Sample collection and Handling
Heparin is a _______.
What is an anticoagulant.
What does PCV stand for?
What is Packed Cell Volume.
Samples should be analyzed within _____.
What is 1 hour.
______ is the fluid portion of whole blood?
What is plasma.
Inpedance analyzers classify cells based on ____.
What is size.
Total protein is estimated with a ______.
What is a refractometer.
What do tiger tops contain?
What is a gel separator and clot activator.
What do Quantitative Buffy Coat analyzers provide?
What is an estimated call count.
The ideal sample is taken from a ....
What is a preprandial patient before the initiation of therapy.
What is the order of draw for commonly used blood collection tubes?
What is blue, red, tiger top, green, purple, gray.
Decreased PCV may indicate _____.
What is anemia.
At what speed and for how long do you spin a serum and plasma sample?
What is 2000 rpm- 3000rpm and 10 minutes.
What does EDTA stand for?
What is Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
How do laser flow cytometry analyzers count and classify cells?
What is size and density.
What are the 5 factors that influence results?
What is Hemolysis, chemical contamination, improper labeling, improper sample handling, and patience influences.