Special Identification Systems
Point-of-Care Testing
Types of test
Abbreviations
Review
100

What is BBIDs the abbreviation for?

Blood bank ID bands.

100

What is TAT?

turnaround time.

100

What do lactate test do?

They are used to determine if a patient has lactic acidosis.

100

CBC?

Complete blood count.

100

Septicemia is?

The presence of microbes in the blood.
200

BBIDs were created for what reasoning?

To reduce common transcription errors.

200

Point-of-Care testing is also known as?

Alternate site testing (AST), or ancillary, bedside, or near-patient testing.

200

What do lipid test do?

To test for atherosclerosis and heart disease.

200

ACT?

activated clotting time.

200

What is a nonspecific marker of systemic inflammation?

CRP.

300

Electronic BBDI systems provide?

Positive identification safeguards for blood product administration.

300

POTC should be performed how?

Neatly and properly

300

What do cholesterol test do?

They measure the amount of cholesterol and certain fats in your blood.

300

HbA1c?

Hemoglobin A1c.

300

Common chemistry test performed by POTC instruments include?

Na and K

400

The nurse initiates blood product validation for a patient by?

Gathering four key facts about the blood product in the presence of the patient.

400

What type of POC test cannot be performed by phlebotomist?

POC test that are not waived.

400

What do rapid syphilis test do?

Used to detect antibodies of treponema pallidum. (The bacterium that causes syphilis)

400

GTT?

Glucose tolerance test.
400

What is toxicology?

The scientific study of poisons.

500

The Joint commission's National Patient safety goal (NPSG 01.033.01) that States?

"Make certain that the correct patient gets the correct blood when they get a blood transfusion."

500

It has been proven that a 1:10 bleach solution can effectively disinfect what instruments?

POC instuments.

500

What do platelet function test do?

I helps determine the patient's response to medication before open heart surgery or cardiac catheterization.
500

EHR?

Electronic health record.

500

When drawing a blood alcohol specimen, it is acceptable to clean the arm with?

Benzalkonium Chloride.

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