Urines
The hub of the urine straw contains a ____
Needle
Where can the insurance information be added in PathConnect?
Edit Patient Tab
Before we draw what is our next step we take
ask the patient the pre-draw questions
What is a cxurn- urine culture tube
gray top
What 2 types of tubes are serum separator tubes?
Gold top and tiger top
Where used urine cups go after you have emptied them
regular trash- as long as it doesn't have blood in it
What is the Lab Card Exclusive Billing code?
LA056
What 2 areas are we allowed to draw blood from the patient
Arm and hand
When you have a copper, 24 hour urine ordered, and it ask for a urine chem and a 24 hour aliquot, What is it asking for
Red top chem tube and a sterile urine cup
What does a CBC go in?
Lavender or Purple top tube
False
What insurance pays some or all after the primary insurance has paid?
Secondary
The index finger is above the site and the thumb is below the site
What types of specimens can a 0GCCHL be added to
Pap, urine aptima, Women's health swap, BD universal sab, aptima unisex swab
What container does a peripheral blood smear go in?
Sodium Heparin
What should a urine specimen be labeled with?
Patients Name, date of birth
True or False: Employees do not have to run the Eligibility Checker for all patients.
False
What is the next step after we pull the tube from the needle hub
invert our tube
UA preservative
What are the 2 different volumes for Blood culture?
3ml for grown-ups and 1ml for PEDs
True or False: Employees may obtain a specimen by accession a patients catheter in the office.
False- this is the responsibility of the client or patient.
True or False: The order of the insurance in PathConnect does not matter
False-it must be in the proper order to be billed accurately