Medical Lab Final Exam
Outside laboratory - Question and answersEither hospital based or independent,
handles specimens collected from many types of facilities and performs tests ranging
from simple to very complex.
Laboratory is one in which some of the tests the physician orders are performed in the
office and some are sent to outside or reference labs.A - Question and
answersPhysician's office
Is the length of time it takes for the test to be performed and for results to be generated,
sent back for physician review, and added to the patient's chart. - Question and
answersTurn-around time
Is a bilious yellow-green color - Question and answersIcteric
Is a small portion of the whole - Question and answersAliquot
Provide safety information for all in the laboratory environment. These sheets provide
product identification and safety information about proper storage, disposal, potential
health hazards, handling precaution, and fire and explosion threats. - Question and
answersMaterial safety data sheets
Revised the Blood borne Standards in 2000. Health care employers must review all new
safety devices to lessen the needle-stick risks of their employees and ask for safety
input from their employees on an annual basis. A detailed report of all contaminated
needle-stick incidences must be kept. - Question and answersOSHA
The most important tasks of the ________ __________ are to ensure accurate test
results and to report them in a timely manner. - Question and answersClinical laboratory
Each facility must have in place a _______ _________ _______, which is a written
program that includes mechanisms to evaluate laboratory procedures and policies,
identify and correct problems, and ensure reliable and prompt reporting of results and
testing by competent individuals. - Question and answersQuality assurance program
Is a microscope setting and would be used to view epithelial cells, sucks as skin
scraping. - Question and answers10X
Are samples similar to the testing specimen that have been previously tested and that
have a know value. - Question and answersControl samples
The laboratory temperature of the refrigerator should be - Question and answers41 F or
5C
, A _________ _______ has graduation down to the tip and is used to make serum
dilutions in the laboratory. - Question and answersSerologic pipette
The __________ is an instrument used to separate specimens into component layers. -
Question and answersCentrifuge
________ are usually purchased from a manufacturer, and each batch has an assigned
lot number and accompanying value sheets. - Question and answersControls
Under CLIA 1988, laboratories must participate in proficiency testing _____ time(s) a
year. - Question and answersThree
A ___________ test analyzes for the presence or absence of a substance. - Question
and answersQualitative
Outside laboratory handles _________ collected from many types of facilities and
performs tests ranging from simple to very complex. - Question and answersSpecimens
All of the following are safety guidelines that should be followed by medical assistants
working in physician's office laboratories EXCEPT:
A) Do not draw material up through a pipette using suction from the mouth.
B) Keep a first-aid manual and supplies available.
C) Keep fingernails short, well-manicured; artificial nails should not be excessive in
length
D) Be sure hands are dry when transferring reagent bottles. - Question and answersC
Substance required for a chemical reaction are called ________. - Question and
answersReagents
If a test results seems incongruous, it should be ________. - Question and
answersRetested
For most tests the fasting period is at lest ___ hours. - Question and answers8
___________, one of the types of white blood cells, are produced in the lymph nodes. -
Question and answersLymphocytes
Plasma is about ___ of the composition of blood and carries cellular elements and other
substances. - Question and answers55%
___ of plasma is water - Question and answers90%
The function of the blood is _____________ and __________. - Question and
answersTransportation / protection
Outside laboratory - Question and answersEither hospital based or independent,
handles specimens collected from many types of facilities and performs tests ranging
from simple to very complex.
Laboratory is one in which some of the tests the physician orders are performed in the
office and some are sent to outside or reference labs.A - Question and
answersPhysician's office
Is the length of time it takes for the test to be performed and for results to be generated,
sent back for physician review, and added to the patient's chart. - Question and
answersTurn-around time
Is a bilious yellow-green color - Question and answersIcteric
Is a small portion of the whole - Question and answersAliquot
Provide safety information for all in the laboratory environment. These sheets provide
product identification and safety information about proper storage, disposal, potential
health hazards, handling precaution, and fire and explosion threats. - Question and
answersMaterial safety data sheets
Revised the Blood borne Standards in 2000. Health care employers must review all new
safety devices to lessen the needle-stick risks of their employees and ask for safety
input from their employees on an annual basis. A detailed report of all contaminated
needle-stick incidences must be kept. - Question and answersOSHA
The most important tasks of the ________ __________ are to ensure accurate test
results and to report them in a timely manner. - Question and answersClinical laboratory
Each facility must have in place a _______ _________ _______, which is a written
program that includes mechanisms to evaluate laboratory procedures and policies,
identify and correct problems, and ensure reliable and prompt reporting of results and
testing by competent individuals. - Question and answersQuality assurance program
Is a microscope setting and would be used to view epithelial cells, sucks as skin
scraping. - Question and answers10X
Are samples similar to the testing specimen that have been previously tested and that
have a know value. - Question and answersControl samples
The laboratory temperature of the refrigerator should be - Question and answers41 F or
5C
, A _________ _______ has graduation down to the tip and is used to make serum
dilutions in the laboratory. - Question and answersSerologic pipette
The __________ is an instrument used to separate specimens into component layers. -
Question and answersCentrifuge
________ are usually purchased from a manufacturer, and each batch has an assigned
lot number and accompanying value sheets. - Question and answersControls
Under CLIA 1988, laboratories must participate in proficiency testing _____ time(s) a
year. - Question and answersThree
A ___________ test analyzes for the presence or absence of a substance. - Question
and answersQualitative
Outside laboratory handles _________ collected from many types of facilities and
performs tests ranging from simple to very complex. - Question and answersSpecimens
All of the following are safety guidelines that should be followed by medical assistants
working in physician's office laboratories EXCEPT:
A) Do not draw material up through a pipette using suction from the mouth.
B) Keep a first-aid manual and supplies available.
C) Keep fingernails short, well-manicured; artificial nails should not be excessive in
length
D) Be sure hands are dry when transferring reagent bottles. - Question and answersC
Substance required for a chemical reaction are called ________. - Question and
answersReagents
If a test results seems incongruous, it should be ________. - Question and
answersRetested
For most tests the fasting period is at lest ___ hours. - Question and answers8
___________, one of the types of white blood cells, are produced in the lymph nodes. -
Question and answersLymphocytes
Plasma is about ___ of the composition of blood and carries cellular elements and other
substances. - Question and answers55%
___ of plasma is water - Question and answers90%
The function of the blood is _____________ and __________. - Question and
answersTransportation / protection
