order of draw
Most Frequently analyzed non blood specimen
Urine
A blood collection is about to be performed on a 5 year old patient and the guardian signs the information slip, what type of consent was performed?
What is Consent for minors
What should you not use when handling thermolabile specimens?
What is place into ice packs
What color tube is used for peripheral blood smears
What is Lavender
What department does the Green top tube go to?
Chemistry
Which specimen is preferred for most urine test
what is first morning
How many identifiers does the joint commission require?
what is 2
What specimens should be hidden from light?
What is Bilirubin, B6, B12
What additive is needed when drawing for PT/PTT/INR
What is Sodium Citrate
Tube you use for PT/PTT/INR
Light Blue
What urine specimen is the best one to detect an UTI
What is clean catch
A CPT is preparing to perform a specimen collection on the patient and informs the patient of the risks and benefits and gets a signature from the patient. Which type of consent is that?
What is Informed
3 challenges you'll face when processing specimens
Test accuracy, Specimen transporting, and Time management
Serum is formed when ______ blood is centrifuged
What is clotted
What does SST stand for?
Serum Separator tube
What instructions should a CPT give a patient before performing a Midstream collection
What is clean the urinary meatus, urinate a small amount into the toilet, then into the container, and finish in the toilet
A CPT is preparing to perfom a blood collection in an outpatient setting. What is required on the requisition?
What is patients billing information and test status
If the tubes do not have an anticoagulant, how long does it take for blood to clot at room temp...
What is 30-60 minutes
What tube would be used for blood culture
SPS or Culture bottles
Name all 5 of the anti-coagulant tubes
What is Light Blue, Gray, Lavender, Green, Pink
Steps to collect a sputum test
What is First morning, take a deep breathe and put whatever comes up from the lungs into the container
A CPT is preparing to collect a blood collection from a patient who has been admitted for life- threatening cardiac symptoms. What should the CPT do?
What is collect the blood specimen
When CPT is preparing a serum sample for centrifugation, how long should the technician allow the sample to stand before loading them into the centrifuge
what is 30 minutes
What additive is needed for glucose testing
What is Fluoride Oxalate