Abbreviations
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
List PPE items
Gown, Gloves, Mask, Googles, etc.
EDTA; hematology (RBCs, WBCs, Hgb, Hct)
Site for newborn puncture
dermal heel stick
Tube that must be filled completely
light blue
TJC
The Joint Commission
Green additive; types of tests
whole blood/plasma; chemistry; electrolytes; CMP/BMP
Average gauge of needles for phlebotomy
21-23
Orders/tests that need to be kept on ice
Lactic, Ammonia, Acetone, Gastrin, sometimes ABGs,
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Maximum time tourniquet should be left on arm
1 minute
Identify the correct order: EDTA, sodium citrate, lithium heparin, clot activator
Sodium citrate (light blue), Clot activator (red plastic), lithium heparin (light green), EDTA (lavender)
Labs that are affected by chemotherapy
RBCs, WBCs, and platelets
Cold Agglutinins kept temperature until test can be analyzed
37 Celsius
CLIA
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments
Example of means of transmission according to the chain of infection
Droplet, Airborne, Contact, Vector, Vehicle
Department where red tubes are analyzed
blood bank, chemistry, or serology
Tube you need to collect a sample for serum
SST (tiger), red (clot activator)
Bilirubin, Vitamin A, Vitamin B6 and B12, Folate, Porphyrins
CLSI
Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
List at least 3 reasons you shouldn't use a limb
Mastectomy, lymphedema, edema, dialysis access, sometimes IVs
Tube used for drawing trace-elements and toxicology
Royal Blue
Medication that affects Prothrombin Time (PT)
Cholesterol-lowering drugs
Test performed before a radial artery puncture
Modified Allen Test