Additives
Most commonly used anticoagulant?
EDTA
Bilirubin must be ____________________ immediately after collection and during transport
Protected from light
O & P
Ova and parasites
Stool test used to screen for colon cancer
Occult blood test
A patient drinks a glucola drink and then needs her blood drawn over a period of 3 hours. What is this test called?
3HR GTT
Anticoagulant that is used for blood cultures?
SPS
Cold Agglutin must be kept at what temp after collection?
Body temp
FOBT
Fecal Occult Blood Test
The most common urine collection procedure and can used for urine cultures
Midstream clean catch
What is the most common test collected with a 24 hour urine collection?
Creatinine Clearance
A test requires serum without gel separator, which tube do you use?
Red tube
What household item can be used to protect specimens from light?
Foil
C&S
Culture and Sensitivity
This type of swab is used to diagnose whooping cough, COVID and upper respiratory tract infections.
Nasopharyngeal (NP)
What is the max amount of time a specimen is allowed to clot before centrifuging?
2 hours
Dark Green tube additive?
Sodium heparin
Blood smears must be performed within this amount of time after drawing a lavender top tube?
1 hour
FUO
Fever of unknown origin
This type of specimen is most commonly collected by lumbar puncture.
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)
When using the straight needle/syringe method, which blood culture bottle do you fill first?
Anaerobic
What are the four most common anticoagulants?
ECHO (EDTA, Sodium citrate, heparin, potassium oxalate)
A patient needs his blood drawn approximately 30 minutes after taking his medication. This is called what type of test?
TDM, Peak level therapeutic drug monitoring
GTT
Glucose Tolerance test
Used to help in diagnosing Cystic Fibrosis
Sweat electrolyte test
What test result is most frequently altered when using a highly hemolyzed specimen?
Pottasium