General Lab
what is the acceptable temperature range for ambient room temperature?
what is 18-25 degrees Celsius
This is the process of collecting or "drawing" blood from a vein
What is venipuncture
Which strep do we test for with the OSOM Ultra Strep test kit?
What is Strep A.
what is the confirmatory test for bilirubin?
what is ictotest
This molecule transports oxygen from the capillary beds of the lungs to the body tissues
what is hemoglobin
What is the clear/yellow sample left behind after an EDTA tube is spun down?
what is Plasma
What does KOH stand for?
What is Potassium Hydroxide
how does a urinary tract infection influence urine pH?
what is it becomes alkaline
This is the production and formation of red blood cells
what is erythropoiesis
What does the fire safety acronym PASS stand for?
-Pull the pin
-Aim low at the base of the flames
-Squeeze or press the handle
-Sweep from side to side until the fire is out
What does OSHA stand for?
what is Occupational Safety and Health Administration
What does RPR stand for and what does it test for?
What is Rapid Plasma Reagin & Syphilis
the ratio of weight of a given volume of a substance to the weight of the same volume of distilled water at the same temperature
HINT: it can also be tested manually
what is specific gravity
This is the medical term for an abundance of platelets
what is thrombocytosis
What is a code Green?
what is a combative patient
What is the layer of white blood cells and platelets that form between the plasma and red blood cells?
what is buffy coat
what power lens do we use to look at wet preps?
what is 40x
what are three results from the clinitek that would require a microscopic examination?
what are
Cloudy specimens, Positive Blood/nitrite/leukocyte, and protein >30
This is a type of RBC inclusion in which small, blue staining granules are visualized, giving the cell a speckled egg appearance
what is a basophilic stippling
What are the 4 Clinic Service Teams in KAHC?
-Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
-Standards
-Leadership Development Insitute (LDI)
-Resilience
What are the three main veins in the arm that you can chose from to preform venipuncture on?
-Cephalic Vein
-Median Vein
-Basilic Vein
In a Sofia Flu swab test procedure, how many uL of sample is required in the cassette?
what is 120 uL
List all three criticals on a clinitek.
What are
Large blood/ >25 RBCs -male patient AND positive glucose & ketones combo AND cystine, leucine, or tyrosine crystals
who is known as the father of Hematology?
Who is William Hewson