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Medical Term #1
Medical lab
24 cards·by josiemonge83
7/16/12
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Established to ensure that employers maintain a safe and healthy work enviornment
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment (CLIA)
Federal mandate that sets policies and procedures that govern lab testing and protects
patients
Calibration
Determine accuracy of an instrument
Quality Control
Measures used to ensure proper processing of laboratory specimens
Fume Hood
Capture fumes and chemical vapors and move them into an exhaust system
Control Test
Test of a sample of known results used to compare with the results of a patient
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Studies pathogen and diseases to prevent spreading and future outbreak
Proficiency Testing
Sample test performed in a clinical laboratory to determine with what degree of accuracy test
are being performed
Requisition
Written request for a lab test to be performed on a specimen
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Lab or workplace setting stating the specific details regarding chemicals in the lab
Electrolyte
Substance that conducts electricity and whose components are important in maintaining
fluids and acid balance
Clinical Diagnosis
Identification of a disease by history,laboratory testing and symtoms
Differential Diagnosis
Diagnosis based on comparison of symptoms of different diseases
Microbiology
Study of microscopic forms of life
Hematology
Study of blood and blood-forming tissues
Cytology
Science that deals with formation,function and structure of cells
Histology
Study of tissue samples for the determination of disease
Baseline Values
Known or initial measurement against which future values are compared
Peak
The point which the drug is at its highest level in the body
Trough
Point at which the drug is at its lowest level in the body
Urinalysis
Examination of the physical,chemical and microscopic elements of urine
Serum
Liquid portion of the blood, obtained after blood has been allowed to clot
Toxicology
Test for toxicity of substances in the blood
Culture and Sensitivity (CS)
A sample is cultured for bacteria and then exposed to antibiotics to determine what
thebacteria is sensitive to