A number that identifies all tubes collected in a single collection, exceptions are send outs and microbiology tubes on a single patient
What is an Accession Number?
100
Identifies that the collection has priority over all other collections?
What is STAT?
100
Consent given by unconscious patient that has been brought to the ER.
What is implied consent?
100
Antiseptic that requires time for antiseptic action of product to work.
What is Alcohol?
100
Allows phlebotomist to control the vacuum or pull on fragile vein walls.
What is a syringe?
200
A medical term that describes fainting.
What is Syncope?
200
The act the insures patients that their medical records are private and protected.
What is HIPPA?
200
Term describes the act of donating their own blood for their use.
What is Autologous donation?
200
The time when point of care controls should be preformed as practices suggest
What is new lot?
200
Contains both an anaerobic and aerobic bottles.
What is an adult blood culture set?
300
Term that describes the rupture or lysis of red blood cells.
What is hemolysis?
300
Identifies a collection that requires arterial blood to test concentration of gases in patients blood.
What is ABG?
300
Term used to identify the practice that every patients blood and body fluids are potentially infectious.
What is universal precautions?
300
The practice of placing a 1mm drop of blood approximately a half inch in on a slide then wicking it with another slide to create a feather edge to be used for manual differential
What is peripheral blood smear?
300
Benzalkonium chloride
What is the cleaning agent used for urine collections?
400
Term that describes increased localization of large molecules in blood collection sample
What is hemoconcentration?
400
Identifies thrombocytes that facilitates clotting.
What is PLT?
400
Term that describes sets of infection control policies and practices to prevent the transmission of diseases that can be carried by blood, body fluids, non intact skin and mucous membranes.
What is standard precautions?
400
The fit tested mask you must be prefitted for before entering a patients room with Tuberculosis.
What is N-95
400
Needle of choice when collecting blood from dorsal hand veins.
What is a butterfly needle?
500
An additive that prevents the break down of glucose.
What is glycolytic inhibitor?
500
Is the main federal agency in charge of enforcing safety and health legislation.
What is OSHA?
500
Term defines the entity that regulates standards for clinical laboratories.
What is CLSI (Clinical Laboratories Standards Institute)?
500
In the past commonoly used for cleansing for blood cultures. Patient must be asked if they are allergic to shell fish and it contains K therefore is not exceptable for cleansing a site for dermal puncture.
What is povidone iodine?
500
The first thing that must be done with a syringe before using for blood collection.