Lab Values
WBC
what is 4,000 to 11,000
2 CLIA waived tests
What is hcg, strep, dipstick urinalysis, hemoglobin, spun hematocrit, blood glucose, hemoglobin A1C, cholesterol, h.pylori, mononucleosis, influenza A and B, drug testing, FOB?
Program that oversees the quality of nearly 200, 000 different lab procedures.
CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments)
Name 2 physical examination observations regarding urine specimens
What is color, turbidity (cloudiness), volume, presence of foam and or odor, and specific gravity?
When a specimen may be needed as evidence in a court case, certain procedures just be followed when collecting and handling the specimen.
What is Chain of Custody?
Glucose
What is 50 to 70%
This test screens for the presence of hidden blood in the stool.
What is Fecal Occult Blood Test?
Steps performed to ensure the reliability of test results through detecting and eliminating error (for example reviewing the expiration date of urine reagent strips).
What is quality control?
The hormone present in urine that indicates pregnancy.
What is human chorionic gonadotropin (hcG)
The oxygen carrying protein in whole blood.
What is hemoglobin?
HDL
What is
Male: greater than 40
Female: greater than 50
Type of test that is most often offered in a lab at a provider's office and they have minimal risk of incorrect results.
What is CLIA waived?
These identifiers must be included on a specimen container label.
patient name, DOB, date, and time of collection, medical asst's initials
This lab department is responsible for typing and screening of blood samples.
What is the blood bank?
This capillary blood test determines the approximate control of blood glucose levels over a 3 month period.
What is Hemoglobin A1C?
RBC
4.2 to 5.9 million
This is the number of antiseptic wipes provided for a female patient when obtaining a clean catch urine specimen.
What is 3 wipes?
A set of policies and procedures that ensure the monitoring of all the processes involved before, during, and after lab tests to ensure reliable results.
This department in the lab is responsible for testing chemicals in the blood, CSF, urine, joint fluid, lipid profiles, and fasting glucose.
What is the chemistry department?
This screening tool tests for the presence of the Epstein-Barr virus in a capillary blood sample.
What is mononucleosis screening?
Hemoglobin A1C
4 to 5.6%
First step a patient obtaining a 24-hour urine specimen must take/be taught.
What is empty your bladder into the toilet in the morning and record the time you first emptied your bladder?
One example of a preanalytical phase error.
What is inappropriate test request, misidentification of patient, inappropriate container, order entry error, improper labeling, inadequate sample collection, inadequate sample/anticoagulation ratio ?
A laboratory that performs testing for another lab (sometimes used for unique/unusual testing or high volume reoutine testing)
What is a Reference or referral laboratory?
The substances or chemical being analyzed or detected in a specimen.
What are analytes?