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Specialty laboratory tests ch44

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How many different blood types are there
4
During pregnancy HCG levels Peak at about______weeks
8
What percentage of North Americans are RH positive
85%
One performing a CTT on a patient the fasting blood glucose must be lower than________ to continue testing
200mg / dL
Of the following fats, Which one is not polyunsaturated
Olive oil
Antigens that circulate within the blood system and are attached to RBC are made of what
Protein
Patients who have a very high sugar level in their blood are diagnosed with the medical condition of
Hyperglycemia
If urine cannot be used immediately for pregnancy testing, it can be stored in the refrigerator for how long befire the specimen is no longer viable
24 hours
All of the following are symptoms for IM except
Swollen extremities
Prothrombin time testing is also called all of the following except
Coumadin levels
Antigens present or absent on the surface of the red blood cells are used to determine blood types these are________molecules
Carbohydrate
A potentially life-threatening situation during incomplete blood transfusion is called
Intravascular hemolysis
Man oligospermia with should be elevated for which type of disorder
Thyroid
A negative reaction to a mantoux test would include an induration of:
Less than 5 mm
Postprandial refers to
After eating
Insulin is secreted by which organ
Pancreas
When performing the mantoux test what size needle would you choose
27 -- 28 gauge 1/2inch
Which of the following factors can alter the results of semen analysis
Smoking cigarettes
The induration (raised hardened area) on a patient's arm in response to a mantoux test is positive if it is
Almost invisible
Although PPD is used to test for tuberculosis it is also called the__________ test after the physician who developed it.
Mantoux test
To evaluate a newborn for PKU, Aubrey Jones, CNA uses the___________ to evaluate the baby's blood
Guthrie screening test
When Mary O'keefe's enzymes immunoassy test isimmunoassy test, Ellen Armstrong, CMA assumes that this positive reaction indicates a normal pregnancy. However, the detection of HCG_______ can also indicate abnormal conditions such as ectopic pregnancy
Human chorionic gonadotropin
High levels of______ the "bad" cholesterol, are associated with increased risk for coronary artery disease. Cholesterol bound to________ the "good" cholesterol is transported into the liver, where is excreted in form of bile.
- Low density lipoprotein
- high density lipoprotein
Serum____________ concentration will increase moderately after ingesting a meal containing fat peaking 4 to 5 hours later.
Triglycerides
Nora Fowler was born with an inherited condition in which the amino acid phenylalanine is not metabolized
Phenylketonuria
When Renal disease is suspected, a physician will order, as one of several tests, a___________ test
Blood urea nitrogen
Patients exhibiting a positive or questionable ______________reaction should have a chest x-ray study to examine for tuberculosis, and a sputum sample should be stained to search for acid fast rods. The presence of tuberculosis and acid-fast rods confirms active tuberculosis
Purified protein derivative
Two categories of blood typing are for the__________ and the______________
ABO blood group and the Rh factor
Name three reasons for performing a semen analysis on a male patient
- Check the effectiveness of a vasectomy
- to test the mail to see if he is the reason for infertility
- the paternity substantiate rape cases
When a semen analysis is performed as part of a fertility worinal, seminal fluid is analyzed to determine what 4 factors
A, b, ab, and o
What are some ways that quality control can be maintained when performing waived category tests in the Pol
-Kits should be stored and used by the temperature directed by the manufacturer
- positive and negative controls should be run along with patient samples
- expiration dates should be checked
- manufacturer's instructions must be followed precisely
The RH type of most North Americans is
Positive
Glucose is the principal carbohydrate found circulating in the
Blood
Excess glucose is converted into________for short term storage in the liver and muscle cells
Glycogen
The blood glucose level of ____________patients usually peaks 30 to 60 minutes after consumption of the glucose test solution. Leading to a level of 160 to 180mg and then returnes to fasting level after 2 to 3 hours.
Non diabetic
A patient should be instructed to eat a diet high in_______ for 3 days before the glucose tolerance test
Carbohydrates
To determine whether diabetic patients are consistently adhering to their diets, providers can administer the__________
Glycosylated hemoglobin determination
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