Infection Control
Orientation to lab
Microbiology & Disease
Urine & Stool
Blood Specimens
100
Immunity
What is the body's ability to resist pathogens and disease?
100
Microbiological tests
What are tests that examine blood, urine, sputum, reproductive fluids and fluids from wounds to identify the presence of pathogenic organisms?
100
Microbiology
What is the study of microorganisms?
100
First morning urine specimen
What is the urine specimen that contains the greatest concentration of substances?
100
Phlebotomy
What is the practice of withdrawing blood from a vein?
200
maintaining strict housekeeping skills
What cycle can a medical assistant break by using
200
autoclave
What is the equipment used to sterilize medical/surgical instruments?
200
Virus
What is an example of a subcellular microorganism?
200
Clean-catch midstream urine specimen
What is collected for a culture and sensitivity and can also be collected by using a catheter?
200
Formed elements
What is the term for red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets?
300
airborne transmission
What is diseases such as tuberculosis are often transmitted by
300
Centrifuge
What is a device for spinning a specimen at high speed to separate component parts or blood?
300
Pathogen
What is a microorganism capable of causing disease?
300
Catheterization
What is the procedure of inserting a plastic tube in order to drain urine?
300
Capillary Puncture
What is the procedure for obtaining a blood sample on the middle or ring fingers?
400
Proper hand hygiene
What is the most important aseptic procedure for an MA
400
objective
What is the part of an optical microscope containing a magnifying glass?
400
Cancer Treatment
What has the ability to weaken the body's ability to fight infection?
400
Cystostomy
What is the type of catheter used for drainage through a wound that leads to the bladder?
400
Hemophilia
What is a disorder in which the blood does not coagulate at a wound or puncture site?
500
Vector
What is a living organism that carries microorganisms from an infected person to another?
500
Condenser
What is the part of the optical microscope that concentrates the light being directed through the sample?
500
Rheumatic Fever
What is a complication of strep infection manifested by inflammation of the heart tissue?
500
Bilirubinuria
What is one of the first signs of liver disease?
500
Fluid-Electrolyte imbalances
What is identified in blood tests for potassium and sodium?
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