Medical Interventions Review Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards generated from the Medical Interventions review notes covering lab skills, definitions, and diagnostic tests.

Medical Intervention

Anything used to improve health or change the course of a disease.

Outbreak

A sudden increase in cases of a disease.

ELISA

Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; a test used to detect an antigen or antibody.

Qualitative

A type of test result or data that tells if something is present.

Quantitative

A type of test result or data that tells how much of a substance is present.

Serial Dilution

Repeatedly diluting a substance step-by-step, resulting in a lower concentration.

Bioinformatics

Using computers to analyze biological information.

BLAST

A tool that compares DNA sequences with sequences in a database to identify pathogens and assist in diagnosis.

Antibody

Protein that binds to a specific antigen.

Antigen

Substance that triggers an immune response.

Concentration

Amount of a substance in a certain amount of solution.

Enzyme

Protein that speeds up a chemical reaction.

Genome

All of an organism's genetic material.

Pathogen

Disease-causing organism or agent.

Primer

Short DNA/RNA sequence needed to start copying DNA.

Solute

Substance being dissolved.

Solution

Mixture of substances.

Solvent

Substance that dissolves another substance.

Substrate

Substance an enzyme acts on.

Primary Antibody

Antibody that attaches directly to the pathogen antigen in an ELISA test.

Secondary Antibody

Antibody that attaches to the primary antibody and has an enzyme attached to it in an ELISA test.