HM Manual Chapter 19
Where on the sample is the lancet placed during the capillary finger stick procedure?
Side of finger, off center
Which collection method is used to obtain blood from a capillary finger puncture.
Scooping
What is the maximum amount of a time that tourniquet should be left on during blood draws?
1 Minute
What is the usual color of a blood chemistry test tube top?
Red
What magnification is the oil-immersion objective lense?
100X
What magnification is the ocular lense on the top of the body tube?
10X
Which part of the microscope concentrates and focuses light from the light source on the specimen?
Condenser
What would a low red blood cell count in a patient be indicative of?
Anemia
What is the primary function of hemoglobin?
To deliver and release oxygen to tissues.
What is the normal hemoglobin range in grams for women?
12 to 16 per 100ml
What is the normal hemoglobin range in grams for men?
14-18 per 100ml
What is the normal White Blood Count range for an adult?
4800-10800 cells per cubic mm
What is the normal hemoglobin value for men?
14-18 grams per 100ml of blood.
What is leukocytosis?
White blood counts above normal values
What is the normal range for leukocytes?
4.8-10.8
What is leukopenia?
Abnormally low white blood cell count
Severe or advanced bacterial infections such as typhoid, paratyphoid and sometimes tularemia, present with what symptom?
Low white cell count
Which type of WBC has the largest percentage in a normal blood sample?
Neutrophils
Which type of white blood cell is known to destroy parasites and respond in immediate allergic reactions?
Eosinophils
What type of white blood cell is the largest?
Monocytes
Lymphocytes
What is the growth requirement for bacteria?
Temperature, Oxygen, Nutrition, Moisture
"Cold Loving" bacteria that reproduces best at low temperatures (4C), are known as what type of bacteria?
Psychrophilic
What type of bacteria is known to best reproduce at high temperatures of (42C)?
Thermophilic