Departments
The study of bacteria, fungi, yeast, parasites, and viruses.
Microbiology.
What is the point of Lab Week
To recognize laboratory professionals
How was urine tested for diabetes circa 16-1700s
Taste-testing
When spinning blood down, what is the yellow-ish fluid called
Serum/plasma
Which department might you find a CBC test?
Hematology
The study of blood cells, coagulation, and blood disorders.
Hematology.
What organization started the first Lab Week?
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS)
The Greeks first attributed disease to the imbalance of what?
Bodily fluids called humors
What specimen is used in a dipstick?
Urine.
Which department would use Gram Staining?
Microbiology
Focused on the collection, processing, testing, storage, and distribution of blood and blood products.
Blood Bank.
When is Lab Week hosted?
The last week of April.
What profession was trained in the Middle Ages to perform some medical procedures
Barbers (becoming Barber-Surgeons)
What specimen is used in diagnosis of parasites?
Stool.
In which department would you perform a DAT?
Blood Bank
Responsible for performing tests that analyze bodily fluids to monitor the function of various organs and systems.
Chemistry.
2025 marks the ___ year of lab week celebrations
50th
What was often used to aid in therapeutic blood-letting in history
Leeches
What specimen requires four tubes of fluid and involves multiple departments to process?
CSF.
Which Department would test for ALT, BMPs, and Thyroid function?
Chemistry
The study and examination of cells.
Cytology.
What year was the first Lab Week
1975
When was the ABO blood system discovered?
1901
What is the technical name of the bacteria that caused the plague?
Yersinia pestis.
In which department would you be testing for DIC
Coagulation