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What Department
What Fluid
Name That Test
Define Me
Special Handling
100
This Dept. requires whole blood specimen for tests and is usually collected in Lavender tube with anticoagulant (EDTA)
What is Hematology
100
Testing of this fluid detects disorders and infection of the kidneys and urinary tract and can also be used to detect diabetes mellitus.
What is Urine
100
Used to test the progression of inflammation in the body.
What is ESR (Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate)
100
Defined by the individual Factor number (Factor I, Factor II, Factor III, etc.) or name (Fibrinogen, Prothombin)
What is Clotting Factor
100
Usually a STAT test and timed specimen, this type of test is collected with strict aseptic technique.
What is Blood Culture
200
Tests are ordered by profiles to evaluate the status of an organ, body system or general health of the patient.
What is Blood Chemistry
200
Used to analyze presence of antibodies to bacteria, virus, fungi, parasites and autoimmune substances.
What is Serum
200
Used to detect pathogenic microorganisms in patient samples and for infection control in a facility.
What is C&S (Culture and Sensitivity)
200
This term defines an area of the Blood Chemistry Section of the Laboratory where electrical changes within the body fluids are analyzed by using chemical components of the blood.
What is Electrophoresis
200
Monitoring a specific substance or condition, blood is drawn at specific times.
What is Timed Specimen.
300
This Dept. analyzes plasma levels of drugs, poisons and environmental poison.
What is Toxicology
300
Can be separated into components: packed cells, platelets, frozen plasma, frozen blood concentrate prepared from plasma.
What is Whole Blood
300
A heel stick is performed on newborn infant to determine whether the baby can break down protein in breast milk.
What is Phenylketonuria (PKU)
300
Patient has fasted and not performed strenuous exercise for 12 hours prior to the time of blood draw
What is Basal State
300
This person on the medical team has the responsibility to ensure that the patient has prepared for a test PRIOR to drawing their blood.
What is a Phlebotomist
400
Blood is collected, stored and prepared for transfusion here.
What is the Blood Bank
400
Sickle Cell is tested from this.
What is Whole Blood
400
Detects a rare, hereditary disorder where an infant cannot convert galatose (sugar contained in milk) to glucose.
What is Galactosemia
400
All Laboratory testing is regulated by this Government Agency through CLIA.
What is Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
400
Arterial blood gasses, Ammonia, Lactic Acid, Parathyroid Hormone, Pyruvate, ACTH and Gastrin have this special handling step prior to sending STAT to the lab for processing.
What is Chilled Specimen (placed in crushed ice or in ice/water mixture per your lab manual instruction).
500
Blood Cultures are analyzed here, especially those drawn to diagnose FUO.
What is Microbiology
500
Electrophoresis testing is done on these 2 body fluids and 2 components of blood.
What is urine, spinal fluid, hemoglobin and serum.
500
These tests monitor the current levels of medication in the body and help maintain a level of medication in blood plasma.
What is Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
500
Bilirubin, Beta-Carotene, Vitamin A and B6 and Porphyrins test results can be effected by exposure to what?
What is light. Immediately after the blood draw, the tube should be wrapped in aluminum foil.
500
Collected in a red-topped tube that is pre-warmed in an incubator to 37 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes, this test detects antibodies produced in response to Mycoplasma pneumonia (atypical pneumonia). The serum must be kept warm until it is separated from the cells because they may attach to RBCs at temps below the human body.
What is Cold Agglutinin