Labatory Testing
Abbreviations
Infection Control
Safety and First Aid
Pediatric and Geriatrics
100
The vial used in testing for alcohol or for glucose tolerance testing.
What is the gray tube?
100
Blood pressure
What is BP?
100
This is the most effective replacement for latex gloves?
What is nitrile gloves?
100
The main objective in treating a shock victim
What is improve circulation?
100
This is the preferred site for a heel stick
What is medial or lateral aspect?
200
Heparin is added in this tube for electrolyte testing.
What is the green tube?
200
OR
What is operating room?
200
This causes most occupational exposure to HIV
What is needlesticks?
200
Rescue, alert, confine, extinguish?
What is RACE?
200
This position immobilizes a child while in a horizontal position
What is supine?
300
4-5 inversions
What is Red/Tiger top/or gold tubes?
300
PPD
What is purified protein derivative?
300
Personal protective equipment
What is PPE ?
300
The blue quadrant of the diamond
What is a health hazard?
300
This arterializes blood
What is warming the heel?
400
This uses no additives
What is the dark blue tube?
400
Sx
What is symptoms?
400
The agency that federally regulates a health care environment?
What is OSHA?
400
An object that harbors infections agents
What is a fomite?
400
Hearing loss, failing eyesight, lack of appetite and thinning skin are examples of this
What is geriatric patients?
500
Used for management of long term anticoagulant thearpy
What is the light blue tube?
500
TPN
What is total parenteral nutrution (intravenous feeding)?
500
Change gloves after
What is after every patient?
500
The major principles of self-protection from radiation exposure
What is time, distance and shielding?
500
A disease causing tremors
What is Parkinson's disease?