MLT 131 Test 2 Study Guide Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards covering clinical laboratory definitions, regulatory agencies, and laboratory equipment based on the MLT 131 Test 2 Study Guide.

A laboratory that performs chemical and microscopic tests on blood, other body fluids, and tissues is called a clinical laboratory.

true

In 2005 more than 189,000 clinical laboratories were listed with Department of Health and Human Service (DHHS) as providing services to humans in the United States.

true

Clinical laboratories are found only in university teaching hospitals.

false

Epidemiology is an important function of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

true

A phlebotomist is a health care worker trained in blood collection.

true

Laboratory testing has become increasingly sophisticated.

true

The term clinical laboratory science largely replaced medical technology for several years.

true

The field of medical technology began 50 years ago.

false

Early laboratories were staffed mostly by doctors.

true

Clinical laboratory personnel work as “medical detectives.”

true

As long as health care workers are competent, their manner of dress at work does not matter.

false

An international, nonprofit organization that establishes standards of best current practice for clinical laboratories is:

c.	Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)

The branch of biology dealing with microbes is called:

c.	microbiology

The governmental agency that oversees public health care matters in the United States is

b.	Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

The division of Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) responsible for protecting public health by ensuring the safety and efficacy of foods, drugs, biological products, medical devices, and cosmetics is:

c.	Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

The agency within Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) responsible for implementing CLIA ’88 is:

c.	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

The professional society and credentialing agency for medical assistants is the:

c.	American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)

One agency that accredits educational programs for clinical laboratory personnel is the:

c.	National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS)

One professional society and credentialing agency for phlebotomists is the:

a.	American Society of Phlebotomy Technicians (ASPT)

All of the following are current trends in health care EXCEPT

b.	longer hospital stays

Medical assistants have been trained in:

d.	all of the above

Which laboratory containers can be used to make critical measurements?

c.	volumetric flasks

All of the following are true of pipets EXCEPT

c.	A TD pipet must be rinsed to ensure the correct volume is delivered.

Graduated cylinders:

b.	are used by reading volume at meniscus

A liquid in which substances can be dissolved is a:

a.

solvent

A noncritical measurement can be:

b.	made using an Erlenmeyer flask

The plastic that can be heat sterilized is

b.	polypropylene

Glassware with chips or cracks:

a.	should be discarded

Which of the following is true of a pH meter?

a.	measures the hydrogen ion concentration in a solution

All of the following are true concerning laboratory balances EXCEPT:

c.	The weighing pan should be cleaned once a day.