Specimen Handling
The number of times tubes must be mixed immediately after drawing
What is 5 - 10 times
This test is used to assess the ability of the kidney to clear waste products from the blood.
What is creatinine
These two are Standard Precautions (name any two)
•Practicing hand hygiene
•Wearing gloves
•Wearing fluid-resistant gowns
•Wearing appropriate face protection
•Disposing sharps properly sharps after activating safety device
•Practicing respiratory hygiene and cough etiquette
The year Needle stick and Prevention Act was established
What is 2001
The most common hematology test performed as a POC test
What is Hemoglobin
The metabolic sugar breakdown within cells (within the specimen) is a primary cause of inaccurate test results
What is glycolysis
The most common procedure for collecting many types of urine specimens, example for urine culture is known as
What is Midstream clean catch
These are examples of illnesses that are airborne-transmissible (name two)
Measles, Varicella and Tuberculosis
Minimum amount of time to continuously flush the affected area during a chemical spill
What is 15 minutes
Heparin therapy may be monitored by determining this POC test
What is Activated Clotting time (ACT)
Blood smears made from EDTA samples must be done within ______
What is 1 hour of collection
This type of urine collection uses a needle that is inserted through the abdominal wall into the bladder for collection of a sample
What is a Suprapubic aspiration
These are examples of diseases requiring droplet precautions.
Meningitis
Whooping cough
Pneumonia
•Viral Diseases such as Influenza, Mumps and Rubella
This type of material is used to break contact between the source and the victim in the event electricity cannot be turned off.
What is a nonconductive material
This inflammatory marker is used to monitor inflammation in autoimmune diseases and postsurgically to monitor postoperative infections
What is C-reactive protein (CRP)
Specimens for these tests must be kept warm during testing
What is cold agglutinin and cryofibrinogen
Collection and handling procedures of urine samples for Drug testing must follow these guidelines because the sample may be used in a legal proceeding or in decision making regarding employment or athletic participation.
What is the Chain of custody (COC)
These are examples of diseases that are contact precautions.
Hepatitis A virus
Respiratory syncytial virus
Scabies
Impetigo
This type of fire extinguisher is used for Class A fires (wood, paper and cloth)
What is Class A or ABC extinguisher
This Bacterium is found in stomach that can cause ulcers
What is Helicobacter pylori
This is the temperature range requirement for frozen sample storage before testing.
What is -20º C down to -70º C
This condition shows elevated levels of chloride and sodium in the sweat.
What is Cystic Fibrosis?
The time required to allow bleach to remain in contact with the contaminated area when cleaning up spill
What is 20-30 minutes
These are early signs of shock (name two)
What are Pale, cold, or clammy skin; rapid pulse; shallow breathing; weakness; and possible nausea or vomiting
Infectious Mononucleosis is most commonly caused by this virus
What is Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)