module s7 ccma

20/20 vision

The ability to see at 20 feet what the average person sees at 20 feet.

Analytes

A substance or chemical that is being identified and measured.

Cholesterol

A waxy, fatlike substance made by the liver.

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)

A 1988 amendment that regulates federal standards that apply to all clinical laboratory testing performed on humans in the United States.

Clinical Laboratory Testing

Testing used in conjunction with health history and physical examination to provide essential data for the diagnosis and management of a patient’s condition.

Critical Values

Laboratory results at such variance to the normal value range that a potentially life-threatening, pathophysiologic state is occurring. Action must be taken as soon as possible.

Cytology

Microscope examination of cells to identify a diagnosis.

F3cal Occult Blood Test (FOBT)

A lab test used to check stool samples for hidden (occult) blood.

Helicobacter Pylori

  Type of bacteria that infects the digestive tract.

Hematocrit (Hct)

Volume percentage of red blood cells in blood.

Hematology

Study of cause, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood.

Hemoglobin (Hgb)

Iron-containing oxygen-transport in red blood cells that is responsible for carrying oxygen from the respiratory organs to the rest of the body.

Hemoglobin A1C

Identifies blood glucose levels over approximately 3-month period.

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)  

Hormone secreted by the placenta during pregnancy.

Ishihara Test

Vision test to assess for color deficiency.

Microbiology

Study of all living organisms that are too small to be visible by the naked eye.

Mononucleosis

Contagious virus that is spread through saliva, also known as mono, most commonly caused by the Epstein-Barr virus.

Peak Flow Meter

Device that measures the amount of air exhaled upon forceful exhalation.

Pulmonary Function Test

Test to assess lung functioning, which will help assist in the detection and evaluation of pulmonary disease.

Qualitative

Identifying or measuring by the quality of something rather than its quantity.

Quality Assurance (QA)  

Maintenance of a desired level of quality related to a service or piece of equipment.

Quality Control (QC)

Action is performed to ensure the reliability of test results by detecting and eliminating error.

Quantitative

Related to measuring the amount of something.