MedCa Exam Prep Guide: Study Tips and Practice
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1. Pathology The study of nature and
the
cause of disease
2. How many liters of blood does the body contain? 5 liters
3. Erythrocytes Red blood cells
4. Leukocyte White blood cell
5. Thrombocytes Platelets
6. 120 days How long does mature
red
blood cells live once they
enter blood stream
7. Hemoglobin Iron containing pigment
of
red blood cells
8. Pre-analytical phase Phlebotomist are
primarily responsible
for this phase of lab
testing
9. Blood collected in neonatology department This is Done for patients
who are hours to a few
days old
10. Pharmacy department Primary consultant on
tim- ing for collecting
blood for drug levels
11. Where blood cells begin formation Lymph nodes and
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bone marrow
12. Flowchart
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Used in quality improve-
ment methodologies
and designed to assist in
break- ing out
components into
diagram to understand
a process
13. Quality improvement for specimen collection involve -Phlebotomist
technique
-Recollection rates
-Frequency of hematomas
14. Pareto charts Designed to assist in
mak-
ing bar charts that show fre-
quency of problems
15. Anemic A person who has too
little
hemoglobin or a decreased
number of red blood
cells
16. Type and cross match Process of determining
if a person will react
after a transfusion
17. Total volume of formed elements of blood 45%
18. total volume of blood liquid makes up 55%
19. Serum When blood is removed
from body, blood clots and the
liquid portion is called
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Resources
1. Pathology The study of nature and
the
cause of disease
2. How many liters of blood does the body contain? 5 liters
3. Erythrocytes Red blood cells
4. Leukocyte White blood cell
5. Thrombocytes Platelets
6. 120 days How long does mature
red
blood cells live once they
enter blood stream
7. Hemoglobin Iron containing pigment
of
red blood cells
8. Pre-analytical phase Phlebotomist are
primarily responsible
for this phase of lab
testing
9. Blood collected in neonatology department This is Done for patients
who are hours to a few
days old
10. Pharmacy department Primary consultant on
tim- ing for collecting
blood for drug levels
11. Where blood cells begin formation Lymph nodes and
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Resources
bone marrow
12. Flowchart
2/
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, MedCa Exam Prep Guide: Study Tips and Practice
Resources
Used in quality improve-
ment methodologies
and designed to assist in
break- ing out
components into
diagram to understand
a process
13. Quality improvement for specimen collection involve -Phlebotomist
technique
-Recollection rates
-Frequency of hematomas
14. Pareto charts Designed to assist in
mak-
ing bar charts that show fre-
quency of problems
15. Anemic A person who has too
little
hemoglobin or a decreased
number of red blood
cells
16. Type and cross match Process of determining
if a person will react
after a transfusion
17. Total volume of formed elements of blood 45%
18. total volume of blood liquid makes up 55%
19. Serum When blood is removed
from body, blood clots and the
liquid portion is called
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