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week 3 Clinical Medical Assistant Hybrid
Medical Assistant
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Medical
Not Applicable
05/09/2019

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Phlebotomy
Definition
The practice of drawing blood from a vein
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Hemolysis
Definition
The destruction or dissolution of RBC with release of hemoglobin- This will give a false result on the blood testing
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Plasma
Definition
Liquid portion of a whole blood specimen that not not clotted due to the anticoagulant additives.
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serum
Definition
The liquid portion of a clotted blood specimen that no longer contains its active clotting agents
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syncope
Definition
Temporary loss of conscientiousness - fainting
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Thixotropic
Definition
Material in the testing tube that appears to be solid until the sample is disturbed- centrifuged. It then becomes liquid and separates blood cells from their serum or plasma
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PPE used to obtain specimen
Definition
gloves
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Tourniquet
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Tourniquet
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Filtrate
Definition
fluid that is remains after a liquid is passed through a filter. Kidneys are the filter, urine in the filtrate
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Glomerulonephritis
Definition
Serious kidney condition win which the filtering capsules are inflamed (itis)
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hemiaturia
Definition
blood in the urine
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hCG
Definition
Human chorionic gonadotropine-

Substances detected in urine with positive pregnancy test ( think gonads)
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lyses
Definition
to break donw
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Polymorphonuclear WBC
Definition
AKA Segmented neurtophils, they are WBC which appear in urine during a bacterial infection-
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sediment
Definition
insoluble materials that settles to the bottom of the urine specimen
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Reagent strips
Definition
Strips used to test for Specific Gravity, PH and chemicals in the urine
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urochrome
Definition
Yellow pigment in urine- gives its color
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Urine colors
Definition
Straw, yellow, amber based on how concentrated the urine is-
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Urinary Tract
Definition
Kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra
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What is the functional unit of the kidney
Definition
nephrons
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Job of nephrons
Definition
interacts with the blood by filtration, re-absorption and secretion
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How much blood flows through the average kidney per minute
Definition
About 1200 ml
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What could protein and blood cells mean if they are in the urine
Definition
It may indicate kidney damage because both blood and protein are too large to be filtered by the nephrons
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If the glucose level in the blood is above 160 what will happen to the glucose at the re absorption level
Definition
It will not be filtered and will glucose will be found in the urine.
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What is the largest component of urine
Definition
Water, there are also the following: urea,creatinine, uric acid, sodium, potassium, phosphate and sulfate
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24 hour urine specimen
Definition
tests for the kidneys ability to to clear creatinine
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Creatinine
Definition
nitrogenous waste from muscle metabolism that is excreted in the urine
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Creatinine clearance
Definition
testing determines your overall glomerular filtration rate (GFR), which reflect how well your kidneys are cleaning your blood.
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GFR
Definition
Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is a test used to check how well the kidneys are working. Specifically, it estimates how much blood passes through the glomeruli each minute. Glomeruli are the tiny filters in the kidneys that filter waste from the blood
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Clean catch midstream urine
Definition
Contaminated free sample, the patient urinates a small amoutn of urine into the toilet, then urinates (voids) the next portion into the specimen container, void the last portion into the toilet
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Void
Definition
Urinate
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Turbidity
Definition
clear to cloudy urine
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Specific Gravity
Definition
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ketones
Definition
end product of fate metabolism in the body.
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Keonuria
Definition
Common with starvation low cab diet, excessive vomiting, and diabetes.
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Proteinuria
Definition
Protein in the urine, one of the first signs of kidney disease
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Bilirubinuria
Definition
Produce by breakdown of hemoglobin, in the urine can be a result of liver cell damage
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Nitrite
Definition
Positive nitrate may indicate a UTI
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UTI
Definition
Urinary tract infection
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Chain of custody
Definition
Must be maintained with any drug or alcohol testing.
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Adulteration
Definition
Intentional manipulation of a urine sample to allow someone to falsley pass a drug screening test.
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