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| You are required by quality assurance and quality control to keep a log book to record all specimens and the results of the tests performed. The log should include what 7 items? |
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1. date
2. patient's name
3. test performed
4. results of the test
5. your initials
6. any kit, reagent strip, or reagent lot numbers and expiration dates
7. quality control results |
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| The red blood cells are filled with ____, making their primary function delivering oxygen to the cells and picking up carbon dioxide to be exhaled. |
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| ____ is the medical term given when a patient's circulating erythrocytes are deficient. |
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| The normal range of ____ for males is 14 to 18g/dL; for females, the range is 12 to 16 g/dL. |
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| When a patient experiences ____ the bone marrow is producing too many red blood cells, and the patient most likely will experience weakness and fatigue. Other symptoms include redness of the skin, pain in the extremities, and what appears to be bruising. |
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| For a ____ test, either capillary blood or venous blood may be used. |
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| The hematocrit is always expressed as a ____ of the total blood volume. |
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| The normal ____ range for adult males is 40%-54%. The adult female range is 37%-47%. |
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| A ____ in the total number of red blood cells constitutes a type of anemia. |
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| Medical assistants are not trained to perform ____ differential counts, but it is useful for you to have an idea of what such a report entails. |
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| ____ are associated with phagocytosis and killing of bacteria. |
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| ____ are associated with killing of parasites. |
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| ____ are associated with hypersensitivity. |
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| ____ are associated with phagocytosis. |
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| A normal ____ ____ value for a female is 0-20 mm/hr whereas for men the normal is 0-10 mm/hr. |
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| The reported normal ____ ____ ___ range varies; however if you learn that 70-126 mg/dL is an average range for a fasting specimen, you will be able to determine the correct range on an examination. |
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| If the test is to be for a fasting blood sugar level, be certain the patient has not had anything by mouth for the past ____ to ____ hours. |
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| Touching the ____ strip pad can alter the results. |
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| If the patient's fasting blood sugar is ____ mg/dL or above, do not administer the glucose load to the patient. |
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| ____ ____ an illness caused by the Epstein Barr virus (EBV). |
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| A life-threatening reaction must be counteracted with an injection of ____ immediately to prevent anaphylactic shock. |
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| Following any injection, the patient must be observed for ____ minutes for possible reaction. |
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| For a ____ test, the arm is the usual site of choice for convenience. The results are read after a 24-hour period and then repeated after a 48-hour period. |
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| For a ____ smear, you use nasal secretions to observe eosinophil count. |
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| The first stages of ____ is flu-like symptoms, fatigue, slight fever, aching, lymph node swelling, tenderness, and weight loss. |
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| Prothrombin time (PT) is normally ____ to ___ seconds. |
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