These tiny guys are responsible for Beer, wine, food products, medicine and a nasty little urinary tract infection.
What is Yeast
100
This lab employee recently purchased a Suzuki SV650 motorcycle.
Who is Devin Fox
100
Our current Laboratory Director, Dr. Daniel Toweill, is a pathologist at IDX pathology and did his fellowship and residency at this school that took Boise State's beloved coach Pete.
What is the University of Washington?
100
The newest lab analyzer is responsible for the incredible barista quality drinks you are enjoying today.
What is the DeLonghi Rialto espresso analyzer 5000ci
100
One of the first signs you may be getting the flu, or your getting warmer....
What is a fever?
200
These bacteria look like "grape clusters" under the microscope. Watch out for some spendy antibiotics if they become "Methacillin Resistant"
What is Staphylococcus aureus, Staph aureus or Staph.
200
This Clinical Laboratory Scientist's family has been members of all four major branches of the Armed services.
What is Lab Larry
200
This lab scientist considers himself the "Labron James" of Blood drawing.
Who is Lab Larry?
200
Our largest analyzer which performs over 10,000 discrete tests a month and has the nickname "Archie"
What is the Abbott Architect?
200
Besides Vaccination, this is the single most important task to prevent the spread of infections. Or what your Mom whould say before you ate dinner.
What is wash your hands?
300
The term "colliform bacteria" refer to these jelly bean shaped bacteria. They constitute the majority of our bacterial infections here at Walter Knox
What is E. coli
300
This lab scientist did her internship at St. Alphonsus Medical center with our former CEO, Max Long.
Who is Nancy Jones?
300
Our most recently hired laboratory scientist volunteered to work at Camp Red Clouds in S. Korea in 2002-2003.
Who is Roselle Rehwalt?
300
Besides identifying Infectious Bacterial agents, this analyzer also lets your doctor know if the antibiotics he/she gave you will be effective.
What is the Microscan AS4?
300
This bacteria is the causative agent of the extremely sore throat infection that so many young children get.
What is Strep, or Strep A, or beta Strep group A, or Streptococcus pyogenes?
400
A metallic sheen, green color and the smell of fresh tortillas or grapes are charactaristics of this oxidase positive ubiquitous bacteria.
What is Psuedomonas aeruginosa?
400
These two recently retired Lab Scientists combined for over 70 years of service at Walter Knox. Name one of them.
Who is Gretchen Downer or Carolyn Walsh?
400
This lab scientist may be more accurate with a bow than with a needle. Either way, no vien or critter stands a chance.
Who is Kami McGann?
400
Our newest analyzer allows us to get a real pretty picture of these tiny oxygen carrying non nucleated cells.
What is the Sysmex XT2000i?
400
Running a Hemoglobin A1c will give your Doctor an idea of how well you are maintaining this disease that effects your bodies ability to process glucose.
What is Diabetes?
500
Better break out the Soap and water. Cleaning your hands with alcohol based hand sanitizers proves to be ineffective for erradicating this very nasty enteric pathogen present in patients with heavy use of antibiotics.
What is Clostridium difficile?
500
This Laboratory Scientist spent more than three years barefoot in the Arizona desert as a member of a religious community.
Who is Jason Bell?
500
All of the lab staff at Walter knox is highly proficient at blood drawing, however only one can say that he/she has taught the course at college.
Who is Roselle Rehwalt?
500
Need a bedside chemistry panel? This small hand held analyzer allows use to bring the laboratory directly to you.
What is the Abbott I-Stat.
500
Yes, there is a lab test for this digestive disorder that involves an allergic reaction to many common wheat based foods.