What is the liquid component of blood with no clotting factors?
100
When drawing a chemistry profile, complete blood count, and fasting blood glucose studies on a patient, this is the correct order of tubes to draw from the patient.
What is green, lavender, and gray?
100
This is a toxic condition involving a very high serum level or urea and creatinine accompanied by failure of the three main functions of the renal system.
What is uremic syndrome?
100
This is one of the best and least expensive method of preservation of a urine specimen.
What is refrigeration?
100
This is an example of a noncontrollable preanalytical variable.
What is age?
200
This enzyme is considered a sensitive marker for chronic alcoholic liver disease.
What is GGT
200
As an anticoagulant, EDTA causes this.
What is chelate calcium?
200
Hypernatremia commonly seen in when this disease condition is present.
What is decreased synthesis of antidiuretic hormone (ADH)?
200
This is the functional unit of the kidney.
What is the nephron?
200
If your patient is jaundice this is the color you may see.
What is yellow?
300
When a blood test requires a fasting specimen, this is the best way to verify that the patient is fasting.
What is ask the patient when is the last time they had anything to eat or drink?
300
A tube containing thixotropic gel is used to collect blood for these tests.
What is a chemistry screen?
300
Urine sediments contain this due to damage to the glomerulus.
What are RBC casts?
300
This is the major function of the loop of Henle in the kidney.
What is to adjust urine osmolality?
300
This organ processes bilirubin to keep its level from becoming too high in the blood.
What is the liver?
400
This should be the first test to be collected in a dermal puncture.
What is a blood smear?
400
This is what you should draw first when performing phlebotomy.
What is a blood culture?
400
Hyperproteinemia can be caused by this condition.
What is dehydration syndromes?
400
This does not always indicate normal kidney function.
What is a normal plasma creatinine?
400
This is the portion of the nephron that is most important in maintaining plasma electrolyte balance.
What is the distal convoluted tubule?
500
This has a higher level in venous blood compared to capillary blood.
What is potassium?
500
This is the color of the tube that is used to test for trace metal analysis.
What is royal blue?
500
Absence of D-dimer is useful for ruling-out this disorder.
What is deep venous thrombosis (DVT)?
500
This is where aldosterone is synthesized.
What are the adrenal glands?
500
A new chemistry analyzer is received in the lab. By assaying a sample with a known value on the new analyzer, you are checking this with the instrument.