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The inability to regulate blood sugar levels
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DIABETES MELLITUS
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A steady state of internal chemical and physical balance
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HOMEOSTASIS
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Most of the population will test within a range of similar results when testing an analyte
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REFERENCE RANGE
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Disease-causing microorganisms
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PATHOGENS
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The patients willingness to follow the treatment plan and take an active role in his or her own health care
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COMPLIANCE
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Test that provide simple ,unvarying results and require a minimal amount of judgment and interpretation
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CLIA Waived TEst
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Long lasting debilitating conditions
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Chronic Disorders
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The substance being tested, such as glucose or cholesterol, in a body specimen
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Analyte
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A test result indicating a threat to a patients health
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Critical valve
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Outpatient health care setting in which patients are not bedridden
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Ambulatory care
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Laboratory orders indicating what tests are to be done
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Requisitions
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Clotting ability of blood
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Coagulation
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A facility or an area within a medical setting in which materials or specimens from the human body are examined or analyzed
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Clinical laboratory
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List 3 reasons a physician would prescribe a laboratory test
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1. to screen patients for possible disorders
2.establish diagnosis 3.monitor the patients condition or treatment |
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List 3 ways a specimen is analyzed
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1.measuring the levels of analytes compared with reference valves 2.observing and detecting abnormal cells under the microscope 3.detecting the precence of absence of an infection
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