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Lab Terms
Hematology
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Nothing to do with Nursing
100
High Potassium term
What is Hyperkalemia?
100
Molecule responsible for transportation of oxygen and carbon dioxide.
What is hemoglobin?
100
Test used to monitor Coumadin (warfarin) therapy.
What is Prothrombin time (PT)?
100
This B vitamin is necessary for the normal functioning of RBCs and WBCs.
What is folic acid?
100
This professional team sport just ended a 4 month lockout.
What is NFL?
200
Low blood sugar term
What is hypoglycemia?
200
Location where red blood cells are created.
What is bone marrow?
200
An increase in BUN and creatinine are indicative of this condition.
What is kidney (renal) failure?
200
An injury to a blood vessel may cause these small, irregular bodies to patch things up.
What are platelets?
200
How many kids does your instructor have?
What is three?
300
Of High Density lipoprotein (HDL) and Low Density lipoprotein (LDL), which is considered "good cholesterol."
What is HDL?
300
Test that represents the percentage of total volume that represents erythrocytes (RBCs).
What is hematocrit?
300
Two lab tests, Erythrocyte sedimentatation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein, measures this.
What is inflammation?
300
Abnormal levels of potassium can lead to..... (name one)
What are muscle twitching, arrhythmias, muscle weakness, and confusion.
300
Including the current President of the United States, there are five men who have held the office and are still alive. Name them.
Who are Jimmy Carter, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barak Obama?
400
Pernicious, macrocytic, hemorragic, and hemolytic are types of..........
What is anemia?
400
Decline of monocyte function can lead to increase incidence of infection and .............
What is cancer (malignances)?
400
Increased uric acid levels can lead to this pain in the toe leading disease.
What is gout?
400
Hyperglycemia in diabetes mellitus has several classic signs. Name two.
What are extreme thirst (polydipsia), excessive urine production (polyuria), increased food intake (polyphagia), and glucose in urine.
400
In recent weeks your instructor has stated two of his hang ups. Name them.
What is eating and caffiene?
500
Hypoalbuminemia indicates ______________ and may lead to _______________.
What is low protein nutrition and pressure ulcers?
500
Polycythemia is the overproduction of RBCs. This is in response to hypoxia. Name one possible condition causing this.
What is heart failure or chronic pulmonary disease?
500
Since the presence of bacteria in urine may be a common asymptomatic age related condition, this evaluation is often used.
What is evaluation for pyuria and symptoms?
500
In a case where ischemia is suspected in myocarida (angina/myocaridial infarction), what two blood tests can be performed investigate. Name one.
What are Troponin and CPK?
500
Name the four states that start with the letter A. This is a timed test you have twenty seconds. Go.
What is Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, and Arizona.