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A disease that may be transmitted through human dura matter grafts or pituitary-derived growth hormone.
What is Cruetzfeld-Jakob disease (CJD)?
The formula for calculating the MCHC?
What is (Hgb x 100)/Hct?
A chronic degenerative process affecting the synovial joints
What is Rheumatoid Arthritis?
A centrifuged specimen that has plasma that is cloudy and pinkish red
What is lipemic and hemolyzed?
Specific gravity of water when using a refractometer
What is 1.000?
The minimum hemoglobin for blood donors (female and male)
What is 12.5 (females) and 13.0 (males)?
The confirmatory test for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.
What is flow cytometric immunophenotyping?
This autoimmune disorder with the majority of cases being women in their 20's - 30's that can have a butterfly rash as a symptom
What is Sytemic Lupus Erythematosus?
The body fluid obtained by a lumbar puncture
What is CSF (cerebral spinal fluid)?
These crystals in the urine look like coffin lids when examined microscopically
What are triple phosphate crystals?
This class of immunoglobulin can cross the placenta and cause HDFN
What is IgG?
Prussian blue staining of peripheral blood identifies these.
What is siderotic granules?
This ANA pattern would be associated with high titers of anti-Sm (Smith)
What is Speckled?
This common vitamin may interfere with some chemistry tests
What is Biotin?
When these two tests on a urine dipstick are positive it usually indicates the patient has a UTI
What are leukocyte esterase and nitrite?
The process of using a filter to removed white blood cells from blood components.
What is leukoreduction?
The following is used for staining reticulocytes.
What is new methylene blue?
The presence of HBsAG, anti-HBc, and HBeAG
What is an early acute Hep B infection?
A Potassium value <3 or >6
What is a critical value?
The name of the protein that causes casts to form.
What is Tamm-Horsfall
This transfusion reaction is most commonly caused by plasma units from female donors who have been pregnant.
What is Transfusion Associated Lung Injury (TRALI)?
Immature blood cells, especially neutrophil precursors in the peripheral blood.
What is shift to the left?
This test is used to confirm a positive HIV screening test
What is Western Blot?
Centrifuged blood that has been collected in a plain (red-top) tube and allowed to clot
What is serum?
The cast that is most likely to be found in healthy people.
What is hyaline?