Domain 5: Processing Specimens

3. need constant human intervention before, during, and after process
4. a solution that reduces the concentration of a specimen
6. a biological risk to organisms
8. an abnormal reaction/change due to exposure to light
9. a machine that spins lab specimens at high speeds to separate samples into their components
10. a chronological documentation that shows the acquisition, custody, control, transfer, analysis, and disposition of a specimen
13. using a transport vehicle on a network of tracks to different destinations in a facility
17. sensitive to high temperatures
18. a lab outside of a patient care facility that can do more types of testings than usually available at a normal hospital’s lab
19. a way of transporting and distributing lab test results and other documents
20. a method of urinalysis that uses plastic strips with pads that have a substance which causes a specific chemical reaction

1. only require human interaction for certain parts of process
2. injection of blood cells/substitutes to increase athletic endurance through increasing the body’s oxygen-carrying capacity
5. at or near a patient/patient’s bedside
7. divide specimens into smaller parts
11. an evaluation of urine through physical, chemical, and microscopic testing methods
12. specimens with legal value in a civil/criminal case
14. a lab result that is outside the expected reference range that could be dangerous
15. a medication for patients who had chemotherapy for cancer, can be used to boost RBC production resulting in increased endurance
16. systems that only need human intervention when errors happen