medical laboratory assistant Questions and Answers

medical laboratory assistant Questions and Answers Class A extinguisher Wood, paper, cloth, plastic Class B extinguisher Grease, oil, chemical Class C extinguisher electrical fires Class ABC extinguisher graphite used for all types of fires the acronym R.A.C.E R-rescue A-activate alarm C-contain fire E-extinguish Emergency Equipment First Aid kits, fire extinguishers and flashlights are pieces of emergency equipment. Safety Manual Explains guidelines for safety, chemical, electrical, fire and radiation procedures. OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) PPE (personal protective equipment) gloves, lab coats, safety glasses, chemical splash goggles, respirators, hard hats, safety shoes, disposable or cloth overalls & gear designed to protect wearer from dangers Safety Data Sheet (SDS) sheet that provides information on the safe use of and hazards of chemicals, as well as emergency steps to take in the event chemicals are splashed, sprayed, or ingested Chemical Hygiene Plan plan that describes all safety procedures, special precautions, and emergency procedures used when working with chemicals Apnea absence of breathing Arrhythmia Abnormal heart rhythm Aural pertaining to the ear Axillary armpit Blood Pressure Pressure exerted by the blood upon the walls of the blood vessels, especially arteries, usually measured by means of a sphygmomanometer and expressed in millimeters of mercury. Bradycardia slow heart rate Bradypnea slow breathing Character The quality of respirations Cheyne-Stokes abnormal breathing pattern; periods of dyspnea and apnea Diastolic occurs when the ventricles are relaxed; the lowest pressure against the walls of an artery Dyspnea difficulty breathing Hypertension high blood pressure Hyperthermia Abnormally high body temperature Hypotension low blood pressure Hypothermia abnormally low body temperature Orthopnea difficulty breathing when lying down Pulse Beat of the heart as felt through the walls of the arteries. Pyrexia another term for fever Rale bubbling or noisy sound caused by fluid or mucus in the air passages Systolic Blood pressure in the arteries during contraction of the ventricles. Tachycardia fast heart rate Tachypnea rapid breathing Temperature measurement of the balance between heat lost and heat produced by the body Wheezing Difficult breathing with a high-pitched whistling or sighing sound during expiration Main Vital Signs temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure Oral Temperature 97.6-99.6 Average body temperature 98.6 F rectal temperature 98.6-100.6 Axillary or Groin Temperature 96.6-98.6 Pulse Range 60-100 beats per minute Resipration Range 12-20 RPM Increase pulse rate exercise, illness, anxiety, medication, shock Increase in body temperature hyperthermia Decrease in body temperature hypothermia Why is an apical pulse taken? To count the heart beats decreased blood pressure hypotension increase blood pressure hypertension Decrease pulse rate bradycardia Standard Precautions CDC precautions used in the care of all patients regardless of their diagnosis or possible infection status; this category combines universal and body substance precautions mucous membrane The lining of various body cavities, including the nose, ears, and mouth Bloodborne pathogens Disease-causing microorganisms carried in the body by blood or body fluids, such as hepatitis and HIV. Occupational exposure incident -Specific eye, mouth, other mucous membrane, non-intact skin or parenteral contact with blood/OPIM(including saliva in dental settings) resulting from performance duties -Establish procedure for reporting and evaluating exposure incident Opportunistic Host Accidental host of parasite; often humans infectious agent a pathogen, such as a bacterium or virus that can cause a disease reservior host an animal, insect, or human whose body is susceptible to growth of a pathogen portal of exit a way for the infectious agent to escape from the reservoir in which it has been growing route of transmission method by which the pathogen gets from the reservoir to the new host portal of entry a way for the causative agent to enter a new reservoir or host Susceptile Host person likely to get disease usually because immunity weak infection Contamination or invasion of body tissue by pathogenic organisms JCAHO Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations What is the cause of AIDS human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) When should gloves be changed? BETWEEN PATIENTS AND WHEN TORN/PUNCTURED Malpractice Failure by a health professional to meet accepted standards Negligence careless neglect, often resulting in injury invasion of privacy revealing personal information about an individual without his or her consent assault and battery assault includes a threat or attempt to injure, and battery includes the unlawful touching of another person without consent Defamation Act of harming or ruining another's reputation informed consent An ethical principle requiring that research participants be told enough to enable them to choose whether they wish to participate.