Infectious Disease & Clinical Lab
What is properly washing your hands?
If a urine specimen cannon be analyzed within 1 hour, the MA should
What is refrigerate the specimen?
The instrument used to separate blood cells from plasma
What is centrifuge?
Diagnostic of a helminth infection requires
What is a stool sample for ova and parasite examination?
The stethoscope is placed over the ____ ____ when taking blood pressure.
What is the brachial artery?
Viral infections are treated by
What is focusing on palliative care?
care that focuses on providing relief from pain and other symptoms
How many wipes should a female patient use when providing a clean catch midstream sample?
What is 3 wipes?
After centrifugation of a microhematocrit test, you will find the _____ _____ in the center of the tube.
What is the buffy coat?
Gram-positive bacteria is indicated by ___ color.
What is purple?
What is the instrument used to measure the volume of inspired and expired air is a
What is spirometer?
Direct Transmission occurs through
What is discharges from an infected person?
What is PKU?
Phenylketonuria
In a routine venipuncture, the angle at which the needle enters the arm should be
What is 15 degrees?
Microscopically Gram-negative bacilli appears as
What is pink (red) rods?
The three types of fevers are
Extra 5pts for each type of fever explained.
What is continuous, intermittent, and remittent?
Continuous - A fever that appears to change by 1 degree within a 24-hour period. These fevers are also commonly low-grade.
Intermittent - Temperature fluctuates between baseline (normal) and at fever levels over the course of a single day. A fever may recur between 1 and 3 days after a previous one (which may only last a day).
Remittent - A fever may come and go, with fluctuating temperature at regular intervals.
The pledge of healthcare professionals to work to achieve the highest degree of excellence in the care given to every patient is known as
What is quality assurance?
One of the first detectable signs of renal disease is
What is proteinuria?
A properly prepared wedge smear has blood covering
What is one-half to three-quarters of the slide?
This test provides aid in the rapid detection of stomach ulcersz
What is Helicobacter pylori (H-pylori)?
When taking a radial pulse the patient's arm should be
What is positioned below or t the same level of the heart?
A term used to describe a blood sample in which the red blood cells have been ruptured is
What is hemolyzed?
These cells are common in the urine of diabetic patients.
What are yeast cells?
What is the first step OSHA recommends for the effective management of an accidental sharps exposure?
What is wash the site for 10 minutes with soap?
10% iodine solution, or chlorine-based antiseptic
A test that is used to determine a pathogen's susceptibility to a particular antibiotic is what test?
What is sensitivity testing?
The diastolic blood pressure is heard during Korotkoff phase
What is phase V (5)?