Computer
computerized documents are stored here
EHR
labs collected and transported immediately
STAT
set of written or unwritten rules to help determine right or wrong
code of ethics
specimens needed for court require this form
chain of custody
specimen drawn 15-30 minutes after taking medication
Peak level
form used to document what was ordered by physcian
requisition
CLSI standard processing time for specimens
2 hours
rule of conduct or action formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority
Law
Inpatient facilities use these 3 identifiers on patients
Ask
Compare
Confirm or Validate
samples taken 2 hours after a patient eats
postprandial
number assigned to specimen in the lab once ordered
accession number
STAT labs are required by what time
1 hour
neglecting to perform in a manner expected by your profession could lead to this
Negligence
cloudy serum or plasma due to increased lipids
Lipemic/Lipemia
labs collected before the patients next dose of medication will represent this level
Trough
name of computer system in laboratory and hospital setting
LIS
HIS
Sitting for long periods of time means you are
Sedentary
Let the master answer
Respondant Superior
rapid increase in the ration of blood components to plasma
Hemoconcentration
Labs collected at different times during the day are know as
diurnal variation
Act passed in 2010 encouraging the use of EHR
(HITECH) Health Information Technology for Economic & Clinical Health
patients condition after fasting and at rest
Basal state
The 4 D's
Duty
Derelict
Direct cause
Damages
opposite imbalance in hydration from hemoconcentration
Hemodilution
specimen drawn at specific times to monitor the effects of medication
Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM)