Outcome 4 Lab Tests

Question 1

Measurement of the percentage of RBCs in whole blood

Answer 1

Hematocrit

Question 2

Count of RBCs in whole blood

Answer 2

Red Blood Count (RBC)

Question 3

Measurement of the oxygen-carrying pigment of RBC

Answer 3

Hemoglobin (Hgb)

Question 4

Count of WBCs in whole blood

Answer 4

White Blood Count

Question 5

Percentage of WBCs in a specimen of 100 white cells

Answer 5

Differential White Blood Cells/Differential Leukocyte count

Question 6

Count of platelets in whole blood

Answer 6

Platelet Count (thrombocyte count)

Question 7

Measurement of one of two major protein factors of blood

Answer 7

Albumin

Question 8

Total amounts of albumin and globulins in the blood serum

Answer 8

Total Protein

Question 9

Test for chloride, potassium, sodium and CO2 in blood serum

Answer 9

Electrolytes

Question 10

An end-product of the metabolism of purines

Answer 10

Uric Acid

Question 11

Measurement of an indicator of renal function

Answer 11

Creatinine

Question 12

Amount of byproduct of hemoglobin breakdown produced in liver/spleen/bone marrow

Answer 12

Bilirubin

Question 13

Measurement of enzyme found in bone, liver, intestine and placenta

Answer 13

Alkaline Phosphatase

Question 14

Measurement of enzyme found in heart, liver, muscle

Answer 14

Aspartate Aminotransferase

Question 15

Measurement of body tissue intracellular enzyme released after tissue damage

Answer 15

Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH, LD)

Question 16

mesurement of the time taken for clot formation after adding thromboplastin and calcium to citrated plasma

Answer 16

Prothrombin Time (PT)

Question 17

Evaluation of the functioning of the coagulation sequence. Screening process used for coagulation disorders and effectiveness of heparin therapy

Answer 17

Partial Thrombolastin Time (PTT)

Question 18

Measurement of time required for the platelet clot to form; often measured by the Ivy Method

Answer 18

Bleeding Times

Question 19

Measurement of rate at which RBCS fall out of well-mixed whole blood to the bottom of a special vertical test tube

Answer 19

ESR – Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate

Question 20

Measurement of the blood glucose bound to hemoglobin

Answer 20

Glycosylated Hgb/ Glycohemoglobin

Question 21

Glycosylated Hgb gives an overall view of the past ___ days of glucose saturation

Answer 21

120

Question 22

Amount of glucose found in blood after 8 hours of fasting

Answer 22

Fasting Blood Glucose (FBS levels)

Question 23

Evaluates patients who have symptoms of diabetes mellitus, diabetic complications, screening for gestational diabetes

Answer 23

GTT Glucose Tolerance Test

Question 24

Blood glucose levels 2 hours after ingestion of a normal meal, usually lunch

Answer 24

2 Hour Postprandial

Question 25

List some measurements done as part of urinalysis

Answer 25

pH, specific gravity, color, odor, presence of **ketones, proteins, sugars, bilirubin and urobilinogen**, presence of **abnormal blood cells, casts, bacteria, other cells and crystals**

Question 26

Test done to detect occult blood in stool

Answer 26

Guaiac tests

Question 27

**Excision** of tissue from the living body, followed by **microscopic examination** for purpose of finding diagnosis

Answer 27

Biopsy

Question 28

**Electrodiagnostic assessment** and recordign of the activity of the **skeletal muscles**; study assessing the state of the **muscle at rest and during contraction**

Answer 28

Electromyelogram

Question 29

Intradermal injection of **tuberculin** given on the inner aspect of the lower arm; results read in 48-72 hours

Answer 29

Tuberculosis Screening/Mantoux Test

Question 30

Specimens obtained from **various tissues and fluids** and placed on a medium to grow and then studies for **microbes.** Specimen also placed on a disk with various **antibiotics** to determine which one will be effective in destroying the microbe.

Answer 30

Culture (growing in medium) and Sensitivity (microbe vs antibiotics)

Question 31

A surgical procedure to **withdraw spinal fluid** for analysis

Answer 31

Lumbar Puncture

Question 32

Used to diagnose **pernicious anemia and peptic ulcers**. Contents of stomach are analyzed for **acidity, appearance and volume.**

Answer 32

Gastric Analysis

Question 33

Studies of the **functioning or nonfunctioning** of a patient's **immue system**

Answer 33

Immune and Immunoglobin Studies

Question 34

Used to diagnose pregnancy, abortion, ectopic pregnancy and uterine pathology

Answer 34

Pregnancy Tests **Human Chronic Gonadotropin**, hCG/UCG

Question 35

Aspiration of **bone marrow** by needle from the **sternum, posterior superior iliac spine** or the **anterior iliac crest** to diagnose neoplasms, metastasis and blood disorders

Answer 35

Bone Marrow Studies

Question 36

Recording of the **Electrical activity** of the **cerebral cortex** of the brain to locate insult to **cerebral tisuse**

Answer 36

Electro**encephalo**gram

Question 37

Infectious disease drug category must be taken at **the first sign of symptoms** to be most effective

Answer 37

Antivirals

Question 38

Drug category is also known as **antimalarials**

Answer 38

**antiprotozoals**