They're so tiny..
Suffixes
Urinalysis
Phlebotomy Basics
Word Roots
100
These tiny guys are responsible for Beer, wine, food products, medicine and a nasty little urinary tract infection
What is yeast.
100
This suffix means inflammation.
What is -itis?
100
This specimen is collected by the patient voiding first thing in the morning. A) Random specimen B) First morning specimen C) 24-hour specimen
What is first morning specimen?
100
This is how many inches the tourniquet should be tied above the venipuncture site?
What is 3 to 4 inches?
100
This word root means heart.
What is cardi- ?
200
These bacteria look like "grape clusters" under the microscope. Watch out for some spendy antibiotics if they become "Methacillin Resistant" A) Staphylococcus aureus B) Bacillus anthracis C) Escherichia coli
What is Staphylococcus aureus
200
This suffix means condition of the blood.
What is -emia?
200
This is the density of a solution compared with the density of a similar volume of distilled water
What is specific gravity?
200
This is the word to describe feeling the vein.
What is palpate?
200
This word root means stomach
What is gastr- ?
300
A metallic sheen, green color and the smell of fresh tortillas or grapes are characteristics of this bacteria. A) Staph B) Psuedomonas aeruginosa
What is Psuedomonas aeruginosa?
300
This suffix means repair.
What is -plasty?
300
This urine color indicates the possibility of red blood cells in the urine. A) Green B) Red C) Pink
What is pink?
300
The needle should be inserted _____ side up.
What is bevel?
300
This word root means kidneys.
What is nephr- or ren- ?
400
Cleaning your hands with alcohol based hand sanitizer proves to be ineffective for eradicating this very nasty enteric pathogen present in patients with heavy use of antibiotics. A) Clostridium difficile B) Pseudomonas aerugonosa
What is Clostridium difficile?
400
This suffix means enlargement.
What is -megaly?
400
This urinary sediment is indicative of chronic renal failure. A) Waxy cast B) Squamous epithelial cell C) Sodium urate
What is waxy cast?
400
This is the degrees the needle should be held at.
What is 15 to 30 degrees?
400
This word root means fat.
What is lipid- ?
500
This bacteria is known to cause strep throat. A) Streptococcus pyogenes B) Salmonelleae
What is Streptococcus pyogenes?
500
This suffix means puncture to withdraw fluid or tissue.
What is -centesis?
500
While eating cheerios may help lower this, seeing these colorless, notched plates in your urine could indicate nephrotic syndrome.
What is cholesterol?
500
This is the result of hemorrhaging at the phlebotomy site.
What is bruising or hematoma
500
This word root means clot.
What is thromb- ?
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