Basics
MLT, CLS
What is Medical Laboratory Technology/Technologist and Clinical Laboratory Science/Scientist?
Tests involve the cellular components of blood.
What is hematology?
Department responsible for culturing and identifying microorganisms
What is MICROBIOLOGY?
The liquid portion of the blood that has been allowed to clot it does not contain clotting factors
What is SERUM?
What is SPUTUM?
Large government lab, CDC
What is the Center for Disease Control?
May be a separate department in a large laboratory or a subdivision of chemistry or hematology in a smaller laboratory. Physical, chemical, and microscopic examinations of urine specimens are performed.
What is URINALYSIS?
A subdivision of microbiology, procedures make up the majority of the work in microbiology. Bacteria can be identified from specimens such as sputum, wounds, blood, urine, or other body fluids by inoculating the specimen to culture media. Antibiotic susceptibility tests are performed.
What is BACTERIOLOGY?
What is "TISSUE"?
Fluid that surrounds the lungs in chest cavity.
What is PLEURAL fluid?
POCT brings the laboratory test to the patient rather than obtaining a specimen from patient and then transporting it to the laboratory for testing. What does POCT stand for?
Point
Of
Care
Testing
Usually the largest department, tests are performed on plasma, serum, urine, and other fluids like spinal fluid and joint fluid. Many tests are performed like: blood glucose, cholesterol, enzyme tests, electrolytes. Toxicology is a subdivision that analyzes blood and urine for drugs.
What is CLINICAL CHEMISTRY?
A subdivision of microbiology, procedures involve study of viruses AND fungi. (provide 2 names)
What is VIROLOGY and MYCOLOGY?
"Pathos"
"disease/suffering"
Typically examined to determine fertility
What is SEMEN?
Large laboratories have LIS that improve efficiency and reduce errors. In hospitals, the LIS can be linked into the institution-wide computer system. Computerization in the laboratory and hospital has reduced errors in specimen identification and tracking. Specimens are labeled with preprinted bar-coded labels that match bar-coded test requisitions and patient identification bracelets. Data can be entered directly into the computer system using bar-code scanners. Even small laboratories usually have a system for preprinting.What does LIS stand for?
Laboratory
Information
Systems
Blood is tested for compatibility, stored, and processed for transfusion.
What is the BLOOD BANK?
(also called IMMUNOHEMATOLOGY and TRANSFUSION SERVICES. )
Most hospital laboratories and small clinics have a separate department responsible for collecting and processing specimens.
What is PHLEBOTOMY?
Tests are used to diagnose and monitor patients who have defects in the blood-clotting mechanism.
What are COAGULATION tests?
ABDOMINAL fluid
What is PERITONEAL panel?
What department do you think your PCR covid test goes to in the laboratory? (Analysis of DNA and RNA to determine if patient has an infection.)
May be a separate department in a larger laboratory or subdivision in a smaller lab. In the past, it was called serology. Tests are based on antigen-antibody methods. Tests included for: pregnancy, arthritis, autoimmune diseases, and infectious diseases (HIV, mononucleosis, influenza, hepatitis, STDs, etc.)
What is IMMUNOLOGY?
In larger labs, specimens are delivered to this central area where they are processed, logged into the computer using the barcodes on their labels, and given a specimen identification code before being distributed to the departments for testing. High volume labs use robotics and automated systems.
What is ACCESSIONING?
HIPAA is the abbreviation for:
What is Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act?
CSF stands for...
What is a CEREBRAL SPINAL FLUID?