Specimen Collection
True or False: Specimens should be labeled with the patient's full name, ID number, collection date and time, and the provider's name.
False
Passed by Congress to establish quality standards for all laboratory testing
What is CLIA
This clinical department performs lipid panels.
What is the Chemistry Department?
The part of the microscope that magnifies an image 10x.
What is the ocular?
The most effective means of preventing infection.
What is hand washing and the sanitization of hands?
The most commonly collected specimens for laboratory testing.
What are: blood, urine, and swab samples from wounds or mucous membranes
Encompasses a comprehensive set of policies and procedures developed to ensure the reliability of laboratory results
What is Quality Assurance?
The science that involves the microscopic analysis of cells
What is cytology?
Total magnification of the specimen provided when using the 40' objective.
What is 400x?
The abbreviation that means a laboratory test should be run immediately.
What is STAT?
The stepwise method used to collect, process, and test a specimen.
What is chain of custody?
The following result is an example of this type of test:
Fecal Occult Blood Test: positive
What is a qualitative lab test result?
The department of the laboratory that analyzes blood, cerebrospinal fluid, urine, and joint fluid.
What is the chemistry department?
The M.A. will contact this person when preparing a chemical hygiene plan for their employer and they need copies of the safety data sheets (SDS) for several products in use in their laboratory.
What is the manufacturer?
The top diamond (red) of the national fire protection association identification system indicates this.
What is flammability?
Responsibilities of the medical assistant in the clinical laboratory include all but one of the following:
- Providing proper patient preparation
- Interpreting abnormal results and providing patients with diagnoses
- Perform CLIA waived test
- Obtaining and labeling specimens
What is interpreting abnormal results and providing diagnoses?
Examples include dipstick urinalysis, fecal occult blood, and hematocrit.
What is a CLIA-waived test?
Pap smears are sent to this department.
What is cytology?
This microscope component directs the light up through the slide.
What is the condenser?
Requires the laboratory employer to have a written exposure control plan to protect the lab’s employees
What is OSHA?
The primary role of the medical assistant in the lab
What is collecting quality specimans?
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments
What does CLIA an abbreviation of?
The department that studies blood cells and coagulation.
What is hematology?
A tool whose main purpose is to identify hazardous chemicals, use of PPE, and procedures to follow for chemical exposure
What is a Safety Data Sheet?
The Greenwich clock time that corresponds to 1735 hours.
What is 5:35 pm?