Careers in Med Lab
Lab Safety
Lab Slang
Disease and Illness
Plates and Slides
100
Career where patients blood is extracted for analysis.
What is phlebotomy?
100
Worn as the outermost layer in lab. (Typically white.)
What is a lab coat?
100
Streaking a bacterial or fungal sample on an agar plate.
What is plating?
100
This illness, caused by a Streptococcus pyogenes infection, is characterized by severe sore throat and visible colony growth in the throat.
What is Strep Throat?
100
A single bacterial growth on an agar plate
What is a colony?
200
Analyzes samples to solve unknown or rare issues related to human disease.
What is a medical lab researcher?
200
Worn on the eyes to protect from contaminants splashing into the air.
What are safety goggles?
200
A small portion of a larger sample transferred to a separate container.
What is an aliquot?
200
Disease affecting the respiratory system causing a bloody, intense cough. Sometimes called TB.
What is Tuberculosis?
200
Along with bacteria, this type of pathogen can also be plated
What is fungi?
300
A type of laboratory scientist that analyzes samples from non-human patients.
What is a veterinary laboratory scientist?
300
Worn on the hands to protect the quality of the sample and the person handling the specimen.
What are gloves?
300
When red blood cells have burst due to a rough blood draw, causing plasma to be a pinkish red color.
What is hemolysis?
300
Causes painful urination and bacterial can be found after plating.
What is a Urinary Tract Infection?
300
Identify the disease caused by these abnormally-shaped red blood cells.
What is sickle cell anemia?
400
Works with the CDC to track disease outbreaks and monitor environmental safety standards.
What is a public health scientist?
400
Used to hold waste that may be hazardous to the environment. Must be autoclaved or incinerated for optimal safety.
What is a biohazard bin?
400
Abbreviated QNS used when a sample's volume is inadequate for testing.
What is "Quantity Not Sufficient"?
400
Condition caused by a deficiency in hemoglobin and hematocrit levels characterized by excessive fatigue and dizziness.
What is anemia?
400
Identify the diseased caused by these proliferated white blood cells?
What is Acute Myeloid Leukemia?
500
Goes through medical school to specialize in diagnosing patients through lab results.
What is a pathologist?
500
Filters harmful air contaminants using a sash and ventilation system. (Concentrated HCl must be kept under this equipment.)
What is a fume hood?
500
The amount of time an analyzer can run without operator intervention.
What is Walkaway Time?
500
Sexually transmitted disease found by testing the blood or saliva for antibodies and antigens like the p24 antigen.
What is HIV?
500
Identify the immune cells stained purple.
What are neutrophils?