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White blood cells are larger than red blood cells, and their principal function is to defend against infection.

A fasting specimen means that the patient must NOT take in any food for a prescribed number of days before the collection of the specimen.

Which is an example of a qualitative test?

In a reference laboratory, test results are stored anonymously so that physicians can use them to compare to results on their own patients.

What would be the best action for the medical assistant to take if the physician has determined that a patient had abnormal laboratory results?

A lab requisition form is sent to an outside laboratory, along with the specimen that the lab is testing.

Which CLIA-waived test would be ordered for a patient with a clotting disorder?

In the context of our readings in this unit, what is a memorial?

Douglass describes how the turning point in his life came during his time with Covey.  He says, “You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man.”   Describe what happened and how it changed Douglass.

An LDL test is a CLIA-waived test for ________.