Week 2 Point-of-Care Testing and Lab Procedures

Lab Departments

100

Which department tests fasting glucose

Chemistry

200

Where is White Blood Cells Count (WBC)

Hematology

300

What department Identifies bacteria in a specimen

Microbiology 

400

What is the physical and chemical examination of a urine sample called

Urinalysis

500

What department does typing and screening of blood samples

Blood Bank

POC Testing

100

Urine or blood is screened for the presence of human chorionic gonadotropin antibodies.

Pregnancy test

200

Capillary blood test that determines the approximate control of blood glucose levels over a 3-month period

Hemoglobin A1C

300

Throat swab to screen for group A streptococcus.

Rapid Stress Test 

400

This test is performed to screen for hidden blood in the stool

Fecal Occult Blood

500

This screening tool tests for the presence of the Epstein-Barr virus

Mononucleosis screening

Legal Terminology

100

is the chronological, documented trail that tracks specimens from collection to its final disposition, proving its integrity by recording every person, date, time, and action involving it.

Chain of Custody

200

is comprehensive and relates to policies and procedures that must be implemented for the reliability of test results

Quality Assurance

300

National public health agency that protects the public's health

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

400

Federal law that required the creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without the patient's consent or knowledge

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

500

A 1988 amendment that regulates federal standards that apply to all clinical laboratory testing performed on humans in the United States

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)

All About Urine

100

This sample can be collected at any time of the day and is used for screening purposes

Random Urine

200

This specimen is more concentrated and is often used for pregnancy testing or when other analytes need to be evaluated

First Morning Specimen

300

This method uses a large container with preservatives. This collection is important in the quantitative analysis of components such a protein 

24-hour sample

400

Screening tool for analytes that are excreted in the urine. Performed and tested with a reagent strip.

Urinalysis

500

This method is used when a sterile urine sample is needed or if patients are unable to provide a specimen on their own.

Catheterized Collection

Vision

100

The chart used for distance vision screening

Snellen Chart

200

Myopia is also known as

nearsightedness

300

Screening done by using an Ishihara test plate book.

Color vision testing

400

The distance at which a vision test is performed

20 feet

500

Vision is recorded as a fraction. What does the numerator and the denominator represent. 

Numerator- the distance at which the test is performed

Denominator- the distance at which patients with typical vision can read the line.