16

a hospital based on independent lab, handles specimens from many facilities

Question 17

reference lab

Answer 17

associated with medical schools, perform complex and infrequently used tests

Question 18

physicians office laboratory

Answer 18

some labs ordered by the Dr., performed in office

Question 19

General Duty clause

Answer 19

states that if guidelines do not already exist, agencies must do everything in their power to protect employees

Question 20

medical safety data sheet includes

Answer 20

product identification, safety information and proper disposal/storage, potential health hazards, handling precautions, fire and explosion info

Question 21

hazardous waste includes

Answer 21

blood and blood products, body fluids and tissues, cultures, vaccines, sharps, gloves, inoculation loops, paper contaminated with body fluids, must be labeled, sharps disposed of in sharp box, waste in biohazard bag

Question 22

needle stick hazards act

Answer 22

requires agencies to lessen risk, ask for input from employees annually, keep detailed log of needle stick incidences

Question 23

CLIA (clinical laboratory improvement amendments)

Answer 23

all labs that run tests on human specimens must be regulated

Question 24

phlebotomist

Answer 24

high school or certificate, run certificate of waiver tests, collect specimens

Question 25

laboratory technician

Answer 25

associate's degree, level 1 tests, automated tests

Question 26

laboratory technologist

Answer 26

BA or MA, level 1 test, manual test

Question 27

pathologist test

Answer 27

PhD or MD, level 2 tests, complex interpretations

Question 28

what are labs required to do for quality assurance

Answer 28

required to have policy/procedure that includes yearly training, quality control programs that use control samples to check equipment/reagents, calibration, maintenance, documentation of quality control protocols, proficiency testing

Question 29

photometer

Answer 29

instrument to measure light intensity

Question 30

autoclave

Answer 30

used to sterilize equipment or instruments

Question 31

scanning microscope

Answer 31

40x, to find the specimen

Question 32

100x

Answer 32

low power, skin scrapings

Question 33

400x

Answer 33

high and dry power, urine, RBC, WBC

Question 34

1000x

Answer 34

oil immersion, bacteria, differentials

Question 35

tests that require precise timing

Answer 35

glucose levels, medication levels

Question 36

what is necessary on blood sample label

Answer 36

patient's name, patient's ID number, date/time + initials of collector

Question 37

hemolyzed blood

Answer 37

plasma is pink or red, result of phlebotomy technique

Question 38

jaundiced blood (icteric)

Answer 38

plasma is green or yellow (due to bilirubin)

Question 39

certificate of waiver tests include

Answer 39

pregnancy, urine, covid, hemoglobin

Question 40

level 1 tests include

Answer 40

CBC, cholesterol, hematology

Question 41

what is a quality assurance program

Answer 41

requires policies and procedures including proficiency testing, external quality control, and internal quality control testing

Question 42

what is the result if a lab fails to provide documentation for quality control

Answer 42

fines, sanctions, loss of accreditation

Question 43

what is proficiency testing

Answer 43

form of external quality control where a sample (aliquot) is sent to an outside lab for confirmation