MLS 1113 FINAL STUDY GUIDE
Medical director - Answers :MD or pathologist
Lead tech - Answers :MT or MLS
bench techs - Answers :MLT or AAS
CLA - Answers :Specimen processing and POCT
Phlebotomist - Answers :Draws blood and prepares specimens
Chemistry department - Answers :metabolic panels, blood chemicals
Microbiology department - Answers :Culture, O&P, gram stains
Hematology department - Answers :blood count, cells
Immunohematology - Answers :Blood bank, type&cross
Cytology - Answers :Cells and tissues, biopsies
Molecular diagnostics - Answers :preventative genetics, DNA risk
Coagulation - Answers :PT PTT
Microscopy - Answers :UA and wet mount
Toxicology - Answers :Drugs (lithium), heavy metals (lead)
Immunology - Answers :Ab and Ag
Accreditation - Answers :The approval of a place or program
Certification - Answers :Required by an individual organization
Licensure - Answers :Required by law
CLIA 88 - Answers :The law that governs clinical laboratories
College of American Pathologists - Answers :CAP, proficiency testing, the highest
standard
Commission on Office Laboratory Accreditation - Answers :COLA governs smaller
labs/physicians offices
, The Joint Commission - Answers :Governs long term care
HIPPA - Answers :Health Insurance Privacy and Portability Act
Patient privacy
Malpractice - Answers :Intentionally or unintentionally causing harm to a patient by
action
Negligence - Answers :Intentionally or unintentionally causing harm to a patient by
failure to act
Physical hazard - Answers :Hazard that may cause physical harm (falls, broken glass)
Chemical hazard - Answers :Hazardous chemicals, chemical burns, toxic chemicals
Biological hazard - Answers :Pathogenic substances, needlesticks, contact with
infectious material
Universal precautions - Answers :Treat every specimen as though it is infectious, using
appropriate PPE, hand washing
OSHA - Answers :Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Brightfield microscopy - Answers :dark image to light background, most common
microscopy
darkfield microscopy - Answers :light image to dark background, provides better
contrast
Polarizing microscopy - Answers :Light is refracted by the specimen, used to identify
crystals
Fluorescent microscopy - Answers :Specimen tagged with fluorophores, very specific,
used in STI, leukemias, and SLE
Phase contrast microscopy - Answers :Better contrast, sometimes used in UA
QA - Answers :Quality assurance includes personnel training, and device controls
What degree of standard deviation is allowed in QA - Answers :+/- 2 SD
Levey-Jennings graph - Answers :QA graph showing values compared to the mean
Levey-Jennings graph shift - Answers :6 or more values +/- the mean
Levey-Jennings graph trend - Answers :6 or more values moving away from the mean
Medical director - Answers :MD or pathologist
Lead tech - Answers :MT or MLS
bench techs - Answers :MLT or AAS
CLA - Answers :Specimen processing and POCT
Phlebotomist - Answers :Draws blood and prepares specimens
Chemistry department - Answers :metabolic panels, blood chemicals
Microbiology department - Answers :Culture, O&P, gram stains
Hematology department - Answers :blood count, cells
Immunohematology - Answers :Blood bank, type&cross
Cytology - Answers :Cells and tissues, biopsies
Molecular diagnostics - Answers :preventative genetics, DNA risk
Coagulation - Answers :PT PTT
Microscopy - Answers :UA and wet mount
Toxicology - Answers :Drugs (lithium), heavy metals (lead)
Immunology - Answers :Ab and Ag
Accreditation - Answers :The approval of a place or program
Certification - Answers :Required by an individual organization
Licensure - Answers :Required by law
CLIA 88 - Answers :The law that governs clinical laboratories
College of American Pathologists - Answers :CAP, proficiency testing, the highest
standard
Commission on Office Laboratory Accreditation - Answers :COLA governs smaller
labs/physicians offices
, The Joint Commission - Answers :Governs long term care
HIPPA - Answers :Health Insurance Privacy and Portability Act
Patient privacy
Malpractice - Answers :Intentionally or unintentionally causing harm to a patient by
action
Negligence - Answers :Intentionally or unintentionally causing harm to a patient by
failure to act
Physical hazard - Answers :Hazard that may cause physical harm (falls, broken glass)
Chemical hazard - Answers :Hazardous chemicals, chemical burns, toxic chemicals
Biological hazard - Answers :Pathogenic substances, needlesticks, contact with
infectious material
Universal precautions - Answers :Treat every specimen as though it is infectious, using
appropriate PPE, hand washing
OSHA - Answers :Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Brightfield microscopy - Answers :dark image to light background, most common
microscopy
darkfield microscopy - Answers :light image to dark background, provides better
contrast
Polarizing microscopy - Answers :Light is refracted by the specimen, used to identify
crystals
Fluorescent microscopy - Answers :Specimen tagged with fluorophores, very specific,
used in STI, leukemias, and SLE
Phase contrast microscopy - Answers :Better contrast, sometimes used in UA
QA - Answers :Quality assurance includes personnel training, and device controls
What degree of standard deviation is allowed in QA - Answers :+/- 2 SD
Levey-Jennings graph - Answers :QA graph showing values compared to the mean
Levey-Jennings graph shift - Answers :6 or more values +/- the mean
Levey-Jennings graph trend - Answers :6 or more values moving away from the mean
