Tests & Tubes
What tube additive is responsible for the most carryover problems?
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid
What is a series of black stripes and white spaces of varying widths that correspond to letters and numbers called?
Bar Code
What does the root word 'Thromb' mean?
Clot
What is the proper order for donning PPE for centrifuging specimens?
Gown, Goggles, Gloves
What is the maximum amount of time a tourniquet should be left on for?
1 minute
What does the abbreviation "ESR" mean?
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
What are the top 2 reasons for rejected chemistry tests?
Hemolysis & QNS
What is the medical term for a white blood cell?
Leukocyte
What is the comparison of current results of a lab test with previous results for the same test on the same patient called?
Delta Check
What is the most important part of a Phlebotomy procedure?
Patient Identification
What additives are found in a gray top tube, and what is their purpose?
Sodium Fluoride - antiglycolytec (preserves glucose)
Potassium Oxalate - anticoagulant
What is the pressurized air transportation system commonly used in hospitals to transport specimens to the lab?
Pneumatic Tube System (PTS)
What does "hypo" in the word hypotension mean, and what type of word element is it?
Low, Prefix
What is the NFPA order of action in the event of fire?
RACE - Rescue, Alarm, Confine, Extinguish
When should additive tubes be inverted?
As soon as they have completed filling and once removed from the tube holder.
What kind of anticoagulant is found in a light blue top tube, and how does it stop blood from clotting?
Sodium Citrate
Citrate prevents blood from clotting by chelating (binding) calcium
What is the unique number generated at the time a test request is entered into the computer that is used to identify a specimen throughout the testing process called?
Accession Number
What is the study of nonverbal communication?
Kinesics
What kind of exposure could potentially occur from rubbing an eye with a contaminated hand?
Permucosal
This is a eutectic mixture of lidocaine and prilocaine that acts as a local anesthetic
EMLA
A doctor has ordered a CBC, PT, Glucose, and Lytes. What is your order of draw listed by tube additive?
Sodium Citrate (light blue) - PT
Heparin (green) *or SST* - Lytes
EDTA (lavander) - CBC
Sodium Fluoride/Potassium Oxalate (gray) - Glucose
Which of these specimen types should be processed first?
~Timed
~STAT
~Routine
~ASAP
STAT
What is the area of the lab where testing is performed to detect infectious diseases and the antibodies produced in response to infection?
Immunology
This is the OSHA Standard that requires employers to maintain documentation on all hazardous chemicals. Also known as the 'right to know' law regarding labeling requirements.
'Hazard Communication (HazCom) Standard' -or- HCS
A phlebotomist must collect for a CRP, ANA, D-Dimer, and BNP. What is the correct order of draw?
Light Blue (D-Dimer)
Red (ANA)
Heparin or SST (CRP)
EDTA (BNP)