In the Lab
In ur Urine
On the range
You Violatin? (OSHA/Lab/HIPAA)
Testing Testing
100
POC tests which are run in most offices are exempt from these Lab regulations.
What is CLIA?
100
Diabetics will often spill this sweet analyte in their urine.
What is Glucose?
100
This urine measurement should be between 1.003-1.030
What is Specific Gravity?
100
The new PA wants to put his lunch in the lab fridge so no one steals it.
What is OSHA?
100
These tests require the patient to abstain from eating or drinking (anything but water) for 8-12 hours or more.
What are Fasting tests?
200
This test before the test, should be run whenever you get a new lot #, or open a new package.
What are the controls?
200
This amber-tinged analyte can spill into the urine and darken its color if a patient has Hepatitis or Cirrhosis.
What is Bilirubin?
200
Though it should be negligible in urine, in the blood these should measure (approx) for people assigned male at birth, 4.7 million to 6.1 million/μL and for people assigned female at birth, 4.2 million to 5.4 million/μL
What are RBCs?
200
Your adult patient's mom insists you have to give her a copy of her daughter's labs.
What is HIPAA?
200
Is it Flu? RSV? Covid? a Rapid test with one of these swabs will solve the mystery.
What is a Nasal swab?
300
The physician needs the blood test results ASAP, you will put in this order to the lab.
What is STAT?
300
These white analytes can form cellular casts, and are a sign of potential infection.
What are leukocytes?
300
In the urine this ranges 4.6 to 8.0 (usually around 6.0, which is acidic). Blood has a narrower range of 7.35-7.45.
What is pH?
300
The new office manager wants to put the sharps containers in secure lock boxes instead of just on the counter.
What is no violation?
300
These tests not only confirm the presence of infection, but will tell which Pathogen is present.
What are cultures?
400
LabCorp sent a lab report with QNS in place of results meaning this.
What is quantity not sufficient?
400
These analytes are wanted by some dieter, but can be a sign of diabetic issues or starvation and eating disorder.
What are Ketones?
400
You perform a fingerstick or blood draw on a patient that has not eaten in 12hours or longer, this should be between 60-99mg/dL
What is FBS (Fasting Glucose)
400
Your coworker accidentally spills a urine sample on the lab counter. He puts down some paper towels down, but walks away because he "is busy."
What is OSHA?
400
This test includes a physical, chemical, and microscopic examination, some done in office, some in a lab.
What is Urinalysis?
500
Stop squinting! The new manager got this machine for the office lab, that reads your UA reagent strips for you
What is a Urine analyzer? (Clinitek/Urispec/etc)
500
Its a girl? Its a boy? This hormone can be qualitatively measured, usually after a missed period.
What is hCG?
500
If this organ limit of 160-180 mg/dl of glucose is exceeded, it will spill into the urine.
What is Kidney Threshold?
500
Your annoying neighbor "Karen" is seeing the other doctor (Not the one you work with). You peak in her chart to see she is getting tested for G&C and cheated oh her hubby.
What is HIPAA?
500
Your patient will be there at the lab for 3 hours for this test, that starts with a fasting draw, then 3 more after drinking a sugary solution.
What is OGTT (Oral Glucose Tolerance Test)