CLINICAL LAB SCIENEC

INDEX 473
Meter(s)
as measurement type, 210
pH, 220–221, 220f
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA), 92
Metric system, elements used in,
210–211
Metric terms, 210t–212t, 211–212
Metric units
conversion of, 211–214, 212t,
213t, 214f
converting English units to,
212–213, 213t
Microbiology, 83–84, 83f, 385–399
bacteria in, resistant strains of,
388–389
development of, history of, 386
in diagnosis, 387–388
methodology in, 386–387
introduction to, 385–388
rapid, technology in, 389–390,
389t
in treatment, 387–388
Microbiology laboratory
biological hazards in, exposure
control methods in, protection
against, 388, 389t
Gram stain preparation in, 397–
398, 398f. See also Gram
stain, preparation of
instruments in, 390
safety in, 388
smear preparation in, 394–396,
395f, 396f
equipment and supplies,
394–395
principles, 394
procedure, 395–396, 395f, 396f
reporting of results, 396
specimen setup for isolation and
identification in, 391–394,
392f, 393f
equipment and supplies, 392
principles, 391
procedure, 392–394, 393f
QC, 394
reporting of results, 394
Microcentrifuge, 175, 175f
Microhematocrit centrifuge, 340,
341f
Micropipette(s), 196–197, 365
described, 191, 192
Gilson, 199
types of, 192
Micropipetter(s), 196–197, 197f
mechanics of, 196–197
Microplate processing, 416
MicroScan, 390
Microscope(s), 83f, 177, 178f
Microscopic urinalysis, 294–295,
295f, 301–309, 303f, 304t,
305f, 306t, 307f, 308f, 309t
Mixed cell types, 305f
MLT. See Medical laboratory technician
(MLT)
MMR. See Measles, mumps, and
rubella (MMR)
Mode, defined, 237
Mohr pipettes, 192
described, 194, 194f
uses of, 193–194
Molal solutions, measuring of, 219
Molar solutions, measuring of, 218
Molarity, defined, 218
Molds, 387
Molecular biology, 57
advances in, 15
Monocytes, 330t
Moral issues, of health care, 61–76
Morality, defined, 63
MRSA. See Methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA)
MSDSs. See Material safety data
sheets (MSDSs)
MSP. See Massachusetts Society of
Pathologists (MSP)
MT. See Medical technologist (MT)
Multiple patient situations,
described, 151
Multirules, 244–245
Mumps, measles, rubella (MMR)
immunization, 150–151
Mycobacterium spp.
M. leprae, leprosy due to, 140
M. tuberculosis, TB due to, 140
N
NAACLS. See National Accrediting
Agency for Clinical Laboratory
Sciences (NAACLS)
Nanotechnology, 57, 366
advances in, 15
National Accrediting Agency for
Clinical Laboratory Sciences
(NAACLS), 12, 23–25, 35,
35t, 36
on phlebotomy programs,
267–268
National Commission for Certifying
Agencies (NCCA), 35t, 36t
National Committee for Clinical
Laboratory Standards, 216
National Credentialing Agency
(NCA), 14
for Laboratory Personnel, 17
National Fire Protection Association,
94
National Institute of Health (NIH),
116
National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST), 186
National Labor Relations Board
(NLRB), 10, 19
NCA. See National Credentialing
Agency (NCA)
NCCA. See National Commission
for Certifying Agencies
(NCCA)
Needle(s)
“butterfly,” 270, 274, 274f
use and disposal of, 96–97, 97f
in venipuncture, 269–270, 269f,
273f, 273–274, 274f, 279f
selection and use, 273–274, 274f
Needle gauge, defined, 266
Neutrophils, 330t
Nightingale, F., in history of
laboratory medicine, 9
NIH. See National Institute of
Health (NIH)
NIST. See National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST)
NLRB. See National Labor Relations
Board (NLRB)
Norm(s), population, defined, 235t
Normal distribution frequency, 237,
239f
Normal flora, 118, 388
Normal frequency curves, defined,
235t
Normal level control, in daily glucose
tests, graph for, 240–241
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