What action needs to be done to your tubes immediately after drawing them?
Invert
What size is a blue butterfly?
23g
You need to call a doctors office to verify information. Which form would you place this information on?
External clarification form
What charge code do we order for swab testing?
W
CBC with differential. Is this automatic differential or manual differential?
Automatic
Bring the patient to a recliner chair
What does SST stand for?
Serum Separator Tube
Your patient states they do not want a test performed. What action do you take?
Fill out patient refusal form and have patient sign it
What needs to be done before collecting a urine culture?
Patient needs to use a cleansing wipe
Name 2 components of a BMP
BUN, calcium, carbon dioxide, chloride, creatinine, glucose, potassium, sodium
How many unsuccessful sticks can you perform on a patient before having someone else try?
2
What tube can be used to replace a lavender tube?
Pink
What is the name of the form Medicare patients have to sign when their tests aren’t covered?
ABN- Advanced Beneficiary Notice
What should a patient do with their first morning urine while collecting a 24 hour urine test?
Flush it, but record the time
What is another word for “hepatic”
Liver
What can happen to the blood if you use too small of a needle?
Hemolysis
For what procedure would you use a lancet?
Heel stick
Name all the components of a valid script
2 patient identifiers, tests, diagnosis code, physicians signature
Lay tissue paper on toilet water, provide specimen, poke specimen with green stick, place stick back into collection container
What is the test code for a lipid panel?
Your patient tells you they have had a mastectomy. What is important to note about this before continuing with the procedure?
You can only draw blood from the side that did NOT have a breast removed
What is the liquid inside blood culture tubes called?
Broth
What code needs to be ordered when a patient requests a copy of results be sent to an additional physician?
ZADD
What time should a saliva cortisol test be collected?
Between 11pm and 1am
Which of the following with show a current infection? IGG or IGM
IGM