Microbiology
The first step in the (gram) staining process.
What is Crystal violet?
The type of stain used in the preparation of a blood smear.
What is a Wright Stain?
A second sample for the same patient, drawn at a separate time, to verify blood type.
What is an ABORH confirmation?
Is run every 8 hours on both analyzers.
What is Electrolyte QC ?
Is the color tube used to run coagulation tests.
What is a blue top?
Used to culture most bacteria; Determines Hemolytic Reactions.
What is Blood Agar (BAP)
A dye that can help to differentiate RBC's from WBC's in a manual CSF count.
What is New Methylene Blue?
Used when there is not a current type an screen on patient.
What is Emergency Release ?
(also acceptable; uncrossmatched O negative RBCs, AB negative plasma)
Is done within 4 hours of collection.
What is a BNP?
Must always be verified when receiving specimens but is particularly important with blood bank samples.
What is the PAID/PPID?
Instrument that tests for Influenza A, Influenza B and Respiratory syncytial virus.
What is the GeneExpert?
The equation for calculating the Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration.
What is HB/ HCT x 100?
Used as the gel method positive control.
What is Anti-k (Cellano)?
Troponin, TSH, HCG and CKMB.
What is run on the Access(DxI)?
The number of 12x75 disposable glass culture tubes that come in a box.
What is 250 glass culture tubes?
The correct specimen and container for Flu testing.
What is a Nasopharyngeal Swab in UTM ?
Done prior to running a body fluid on the DxH.
What is a background check?
An enhancement media that increases antibody uptake by removing water.
What is Polyethylene glycol (PEG)?
May be used after standing five minutes at room temperature. An entire box should stand at room temperature for an hour before use.
What is an I-Stat Cartridge?
Is now the acceptable transport container for urine cultures.
What is a Uri-swab?
Used for the isolation of Gram positive Cocci.
What is Colistin Nalidixic Acid (CNA)
Typically happens when a patient has a cold agglutinin and corrects itself after warming the specimen.
What is an H&H fail?
O type mom and A/B type baby.
What is the most common cause of HDFN?
is checked at the end of calibration, has to be above 2000 to be acceptable.
What is the chloride electrode span?
An HIV test, typically done by Quest.
What is the HIV RNA PCR?