MTS Clinical Test

MTS Clinical Test Which of the following is the most commonly requested ancillary service? Nuclear medicine Clinical laboratory Anatomic pathology Radiology - Clinical Lab Which of the following is the specimen received most often by the clinical laboratory? Urine Amniotic fluid Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Pericardial fluid - Urine (but Blood is more common then this) Which of the following is the definition of Universal Precautions? a) A system of standards and practices that assumes all specimens are infectious b) A standard for managing infectious control over air-borne pathogens c) a system to ensure the confidentiality of patient results d) Precautionary measures defined for maintaining the specimen integrity of cultures - A system of standards and practices that assumes all specimens are infectious T/F Correctly identifying the patient is the most important step in specimen collection. - True Which of the following steps is important during specimen transportation? a) Aliquoting the specimens b) Keeping the specimens throughly mixed c) Separating hemolyzed specimens d) Maintaining the correct specimen temperature - Maintaining the correct specimen temperature Maintaining the specified temperature throughout transportation is a key factor in maintaining specimen integrity and ensuring valid lab results Which laboratory division performs CBCs? Immunology Coagulation Hematology Microbiology - Hematology A CBC stands for Complete Blood Count and is useful in diagnosing blood cell abnormalities such as anemias and leukemias. A CBC is a routine test in the hematology lab. Which of the following healthcare workers may be employed by the clinical laboratory as a lab manager? Medical Technologist Medical Assistant Physician Assistant Phlebotomist - Med tech Which of the following is an example of a Quality Assurance project? a) Monitoring patient prothrombin time and prescribing anticoagulant therapy b) Monitoring test turn-around time, and modifying the specimen transportation process c) Running control specimens through a chemistry analyzer and making calibrations d) None of the above - Monitoring test turn-around time, and modifying the specimen transportation process Quality Assurance (QA) is the process of continuous monitoring and improvement of all processes related to patient care. Monitoring test turnaround time and modifying the transportation process to decrease the time a physician has to wait for test results is a QA project. Prothrombin time is a laboratory test, not a QA project. Running control specimens through a chemistry analyzer is a quality control