This is the anticoagulant of choice for coagulation studies.
What is sodium citrate?
100
In this type of bond electrons are shared between atoms.
What is a covalent bond?
100
This is the basic functional unit of the kidney.
What is the nephron?
100
This scientist is recognized as the "Father of Bacteriology".
Who is Louis Pasteur?
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Usually blood cultures are drawn first, the clot tubes, this is followed by citrate tubes, heparing, EDTA, oxalate, and fluoride tubes.
What is the collection order?
200
This stands for "the particles dissolved in a solution".
What is osmolality?
200
This term stands for a decreased urinary output of less than 500 mL in a 24-hr period.
What is oliguria?
200
This term describes the colonies as pinpoint, small, large, or spreading.
What is colony size?
300
This is the preferred vein to draw blood out of.
What is the median cubital vein?
300
This level of the LRN Lab is responsible for Rapid Identification (rule-in and refer).
What is Level C?
300
This abnormal urinary crystal in acid urine is colorless to yellowish-brown and have a fine, delicate, silky needle-shaped appearance.
What is tyrosine?
400
This greek prefix stands for outside.
What is exo-?
400
During viral hepatitis or other liver disease that cause hepatic necrosis, the levels of these two enzymes will increase before the patient exhibits any clinical signs of the disease.
What is ALT and AST?
400
This parasite is the most frequently encountered organism in urinary sediment.
What is Trichomonas vaginalis?
500
This microtube holds 50 to 75 uL of blood, with a blue band that indicates a plain tube.
What is a microhematocrit or capillary tube?
500
This law states that "the intensity of a color seen is directly proportional to the concentration of the substance being tested".
What is Beer's law?
500
This condition is the most significant pathological one found in routine urinalysis.