Laboratory Tests
Accrediting Agencies
Safety
Anticoagulants
MISC
100
Most commonly ordered POCT

Glucose

100

Educational program accreditor

NAACLS

100

Fire Safety Acronyms

P.A.S.S. and R.A.C.E

100

Tube containing Sodium polyanethole sulfonate and Acid-citrate-dextrose.

Yellow (NOT GOLD). 

100

Order Of Draw

  1. Blood culture tubes or vials
  2. Coagulation tubes (blue-top tubes)
  3. Serum tubes without clot activator or gel (red-top tubes)
  4. Serum tubes with clot activator or gel (gold or tiger top tubes)
  5. Heparin tubes (green-top tubes)
  6. EDTA tubes (lavender-top tubes)
  7. Oxalate/fluoride tubes (gray-top tubes) 





200

GGT fasting time

8-12 hours

200

Golden Rule of TJC

Two patient identifiers, three way check
200

Needlestick exposure plan

Immediately:

-Clean the site 

-Report to supervisor

-Patient and professional should be tested for BBP

200

Tan Tube

EDTA

200

safety butterfly needle gauge size

21 G

300

Coagulation studies

PT/INR and PTT

300

Laboratory Accreditor who enforces policies and procedures

CAP

300

Blue diamond on NFPA Label

Health Hazard

300

How does EDTA work as an anticoagulant

Chelates (Binds calcium)

300

How long IV is shut off prior to collection

2 minutes

400

Hormone that changes throughout the day, particularly with stress

Cortisol 

400

Establishes whether tests are "Waived, Moderately Complex, or Highly Complex"

CLIA

400
Consultation binder used in the event of a chemical spill or accident

SDS

400

What was stage does Heparin stop clotting?

Thrombin stage

400
Blood Culture bottle collected first from butterfly

Aerobic

500

Tests in Lipid panel

Total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and triglycerides

500

Phlebotomists perform this level of testing

Waived

500

Should not be stored next to a fire hazard. (White Diamond)

Oxidizer

500

Westergren tubes containing sodium citrate are used for what test?

ESR

500
Fingersticks cannot be used for this test

Coagulation and blood cultures

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