Special Identification Systems
What is BBIDs the abbreviation for?
Blood bank ID bands.
What is TAT?
turnaround time.
What do lactate test do?
They are used to determine if a patient has lactic acidosis.
CBC?
Complete blood count.
Septicemia is?
BBIDs were created for what reasoning?
To reduce common transcription errors.
Point-of-Care testing is also known as?
Alternate site testing (AST), or ancillary, bedside, or near-patient testing.
What do lipid test do?
To test for atherosclerosis and heart disease.
ACT?
activated clotting time.
What is a nonspecific marker of systemic inflammation?
CRP.
Electronic BBDI systems provide?
Positive identification safeguards for blood product administration.
POTC should be performed how?
Neatly and properly
What do cholesterol test do?
They measure the amount of cholesterol and certain fats in your blood.
HbA1c?
Hemoglobin A1c.
Common chemistry test performed by POTC instruments include?
Na and K
The nurse initiates blood product validation for a patient by?
Gathering four key facts about the blood product in the presence of the patient.
What type of POC test cannot be performed by phlebotomist?
POC test that are not waived.
What do rapid syphilis test do?
Used to detect antibodies of treponema pallidum. (The bacterium that causes syphilis)
GTT?
What is toxicology?
The scientific study of poisons.
The Joint commission's National Patient safety goal (NPSG 01.033.01) that States?
"Make certain that the correct patient gets the correct blood when they get a blood transfusion."
It has been proven that a 1:10 bleach solution can effectively disinfect what instruments?
POC instuments.
What do platelet function test do?
EHR?
Electronic health record.
When drawing a blood alcohol specimen, it is acceptable to clean the arm with?
Benzalkonium Chloride.