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,Lesson 1-1: Introduction to the Clinical LaboratoryTRUE/FALSE
1. A laboratory that performs chemical and microscopic tests on blood, other body fluids, and tissues is
called a clinical laboratory.
ANS: T PTS: 1
2. In 2005 more than 189,000 clinical laboratories were listed with Department of Health and Human
Service (DHHS) as providing services to humans in the United States.
ANS: T PTS: 1
3. Clinical laboratories are found only in university teaching hospitals.
ANS: F PTS: 1
4. Epidemiology is an important function of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
ANS: T PTS: 1
5. A phlebotomist is a health care worker trained in blood collection.
ANS: T PTS: 1
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. An international, nonprofit organization that establishes standards of best current practice for clinical
laboratories is:
a. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
b. Commission on Office Laboratory Accreditation (COLA)
c. Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)
d. the Joint Commission
ANS: C PTS: 1
2. The branch of biology dealing with microbes is called:
a. virology c. microbiology
b. mycology d. epidemiology
ANS: C PTS: 1
3. The governmental agency that oversees public health care matters in the United States is:
a. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
b. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
c. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
d. Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)
ANS: B PTS: 1
, 4. The division of Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) responsible for protecting public
health by ensuring the safety and efficacy of foods, drugs, biological products, medical devices, and
cosmetics is:
a. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
b. the Joint Commission
c. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
d. Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)
ANS: C PTS: 1
5. The agency within Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) responsible for implementing
CLIA ’88 is:
a. Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)
b. Commission on Office Laboratory Accreditation (COLA)
c. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
d. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
ANS: C PTS: 1
COMPLETION
1. The study of human blood groups is called ____________________.
ANS:
immunohematology
blood banking
PTS: 1
2. The central laboratory for the national public health system is the ____________________.
ANS:
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
PTS: 1
3. A health care worker trained in blood collection is a(n) ____________________.
ANS: phlebotomist
PTS: 1
4. The liquid portion of the blood in which the blood cells are suspended is called
____________________.
ANS: plasma
PTS: 1
5. The liquid obtained from blood that has been allowed to clot is called ____________________.
ANS: serum
, PTS: 1
6. A physician specially trained in the nature and cause of disease is a(n) ____________________.
ANS: pathologist
PTS: 1
7. Mycology is the study of ____________________.
ANS: fungi
PTS: 1
8. Performing testing near the patient rather than in the traditional laboratory setting is called
____________________ testing.
ANS:
point-of-care
point of care
POC
near-patient
alternate site
PTS: 1
9. The person who is responsible for the day-to-day operation of a laboratory and works directly under
the authority of the laboratory director is the ____________________.
ANS:
technical supervisor
chief technologist
laboratory manager
PTS: 1
10. Programs in which laboratories are sent blind samples that are analyzed, reported, and compared to the
results from other laboratories are called ____________________ programs.
ANS:
proficiency testing
PT
PTS: 1
11. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 protects ____________________.
ANS:
personal health information
patient privacy
patient health information
PTS: 1
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