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Which of the following diagnostic tests would first be used to confirm an infection?

  • WBC differential (correct)
  • Hematocrit test
  • Hemoglobin test
  • Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP)

Beth received her results for her urinalysis and realizes that there is an abnormally high amount of leukocytes. What would this most likely indicate?

  • Urine sample was contaminated
  • Bladder infection (correct)
  • Over consumption of meat
  • Uterus infection

A lumbar puncture retrieves cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from which of the following spaces?

  • Subarachnoid space (correct)
  • Epidural space
  • Subdural space
  • None of the above

Which of the following statements is false?

<p>MRI uses sound waves to image body (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

A blood chemistry test can detect which of the following?

<p>Waste products such as creatinine (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of an idiopathic disease?

<p>Unknown origin (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

A differential white blood cell count includes which of the following?

<p>The count/percentage of each white blood cell type (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is one of the normally detected substances within a routine urinalysis?

<p>Urea (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

A patient presents to their physician for an annual checkup. The physician is planning to perform a series of physical examination techniques, including hearing the sounds of the heart. Which of the following techniques is being used here?

<p>Auscultation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which statement best describes an MRI

<p>Magnetic field and radio waves are used to create an image. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which statement best describes a syndrome?

<p>A group of symptoms (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The routine application of sun block to skin would be an example of which of the following?

<p>a preventative measure (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is not measured as part of a normal routine blood chemistry?

<p>Cerebrospinal fluid (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Define the term nosocomial.

<p>hospital acquired (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which test describes the analysis of cerebral spinal fluid?

<p>Lumbar Puncture (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What factor does not decrease host resistance?

<p>Gender (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the term 'pathogenesis'?

<p>How a disease progresses (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following terms below can be used to describe a patient who becomes sick after undergoing chemotherapy treatment?

<p>Iatrogenic disease (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the etiology of a disease mean?

<p>Cause (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prognosis of a disease mean?

<p>Expected outcome (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which statement best describes a nuclear medicine scan

<p>radioactive isotopes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is not one of the types of white blood cells typically found circulating within the human body?

<p>Erythrocytes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does histology study?

<p>Tissues (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of the term iatrogenic?

<p>Treatment related (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following cell types is typically increased when the patient has allergies?

<p>Eosinophils (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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