Testing Requirements
What tube do you draw for a Zinc?
Royal Blue
Which bottle is collected first when drawing with a butterfly needle?
Aerobic
The term used for fasting and rested early in the morning?
Basal State
How long do tubes clot for?
30 min no more than 2 hours
What does a Hepatic function test for and what tube would you draw?
Liver test/Serum tubes of green
What tube do you draw for a Hemoglobin A1C?
Lavender
What is the name of the two blood culture bottles?
Aerobic and Anaerobic
What is Supine position?
Laying down
What do you do if you don't have enough tubes to spin or they are unequal?
Water tube
If a baby needs a stool test but has a diaper on, how do you instruct the parent to collect the sample?
saran wrap
What tube do you draw for a TSH,CMP,Glucose Serum and a HCG?
Red, Gold or Tiger Top
Number one reason for blood culture contamination?
Not properly cleaning the site
When collecting a 24 hour urine collection, when does the patient collect the sample? How do you explain the directions to the patient?
Second urine void of the day...Instructors answer
Which one is draws first?
ASAP cardiac Enzyme, 2 hour GTT Glucose in ICU, STAT CBC for Surgery, Blood Culture drawn in ER
Stat CBC
term used for Immediate results?
STAT
What do you draw for a ESR?
Lavender/Skinny black
What are the most used cleaning agents used with blood cultures?
Chlorhexidine or povidone iodine
How do you collect a 3 hours GTT?
Instructors answer
Which of the following would you draw for a female reproductive patient? LDL and HDL, CRP and BNP, FSH and LH, PSA and CBC
FSH and LH are both Hormone related test
For chain of Custody specimens, what information needs to be on the paperwork besides the patients info?
Every persons name who handles the specimen
name 5 test done on a Red/Tiger/Gold...and GOOOOO!
Instructors answers
What is the name of the condition a blood culture is tested for? How would you draw this order and how many bottles total would you end up with: BC x 5 q 15
Septicemia. Blood Culture 5 times every 15 minutes...10 bottles (5 x 2)
Term for Daily Cyclic variations in the body.
Diurnal variations
What temperature should a cryoglobulin test be?
37 degrees Celsius
Which test should be refrigerated? Bilirubin, Cold Agglutinin, Lactic Acid, Cryofibrinogen.
Lactic Acid