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Normal adult temperature
97.8 - 99.1 degrees fahrenheit
Normal adult pulse
60 to 100 beats per minute
Common, benign, smooth tumors of muscle cells
Fibroids or leiomyomas
Which sphygmomanometers are no longer being manufactured?
Mercury sphygmomanometers
Normal adult respirations
12 - 18
An example of environmental factors in disease transmission
Unpasteurized milk from an infected cow
A laboratory that performs moderate complexity testing must be ran by a ______________
The infection cycle begins when a pathogen is established in the ________________
Reservoir Host
Normal adult blood pressure
Systolic less than 120 and diastolic less than 80
What communication should be used when preparing a patient for lab testing?
Let the patient be your guide in determining how much information to provide.
When certain test require patients to prepare by fasting or restrictions for lab tests and the patient did follow them correctly
Inform the physician to determine whether the blood can still be collected.
What are artifacts?
Foreign objects visible through a microscope, but unrelated to the specimen.
Most often affects the scalp, groin and feet
Ringworm
The focus of the quality control program is to _________
Ensure accuracy in test results through careful monitoring or test procedure
Aside from taking length and weight on an infant, what other measurements are taken
Head circumference
An infection that is present in a child at the time of birth
Congenital
Records the electrical activity of the brain
Electroencephalography
Procedures that fall into the category of moderate complexity tests include
Bacteriology, virology, immunology and chemistry
What is an electrocardiogram
provides a measurement of the hearts electrical activity.
A living organism that carries microorganisms from an infected person to another person
Vector
Certificate of waiver test are classified as such if they ______________
Pose an insignificant risk to the patient if it is performed or interpreted incorrectly.
In what year was the needlestick safety and prevention act signed into law
November 2000
What is carpel tunnel?
Compression of the median nerve, causing wrist pain and numbness.
What internal factors affect blood pressure
Cardiac output, blood volume, vasoconstriction and blood viscosity
Infection of the bone; principal symptom is pain.
Osteomyelitis