Hematology
This blood cell type is responsible for carrying oxygen.
What is a red blood cell?
This electrolyte is the primary intracellular cation.
What is potassium?
This Gram stain color indicates Gram-positive organisms.
What is purple?
This blood type is known as the universal donor for red cells.
What is O negative?
Gloves, lab coats, and goggles fall under this category.
What is PPE?
This WBC is typically elevated in bacterial infections.
What is a neutrophil?
This liver enzyme rises most notably in alcoholic liver disease.
What is GGT?
This organism causes strep throat.
What is Streptococcus pyogenes?
This temperature range (°C) is required for storing packed red blood cells.
What is 1–6°C?
This organization sets U.S. lab safety standards.
What is OSHA?
This test measures the percentage of blood volume occupied by RBCs.
What is hematocrit?
This test assesses average glucose levels over ~3 months.
What is HbA1c?
MacConkey agar selects for this organism group.
What are Gram-negative rods?
This antibody screen method detects unexpected clinically significant antibodies.
What is the indirect antiglobulin test (IAT)?
These must be run before patient samples on analyzers.
What are QC samples?
The presence of spherocytes is commonly associated with this hemolytic condition.
What is hereditary spherocytosis?
A decreased anion gap is most commonly associated with this condition.
What is hypoalbuminemia?
This bacterium has a “fried egg” appearance on agar.
What is Mycoplasma pneumoniae?
This antigen is the most immunogenic after ABO.
What is D (RhD)?$500This compatibility test must be completed prior to issuing blood for transfusion in most patients.What is the crossmatch?
CAP requires this type of testing to verify staff competency.
What is proficiency testing?
This condition presents with pancytopenia and hypocellular bone marrow.
What is aplastic anemia?
This cardiac marker is the most specific indicator of myocardial injury.
What is troponin?
This test distinguishes Staphylococcus aureus from other Staph species.
What is the coagulase test?
This compatibility test must be completed prior to issuing blood for transfusion in most patients.
What is the crossmatch?
This class of fire extinguisher is used for electrical fires.
What is Class C?