Medical Office Lab Procedures Final

Moderate complexity test

A test that a doctor must run in a laboratory setting.

Purpose of calibrating equipment

Ensuring accurate results.

Moderate complexity test

A test that a doctor must run in a laboratory setting.

Purpose of calibrating equipment

Ensuring accurate results.

Epstein-Barr Virus

The cause for infectious mononucleosis.

Fasting duration for bloodwork

8-12 Hrs.

Alerting physician about food/drink

Yes, you should alert the physician if they have had food or drink during that time.

What are routine tests in a Physician office laboratory?

Chemistry and hematology tests.

When handling a pediatric blood draw, do you explain the procedure to make the patient and parent feel reassured?

Yes, you explain the procedure to make the patient and parent feel reassured.

How do you collect a sample from a wound?

Depending on whether it is a shallow or deep wound, use a swab stick for shallow wounds and a needle and syringe for deep wounds.

Can a POL can provide physicians with quicker test results?

A POL can provide physicians with quicker test results.

Immune system function

Defends the body from infections and illnesses caused by harmful invaders like bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites.

A control sample run in a POL checks the _____ of the tests.

Checks the accuracy of the tests.

When should a lab requisition form be included with a sample and sent to the lab?

Always

Fecal occult blood specimens have how many slots on the card to test?

Typically have 2 designated slots on the card to test.

Should you work with blood when you have cuts lesions or sores on your hands?

You should not work with blood when you have cuts, lesions, and sores on your hands.

What do you wear for protection from droplets or spray?

Eyes, mouth, and nose should be covered with a face mask and eye protection.

Hematologic tests are defined as what?

Uses whole blood to identify issues with count, size, or shape of blood cells.

ESR and UA tests can be performed in a POL if a Certificate of ____ has been granted.

Certificate of waiver

Does a centrifuge spin at high speeds to combine or separate components?

Spins at high speeds to separate components.

Centrifuge run time?

Should run for 15 minutes to properly separate a specimen, however depends on lab requirements etc.

Spirometer

An instrument that measures the air taken in by and expelled from the lungs.

Diagnostic test for COPD and Asthma

Pulmonary function test (PFT)

Pulse-oximeter function

Measures the amount of oxygen a patient has in their blood.

Increasing oxygen levels

Have the patient sit upright with feet on the floor, breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth.

PFT (pulmonary function test)

Measures and evaluates the lung capacity and volume.

Maximum time urine can sit at room temperature

Maximum 30 minutes to an hour

Chain of Custody protocols

Followed in drug and alcohol urine testing.

Medical term for blood in urine

Hematuria.

When giving a pregnancy test, the reagent strip is looking for

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG).

QNS in lab report

Indicates quantity not sufficient when a patient does not provide enough urine for test.

Urine test strip

A chemically coated strip used in urine dips.

What is the most common type of sample?

Random urine specimens

Specific Gravity

Measures the concentration of substance in a liquid or solution compared to the concentration of the same substance in water.

Clean-Catch midstream urine specimen

Method used when collecting a urine culture, which involves cleaning outside genitalia to prevent bacteria in sample.

Medical term Anuria

Absence of urine production.

Medical Term Oliguria

A reduced excretion of urine.

Billirubinuria

The first sign of Liver Disease.

Leads in ECG

Record the electrical activity of the heart rate.

Ventricular Fibrillation

A life-threatening dysrhythmia that results in no cardiac output.

Holter monitor

Used to assess electrical activity for a 24-hour period of normal activity in the patient's life.

Stylus in ECG

A pen-line instrument that records impulse movement on the ECG paper.

Primary pacemaker of the heart

SA node.

Holter monitor instructions

Patients should record all activity, emotions, symptoms, and medications taken.

Electrode placement V2

Placed on the left of the sternum.

What size are the power lenses?

Low 10x High 40x Oil Immersion 100x

Which lens is a low power lens?

Low power objective lens 10x

What is a foreign object that can been seen through the lens?

Artifact

Fine adjustment

Fine adjustment allows for a more precise and delicate adjustment for sharp, detailed viewing

Coarse adjustment

The coarse adjustment provides a rapid, large movement to get the specimen roughly in focus

The objective part of a microscope contains a ____ lens.

Magnifying