chapter 15

Human chorionic gonadotropin

________ (hCG)- produced by the placenta during pregnancy which shows if a woman is pregnant.

Dipstick test

________- plastic stick with reagent pads which react with particular substances in the urine and change color in precise ways.

High complexity

________- tests that require close attention to details, experience and training.

Urinalysis

________- tool used to evaluate substances found in the urine.

Rouleaux formation

________- RBC sticking to each other.

Hematocrit

________- used as screening test for anemia and is measured as the packed cell volume of red blood cells or the percentage of red blood cells in whole blood.

Microhematocrit

________- procedure for determining the hematopoietic and require only small amount of blood.

own patients

Provider- performed microscopy procedures (PPMP)- performed by healthcare providers only for their ________.

Glucose

________ testing- detect abnormal glucose levels and to monitor them.

Strep

________ screening- used to determine if the bacteria that causes strep throat (Group A Streptococcus) is present in the throat.

cell volume

Packed ________ (PCV)- percentage of red blood cells in the body.

Moderate complexity

________- not complex but require formal training.

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

________ (ESR)- Rate at which RBC are setting in whole blood.

Certificate of Waiver

________- granted to labs that performs only waived tests.

Certificate of Waiver

granted to labs that performs only waived tests

Clinical Laboratory improvement Advisory Committee (CLIAC)

makes recommendations for good practice in a certificate of waiver laboratory

Clinical Laboratory improvement Amendments (CLIA 88)

requires laboratory personnel to be properly trained and certified and laboratories to be inspected and certified by CMS

Dipstick test

plastic stick with reagent pads which react with particular substances in the urine and change color in precise ways

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)

Rate at which RBC are setting in whole blood

normal range of ESR for male is

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Glucose testing

detect abnormal glucose levels and to monitor them

Hematocrit

used as screening test for anemia and is measured as the packed cell volume of red blood cells or the percentage of red blood cells in whole blood

High complexity

tests that require close attention to details, experience and training

Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)

produced by the placenta during pregnancy which shows if a woman is pregnant

Microhematocrit

procedure for determining the hematopoietic and require only small amount of blood

Moderate complexity

not complex but require formal training

Packed cell volume (PCV)

percentage of red blood cells in the body

Provider-performed microscopy procedures (PPMP)

performed by healthcare providers only for their own patients

Reagents

lab test chemicals

Rouleaux formation

RBC sticking to each other

Standard operating procedures (SOP)

requirement for laboratory performing waived tests

Strep screening

used to determine if the bacteria that causes strep throat ( Group A Streptococcus ) is present in the throat

Urinalysis

tool used to evaluate substances found in the urine

Urine chemical screening

chemicals found in the urine