Common Lab Tests
What is included in a CBC?
Red Blood Cells, White Blood Cells and Platelet measurments
When can a patient withdraw consent?
Anytime
Where would a CBC go?
Hemotology
How long do you have after the initial draw to centrifuge blood?
2 hours
Who can order a lab test?
Licensed Providers
What is a normal Hemoglobin level?
12 to 18
How do minors consent?
A parent or guardian will consent for the minor
How many barcodes (normally) do wristbands have?
2
What part of the blood do you aliquot? (most of the time)
The plasma or the serum
What are the three most important things to put on the label of a tube?
The patients name and DOB and the date and time of the draw
What does the hemoglobin A1C test for?
The mean blood sugar concentration levels over the last 2 to 3 months
What is the main type of consent phlebotomist use?
Implied
How long does the patient have to fast for a basal state test?
12 hours
What is a thermolabile sample?
A sample that cannot withstand fluctuating temperatures.
What test can elevate with dehydration?
Coagulation tests
What 2 tests are used to determine clotting time?
Prothrombin Time (PT) and International Normalized Ratio (INR)
What are the three types of consent?
Informed, Expressed and Implied
What time would you test a patient for a basal state test if they work the day shift?
What about the night shift?
Day shift- 7 to 8 am
Night shift- 3 to 4 pm
What are the three types of transport?
Hand delivery
Pneumatic Tube Station
Automated carrier
Insulin
What are 2 anticonvulsant medications we can test for?
Phenobarbitol and Phenytoin
What type of consent needs to be used for all majorly invasive surgeries?
Expressed
What is the therapeutic level?
When the medication is at its peak.
What are 2 types of photosensitive specimens?
Folate and bilirubin
If you are testing plasma renin, you need to document what?
The position the patient was sitting in