Pharmacology
Elevated blood levels of cholesterol
Hypercholesterolemia
Time interval between atrial depolarization and ventricular depolarization
PR Interval
What does CLIA stand for
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments
Analyses on freshly voided urine in clean container
random
Light blue tube contains
Sodium Citrate
The movement of a drug into the bloodstream
Absorption
Ventricular repolarization
T Wave
Three stages of Quality Assurance in the laboratory
1. Preanalytic
2. Analytic
3. Postanalytic
Best for nitrite and protein determination
First morning specimen
Heparin is found in
Green tube
The inactivation of a drug, including the time required for a drug to be detoxified and broken down into byproducts
Metabolism
V5 is located
Anterior Axillary line
Controls usually are supplied with the manufacturer's prepackaged kits
QC samples
Excessive production of urine
polyuria
The most common collection system
Evacuated tube system
Inhibit the cough center
Antitussives
Asystole
<5 beats/min Death imminent
The study of blood cells and coagulation
Hematology
Clear to cloudy
turbidity
Another name for butterfly
winged infusion
Parasympathetic blocking agents; reduce spasm in smooth muscles
Anticholinergics
Erratic movement from the stylus
artifact
Study of bacteria, fungi, yeasts, parasites, and viruses
Microbiology
Reagent strips must be stored away from
light
Major cause for specimen rejection
Hemolysis