Deck 1: The Clinical Laboratory

Question 1

Which of the choices below is not a laboratory department?

A)Morphology
B)Clinical Chemistry
C)Microbiology
D)Histology
Multiple Response
Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.

Answer 1

A
The laboratory departments do not include morphology; this is a descriptive term used in reference to shapes of cells and microorganisms.

Question 2

The delivery of a laboratory report to the ordering physician is delayed due to a computer error. This is an example of a problem in which phase of laboratory testing?

A)Preanalytical phase
B)Analytical phase
C)Postanalytical phase
D)Administrative analytical phase

Answer 2

C
All the procedures that occur before the test is performed are part of the preanalytical phase, those that are part of the testing process are part of the analytical phase, and those that occur after the test has been completed fall into the postanalytical phase category. The laboratory report is not created until after the test is complete, so this is part of the postanalytical phase.

Question 3

A female patient is 2 weeks late for her regular menstrual period. She comes in to see Dr. Grace, who orders a pregnancy test to be performed by the medical assistant as the patient waits in the office. The medical assistant will perform the test using a kit that is very easy to use and interpret. The results will be available within a few minutes. This type of laboratory testing is known as:

A)CLIA-waived testing
B)Reference-range testing
C)Diagnosis testing
D)Reference laboratory testing

Answer 3

A
Tests that are easy to perform and interpret in which a kit is used for the testing and the results are available within a few minutes are most likely CLIA-waived tests.

Question 4

Match the laboratory department with the test performed in that department:
A.Identification of bacteria causing infection
B.Cholesterol testing
C.Testing for presence of antigens or antibodies
D.Evaluation of formed elements in blood
Hematology

Question 5

The function of a laboratory report is to:

A)Order the lab test
B)Bill for the lab test
C)Assign a diagnosis for the test ordered
D)Relay the test results to the ordering health-care provider

Question 6

Match the laboratory department with the test performed in that department:
A.Identification of bacteria causing infection
B.Cholesterol testing
C.Testing for presence of antigens or antibodies
D.Evaluation of formed elements in blood
Chemistry

Question 7

Match the laboratory department with the test performed in that department:
A.Identification of bacteria causing infection
B.Cholesterol testing
C.Testing for presence of antigens or antibodies
D.Evaluation of formed elements in blood
Serology

Question 8

A patient asks the medical assistant why it is advantageous for the laboratory tests to be performed at the physician's office instead of at the reference laboratory across the state. What are some of the reasons that the medical assistant may relate to the patient?

Question 9

List two types of information that might be listed in a laboratory directory.

Question 10

A 22-year-old male patient with insurance coverage through his place of employment will need to utilize an ABN for laboratory tests that are not covered.Completion
Complete each statement.

Question 11

What patient population may need to utilize an ABN so that the laboratory will be reimbursed for the services provided?

Question 12

Which information must be provided when filling out a laboratory requisition?

A)The date of the next follow-up appointment
B)The name of the laboratory technician who is performing the procedure
C)The demographic information for the patient
D)Test results

Question 13

What is an advantage of testing in a POL?

Question 14

What are two reasons that laboratory testing may be performed?

Question 15

Which hospital laboratory department processes tissue samples for further examination?

Question 16

Specimen requirements for a laboratory test are listed in a:

A)Laboratory report
B)Laboratory directory
C)Laboratory requisition
D)Laboratory quality-control record

Question 17

The ability of a treatment to achieve the desired results may be known as its ______________.Short Answer

Question 18

If a throat culture and rapid strep screen are collected from someone with a sore throat, why are these tests ordered?

A)To assign a diagnosis
B)Ongoing assessment of the patient's progress and treatment
C)Prevention or early detection of a disease through screening
D)None of the above

Question 19

Which of these documents is used first in the laboratory?

A)Laboratory report
B)Laboratory directory
C)Laboratory requisition
D)Advanced Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage

Question 20

Match the laboratory department with the test performed in that department:
A.Identification of bacteria causing infection
B.Cholesterol testing
C.Testing for presence of antigens or antibodies
D.Evaluation of formed elements in blood
Microbiology