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Blood
testing
Duties
lab/chem
procedures
100
what is used to seperate cellular and liquid portions of the blood?
What is Centrifuge
100
according to CLIA, rapid strep testing is what kind of test?
What is waived test
100
what does Quality assurance look for?
What is the quality of the test results.
100
which department in the lab studies immune responses?
What is Serology
100
why do you have to follow the chain of custody
because it determines if a specimen can be used in court.
200
When you place speciments opposit each other in the centrifuge you are doing what?
What is balancing it
200
What can a urinalysis be used to detect?
What is diabetes, kidney disease, and infections of the urinary tract.
200
what is the magnification of oil immersion
What is 1000x
200
what would you find on a lab requistion form
What is doc's name and address, test(s) ordered, insurance info on patient.
200
what can you do to help produce blood for a capillary blood draw?
What is apply warm soak to the area.
300
When you centrifuge unclotted whole blood, what goes to the top?
What is plasma
300
if you collected urine in a pediatric urine collection bag what should you transfer it to the lab in?
What is a sterile container.
300
what can you clean the microscope with?
What is special lens paper
300
what does fasting mean for lab test.
What is absolutely no food or drinks except water allowed.
300
when should you release a tourniquet?
What is when the blood is filling the last tube.
400
what are the two main veins used for venipuncture
What is median and cephalic
400
when giving a patient instructions on collecting a urine specimen what should you tell them?
What is wipe front to back with wipes, void small amount in toilet and then in cup, etc
400
what kind of questions should you always ask a patient to ensure they understand?
What is open-ended.
400
what tube of blood has no additives?
What is red
400
what are examples of waived test
What is urine dipstick, rapid strep, hematocrit.
500
where do you place the tourniquet when drawing blood?
What is 3-4 inches above the bend in the elbow
500
When collecting a 24 hour urine test and the patient is starting first thing in the morning, do we want that specimen collected?
What is no, they should discard the first speciment the morning they start the test.
500
before you release test results you should always.....
What is check with the physician.
500
what type of fluids are tested in the chemistry dept?
What is serum, plasma, spinal fluid
500
Lancets puncture the skin at what depth
What is various depth