Lesson 1-1: Introduction to the Clinical LaboratoryTRUE/FALSE1.A laboratory that performs chemical and microscopic tests on blood, other body fluids, and tissues iscalled a clinical laboratory.ANS:TPTS:12.In 2005 more than 189,000 clinical laboratories were listed with Department of Health and HumanService (DHHS) as providing services to humans in the United States.ANS:TPTS:13.Clinical laboratories are found only in university teaching hospitals.ANS:FPTS:14.Epidemiology is an important function of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).ANS:TPTS:15.A phlebotomist is a health care worker trained in blood collection.ANS:TPTS:1MULTIPLE CHOICE1.An international, nonprofit organization that establishes standards of best current practice for clinicallaboratories is:a.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)b.Commission on Office Laboratory Accreditation (COLA)c.Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)d.the Joint CommissionANS:CPTS:12.The branch of biology dealing with microbes is called:a.virologyc.microbiologyb.mycologyd.epidemiologyANS:CPTS:13.The governmental agency thatoversees public health care matters in the United States is:a.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)b.Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)c.Food and Drug Administration (FDA)d.Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)ANS:BPTS:1Preview Mode
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