Blood Work
Abbreviations
Healthcare Professions
Laboratory Dept.
Labs
100

Incision of a vein

What is phlebotomy?

100

MLS 

A certified laboratory Professional 

 (Medical Laboratory Scientist)

100

exhibits emotional stability

What is a successful quality healthcare professional?

100

Coagulation

What is prothrombin time (PT) test?

100

Respiratory therapy

What is arterial blood gases?

200

After routine blood collection, next


 transporting the sample to the laboratory

200

TJC

An organization that accredits and inspects clinical laboratories

200

A professional that performs a variety of tasks related to specimen preparation in the clinical laboratory?

What is an Accessioner


200

Cytology

What is Pap smears?

200

Hematology

What is complete blood counts (CBCs)?

300

A process in which the phlebotomist must ensure that the patient understands and agrees that his or her blood is going to be drawn.

 Informed consent

300

An abbreviation that stands for a type of blood collection vacuum tube?


What is  SST


300

The hospital laboratory falls under which categories of administrative services?

What is Professionals


300

Microbiology

What is Culture and sensitivity?

300

Private testing laboratory

What is a reference laboratory?

 

 

400

Evidence that an individual has demonstrated proficiency in a particular area of practice

 Certification

400

 An organization that accredits and inspects clinical laboratories?

What is TJC

 

400

 Hgb

What hematology tests measures the blood’s capacity to carry oxygen?

400

Pathologist

What is the director of a hospital clinical laboratory?

400

 Set standards for laboratories to ensure accurate patient results

What is Clinical & Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)

500

Privacy of health information

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)


500

An anticoagulant that is used most often in collection tubes for hematology studies?

What is EDTA



500

CAP

What agency provides proficiency testing of unknown samples to laboratories?

500

Molecular diagnostics

What is the laboratory department that uses genetic and biochemical techniques to analyze DNA in specimens?

500

Every 2 years

What is Joint Commission laboratories inspected and accredited?

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