Infection Control
Single most effective way to avoid contamination
Hand hygiene
What tube must be filled at least to a 9:1 ratio and requires 3-4 inversions?
Light blue
24 hour urine specimen must remain ______ at all times.
refrigerated
Donating your own blood to use for yourself later on.
Homologous
What do you use for infant/<12 months
Lancet
Alternative to handwashing
Hand sanitizer
How many inversions do most tubes require (excluding light blue)?
8-10
When is it preferable to collect sputum?
first morning
Consent given by unconscious patient brought to the ER
Implied
What is the microtainer order of draw?
Lavender, Green, other additive tubes, non-additive tubes
Most common skin disinfectant prior to blood draw
70% isopropyl alcohol
What does ECHO mean?
EDTA, Citrates, Heparin, Oxalates
Anticoagulants
FOB stands for...
Fecal occult blood
Regulatory standards that apply to all clinical lab testing on humans
CLIA
What part of the body do you stick for infant/<12 months?
medial/lateral heel
What do we disinfect with for blood cultures? (2)
Iodine, Chlorhexadine
Aside from blood culture bottles, what can blood cultures be put in?
Yellow SPS
Explain mid-stream collection
Start urinating, stop, then collect remaining urine.
Glucose Tolerance Test
What do I need to collect a PKU
Lancet, filter paper card
Surface that can be contaminated
Fomite
Which is most important, aerobic or anaerobic?
Aerobic
What must a 24 urine begin and end with?
Empty bladder
NPO
nothing by mouth
Why do I wipe away the first drop of blood?
It will contain extracellular fluids.