Labs (not the dogs) | Signs of Life | X-Ray Vision | Through the Looking Glass | Potpourri |
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What is Hematocrit.
This lab test measures the percentage of red blood cells in whole blood
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What is Temperature
In the surgical patient, this is most accurately measured in the bladder, esophagus or aural space.
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What is ultrasound
This diagnostic procedure uses high-frequency sound waves to produce an image and can tell you if its a boy or a girl
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What are culture and sensitivity
This test grows microorganisms in a medium and then observes their reaction to multiple antibiotics
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What is SPHYGMOMANOMETER
This is the correct spelling of the medical term for a blood pressure cuff
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What is electrolytes.
Potassium, Sodium. Calcium. Magnesium
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What is blood pressure
This is measured in millimeters of mercury (mmHg)
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What is an ECG or EKG
Commonly used in the OR, this measures the rhythm of the heart
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What is a frozen section
Used to rule out cancer or determine if adequate tumor margins have been resected, this test is evaluated immediately
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What is urinalysis
The study of a urine specimen to diagnose or rule out certain medical conditions
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What are white blood cells, leukocytes
Monocytes, Macrophages, neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, lymphocytes
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What is respirations
This vital sign should be measured without the patient's knowledge.
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What is fluoroscopy/C-Arm
This intraoperative X-ray produces images in real time
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What is cytology
fluid samples such as pericardial, pleural, or cerebrospinal are studied for the presence of blood, tumor cells, protein, and glucose
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What is MRI
This test incorporates a magnetic field to identify structures within the body
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What is a basic metabolic panel, BMP
This lab test measures glucose, carbon dioxide, creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, bicarbonate, and electrolytes
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What is heart rate or pulse
Abnormal measurements are called bradycardia or tachycardia
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What is an angiogram
This exam uses X-rays of IV contrast to visualize obstruction or narrowing of blood vessels
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What is the specimen
How should the specimen be fixed/preserved May I pass it off the field
Three questions a scrub tech should ask before handing off a specimen.
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What is type and cross
This test specifically matches a patients blood with a particular unit or units of blood in the blood bank
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What is Prothrombin Time
This test identifies abnormalities in the second stage of the clotting cascade. Normal is 11-13 seconds.
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What is systolic pressure
This pressure is produced when blood is forcefully pumped out of the left ventricle and arterial pressure is at its highest.
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What is a retrograde pyelogram
This procedure can detect strictures, tumors, stones and other structural anomalies of the urinary system by injecting contrast dye into the ureter and viewing on X-ray
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What is pathology
tissue specimens are sent for analysis of structure and type of cells to help produce a diagnosis for the surgeon.
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What is apical pulse
The diaphragm of the stethoscope should be placed over the fifth intercostal space at the midclavicular line on the left chest to assess this type of pulse
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