Random Qs
EDTA prevents blood from clotting by this action
What is capturing calcium?
The hormone measured by the glucose tolerance test
What is insulin?
CPK is a/an
What is enzyme?
Therapeutic drug monitoring, glucose tolerance, and lactose tolerance have these 2 things in common
timed collections
chemistry specimens
This color tube should be used when drawing a hematocrit
What is purple?
Substances that prevent blood from clotting
What are anticoagulants?
Which enzyme listed does not measure liver function:
ALT, AST, ALP, CPK?
What is CPK Creatinine Phosphokinase?
Gentamycin is a/an
What is antibiotic?
pH, pCO2, and PO2 are used in the testing of
What is blood gases?
This color tube should be used when drawing a blood bank specimen
What is pink?
Most rapid glucose methods require serum, plasma, or whole blood from a fingerstick/heelstick?
What is whole blood?
A creatinine clearance test evaluates the function of this physiological system.
What is urinary?
Hemoglobin is a/an
What is carrier molecule?
Which of the following tests should be placed on ice:
bilirubin, glucose, ammonia, calcium
What is ammonia?
This color tube should be used when drawing for a blood smear preparation with minimal distortion of WBCs
What is purple?
bonus: what is the anticoagulant?
Frequently used tube in microcollections
What is BD microtainer
The bleeding time test is used to detect
What is vascular abnormalities?
Chloride is a/an
What is electrolyte?
Lab reference values are calculated from which type of specimen?
random/daily
Which should be collected in a royal blue top tube?
Phenobarbitol, nickel, procainamide, glucose
What is nickel?
It is recommended to draw at least one tube before coagulation testing tubes to
What is make sure the coagulation tubes are properly filled?
Used to detect meningitis
What is spinal fluid cultures?
Troponin is a/an
What is enzyme?
Tubes of blood can be stored up to this many days for delayed testing
What is 7?
This color tube should be used when drawing a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase quantitative and some ammonia tests