Chapter 38—Introduction to the Medical Lab Actual Exam Questions And Correct Detailed Answers/2024.

Role of CMA with Medical Labs - correct answer We may: • Perform the testing • Prepare the specimen for the provider • Provide instructions • Prepare the specimen for transport • Track the results What can a lab test tell us? - correct answer • Record an individual's state of health • Employment, insurance, legal purposes • Research and clinical trials • Detect asymptomatic diseases and conditions • Confirmation of a clinical diagnosis • Differentiate between two or more diseases • To make or rule out a diagnosis • To determine the effectiveness of treatments • To prevent diseases/disorders • To prevent the worsening of diseases Types of labs - correct answer • Independent (pac-lab) • Hospital-based • Reference labs (highly specialized) • POCT (point-of-care testing) -bedside testing • POL (physician's office laboratory) • Public health labs -protect us from health threats, STI screening, newborn tests Lab Personnel - correct answer • Laboratory Director • Clinical Laboratory Scientist • Medical Technologist • Medical Laboratory Technician • Phlebotomist • Medical Assistant Lab Dept. [Hematology] - correct answer Tests formed elements of blood • Quantitative • Qualitative Examples • CBC • Protime Lab Dept. [Urinalysis] - correct answer • Physical • Chemical • Microscopic Lab Dept. [Chemistry] - correct answer • Chemical composition of blood, cerebrospinal fluid and other bodily fluids • Toxicology • Serum assays • Serum glucose • Electrolyte levels Lab Dept. [Serology] - correct answer Evaluates the body's immune response and production of antibodies against viruses and bacteria, autoimmune responses Lab Dept. [Toxicology] - correct answer • Tests for toxic substances in blood and monitors drug usage, therapeutic levels of medication, or toxicity of drugs being used • determines levels of occupational exposure to metals/chemicals in the workplace • Tests for pre-employment drug use Lab Dept. [DNA] - correct answer • Tests to prove paternity and maternity of children • Tests to prove guilt or innocence in criminal cases Lab Dept. [Microbiology] - correct answer • Mycology (study of and identifying fungi) • virology (study of and identifying viruses and bacteria) Lab Dept. [Parasitology] - correct answer The study of parasites requisition - correct answer • A printed requisition for lab work must be sent to the lab with the patient or with the specimen • These forms are preprinted with the most commonly requested tests separated into logical categories MRN - correct answer medical record number Control code - correct answer Samples are tested together with the patient's sample Baseline values - correct answer Initial measurement against which future measurements are compared clinical diagnosis - correct answer identification of a disease by history, laboratory studies, and symptoms