What is that term?
Study of all living organisms that are too small to be visible by the naked eye.
What is microbiology?
It's screened for the presence of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) antibodies.
What is pregnancy testing?
This sample can be collected at any time of the day and is used for screening puposes.
What is Random Urine?
Performed as a noninvasive screening to detect visual abnormalities in the eye.
What is a vision test?
Vision test to assess for color deficiency.
What is Ishihara test?
Steps performed to ensure the reliability of test results through detecting and eliminating error.
What is quality control?
A machine used to screen for the oxygen-carrying protein in whole blood, performed using capillary blood from a finger stick (capillary puncture).
What is Hemoglobin?
This specimen is more concentrated and is often used for pregnancy testing or when other analytes need to be evaluated.
What is First Morning Specimen?
A diluted allergen is injected intradermally, and the patient is observed. An initial wheal is expected.
What is Intradermal Testing?
Examples of patient identifiers.
What is Name, Date of Birth, Assigned identification number, Phone number, and Address?
A waxy, fatlike substance made by liver
what is cholesterol?
This capillary blood test determines the approximate control of blood glucose levels over a 3-month period.
What is Hemoglobin A1C?
The patient cleanses the genitalia area using three moist antiseptic wipes and will begin by urinating in the toilet, then pause and collect the rest of the urine specimen in a sterile container.
What is Clean-Catch Midstream?
A noninvasive test that detects the lung's ability to function.
The total cholesterol:
What is 130 to 200 mg/dL?
Identifying or measuring by the quality of something rather than its quantity
What is qualitative?
Test performed to screen for hidden blood in the stool.
This method uses a large container with preservatives. The patient discards their first morning urine specimen and collects all remaining urination specimens.
What is a 24-Hour Sample?
This test is valuable for determining the presence of fluid and potential infections in the middle ear.
What is Tympanometry?
Errors that affect the results
-Failure to report
- Improper data entry (Accurate recording is a key responsibility of the medical assistant)
-Excessive turnaround time
A substance of chemical that is being identified and measured.
What is analytes?
This screening tool tests for the presence of the Epstein-Barr virus in a capillary blood sample.
What is Mononucleosis Screening?
This method is used when a sterile urine sample is needed or if patients are unable to provide a specimen on their own.
What is Catheterized Collection?
Medical assistants can perform audiometry if patients (especially children) can respond to directions.
What is Speech, Tone, and Word Recognition Information?
The reference range/results of a Hemoglobin A1C
What is below 5.7%?