MedCa Questions With Correct Answers!!

Pathology - Answer-The study of nature and the cause of disease How many liters of blood does the body contain? - Answer-5 liters Erythrocytes - Answer-Red blood cells Leukocyte - Answer-White blood cell Thrombocytes - Answer-Platelets 120 days - Answer-How long does mature red blood cells live once they enter blood stream Hemoglobin - Answer-Iron containing pigment of red blood cells Pre-analytical phase - Answer-Phlebotomist are primarily responsible for this phase of lab testing Blood collected in neonatology department - Answer-This is Done for patients who are hours to a few days old Pharmacy department - Answer-Primary consultant on timing for collecting blood for drug levels Where blood cells begin formation - Answer-Lymph nodes and bone marrow Flowchart - Answer-Used in quality improvement methodologies and designed to assist in breaking out components into diagram to understand a process Quality improvement for specimen collection involve - Answer--Phlebotomist technique -Recollection rates -Frequency of hematomasPareto charts - Answer-Designed to assist in making bar charts that show frequency of problems Anemic - Answer-A person who has too little hemoglobin or a decreased number of red blood cells Type and cross match - Answer-Process of determining if a person will react after a transfusion Total volume of formed elements of blood - Answer-45% total volume of blood liquid makes up - Answer-55% Serum - Answer-When blood is removed from body, blood clots and the liquid portion is called Centrifuge - Answer-Instrument used to speed the removal of serum by spinning the blood Supine position - Answer-Lying face up on back