Clinical Lab Terminology Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
HCT - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Hematocrit-Blood test that measures the
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proportion of red blood cells in your blood. Too low could signify anemia
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or iron deficiency. Too high could represent dehydration
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HDL - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-High Density Lipoproteins-HDL= good
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cholesterol that picks up excess cholesterol in blood and returns it to
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the liver
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LDL - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Low Density Lipoproteins-bad cholesterol
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that build up on walls of arteries and can cause narrowing and
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blockages
CBC - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Complete Blood Count-Blood test to
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measure the overall health of the blood; includes tests for: number of
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red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. Also measures clotting
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factors, hemoglobin, hematocrit and size of red blood cells (MCV)
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BMP - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Basic Metabolic Panel- Blood test ordered
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to asses 8 different factors of general health including: glucose, calcium,
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sodium, potassium, carbon dioxide, chloride, BUN and creatinine
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, BUN - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Blood Urea Nitrogen-Blood tests to
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evaluate kidney health | |
LFT - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Liver Function Tests-A battery blood tests
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to assess health of the liver
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CMP - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Comprehensive Metabolic Panel-More
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complete test of overall health than BMP. 14 total tests (the 8 in BMP)
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plus 4 LFT's and 2 protein tests
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HIV - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Human Immunodeficiency Virus-A virus
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transmitted through blood and bodily fluids. It is the virus that leads to
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AIDS
FBS - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Fasting blood sugar- blood test to
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determine how well the body processes glucose
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reagent - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A substance involved in a chemical
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reaction/laboratory test |
lipoprotein - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-protein in blood whose primary
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purpose is to transport cholesterol, triglycerides and other fats
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throughout body |
With Correct Answers
HCT - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Hematocrit-Blood test that measures the
| | | | | | | |
proportion of red blood cells in your blood. Too low could signify anemia
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or iron deficiency. Too high could represent dehydration
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HDL - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-High Density Lipoproteins-HDL= good
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cholesterol that picks up excess cholesterol in blood and returns it to
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the liver
|
LDL - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Low Density Lipoproteins-bad cholesterol
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that build up on walls of arteries and can cause narrowing and
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blockages
CBC - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Complete Blood Count-Blood test to
| | | | | | | |
measure the overall health of the blood; includes tests for: number of
| | | | | | | | | | | |
red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. Also measures clotting
| | | | | | | | | | |
factors, hemoglobin, hematocrit and size of red blood cells (MCV)
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BMP - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Basic Metabolic Panel- Blood test ordered
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to asses 8 different factors of general health including: glucose, calcium,
| | | | | | | | | | |
sodium, potassium, carbon dioxide, chloride, BUN and creatinine
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, BUN - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Blood Urea Nitrogen-Blood tests to
| | | | | | | |
evaluate kidney health | |
LFT - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Liver Function Tests-A battery blood tests
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to assess health of the liver
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CMP - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Comprehensive Metabolic Panel-More
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complete test of overall health than BMP. 14 total tests (the 8 in BMP)
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plus 4 LFT's and 2 protein tests
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HIV - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Human Immunodeficiency Virus-A virus
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transmitted through blood and bodily fluids. It is the virus that leads to
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AIDS
FBS - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Fasting blood sugar- blood test to
| | | | | | | | |
determine how well the body processes glucose
| | | | | |
reagent - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A substance involved in a chemical
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reaction/laboratory test |
lipoprotein - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-protein in blood whose primary
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purpose is to transport cholesterol, triglycerides and other fats
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throughout body |
