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 products.
Blood Bank
When is lab week mostly 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 for the diagnosis of intestinal parasites?
Stool
In which department would you perform a DAT?
Blood Bank
Responsible for performing test that analyze bodily fluids to monitor functions of various organs and systems
Chemistry
2025 marked 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?
Urine
Which Department would test for ALT, BMPs, and Thyroid function?
Chemistry
Famous for studying cells like those on PAP smear.
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 cause the plague?
Yersinia Pestis
In which department would you be testing for DIC
Coagulation