Blood Chemistry
The quality control mechanism used to check the precision and accuracy of testing equipment.
What is calibration?
A recommended range for the blood glucose level for a diabetic patient before meals.
What is 80-120 mg/dL?
Often labeled as "bad" cholesterol.
What is LDL (low density lipoprotein)?
A kidney function test.
What is the blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test?
Term for a substance that is capable of combining with an antigen.
What is an antibody?
The blood collection tube used for most blood chemistry tests.
What is a serum separator tube (SST)? (or red-stoppered tube)
Term to describe an abnormally low level of glucose in the blood.
What is hypoglycemia?
Referred to as "good" cholesterol.
What is HDL (high density lipoprotein)?
A VDRL screening test.
What is the screening test for syphilis?
Number of types of viral hepatitis.
What is there are 5 types of viral hepatitis: A, B, C, D, and E
A substance that is being identified or measured in a laboratory test.
What is an analyte?
Measures the average amount of glucose in the blood over a three-month period.
What is the Hemoglobin A1C test?
Desirable total cholesterol level.
What is less than 200 mg/dL?
An acute infectious disease caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).
What is infectious mononucleosis?
Name of test used to assist in the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis.
What is the rheumatoid factor (RF) test?
A blood chemistry profile or panel that is frequently ordered on patients in a medical office, especially in health screenings.
What is a comprehensive metabolic profile (CMP)?
The recommended A1C level for a patient with diabetes
What is less than 7%?
The buildup of fatty deposits on the walls of arteries.
What is atherosclerosis?
The enzyme immunoassay (EIA) test and the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) tests.
What are tests used as screening for the presence of HIV?
Detects inflammation and tissue destruction.
What is C-reactive protein test (CRP)?
Type of specimen required for most blood chemistry tests.
What is serum?
The American Diabetes Association's normal range for a fasting blood glucose level in mg/dL.
What is 70-99 mg/dL?
Pt preparation instructions for a triglyceride test considering food intake prior to having their blood drawn.
What is do not eat or drink (except for water) for 12 hours before the test?
Test used to detect a blood incompatibility problem with a mother and her unborn child.
What is the Rh antibody titer?
One of three reasons for ABO and Rh blood typing.
What is: only need 1
to prevent blood transfusion reactions?
to prevent transplant reactions?
to identify problems such as hemolytic disease of the newborn?