| A | B |
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| phlebotomist | performs venipunctures |
| capillary puncture | Method of venipuncture commonly used on children and infants to take blood samples |
| properly identify patient | most important step for a health care worker to perform |
| waivered tests | MLA lab testing permitted by Clinical Lab Improvement Amendment 1988 |
| Medical Technologist | Medical lab career that requires a 4 year degree |
| gram stain | A lab technique used to create a bacterial smear to identify cause of infection |
| blood | If found in urine sample, may indicate abnormal kidney function |
| glucose | urine test that uses copper reduction method for testing |
| venipuncture | to puncture the vein with a needle to collect blood |
| sign | something the doctor can visually see on a patient |
| symptom | something the patient feels |
| reagent | something that reacts to a sample to signify a specific substance is presence |
| urinalysis | to test urine for specific substances |
| pregnancy test | test to determine if HCG hormone is present in the urine |
| hematocrit test | blood sample screening test to determine if person is anemic |
| hemoglobin test | blood sample screening test to determine the oxygen-carrying ability of red blood cells are present |
| CBC | diagnostic test of complete blood cells to determine the number of different type blood cells present |
| standard precautions | safety practice used to prevent contact of other's body fluids |
| erythrocyte | red blood cell |
| leukocyte | white blood cell |
