🩸 HEMATOLOGY
This anticoagulant is used for CBC testing.
What is EDTA?
This test reflects average blood glucose over 2–3 months.
What is Hemoglobin A1c?
This stain differentiates bacteria into gram-positive and gram-negative.
What is the Gram stain?
This blood type is known as the universal donor for RBCs.
What is O negative?
This level of PPE is required when handling blood specimens.
What are gloves?
These cells are elevated in parasitic infections and allergic reactions.
What are eosinophils?
This enzyme is elevated in myocardial injury.
What is Troponin?
These bacteria appear as gram-positive cocci in clusters.
What is Staphylococcus?
This test detects unexpected antibodies in patient plasma.
What is an antibody screen?
This document outlines steps to follow after a needle stick injury.
What is the Exposure Control Plan?
This RBC morphology is commonly seen in iron deficiency anemia.
What are microcytic hypochromic cells?
This electrolyte imbalance can cause peaked T waves on an EKG.
What is hyperkalemia?
This agar is selective for gram-negative organisms and lactose fermentation.
What is MacConkey agar?
This phase of testing uses anti-human globulin reagent.
What is the AHG (Coombs) phase?
This agency regulates laboratory testing in the United States.
What is Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)?
This condition can falsely decrease RBC count and increase MCV due to agglutination.
What is cold agglutinin disease?
This principle is used in many chemistry analyzers to measure light absorbance.
What is spectrophotometry?
This bacterium is beta-hemolytic and sensitive to bacitracin.
What is Streptococcus pyogenes?
This blood group system is responsible for Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn.
What is the Rh system?
This act establishes quality standards for laboratory testing.
What is CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments)?
This automated hematology analyzer is commonly used in high-volume laboratories.
What is the Sysmex XN-9100?
This quality control rule rejects a run if one control exceeds ±3 SD.
What is Westgard 1 3s rule?
This organism requires chocolate agar and increased CO₂ for growth.
What is Haemophilus influenzae?
This organization sets standards for transfusion services in the U.S.
What is the AABB?
This organization accredits many hospital laboratories nationwide.
What is The Joint Commission?