NFPA/GHS Pictograms
Microscope
Clinical Lab Divisions
Lab Equipment
Critical Value/Micropipette Skill
100
The name of this symbol is:
skull and crossbones
100
On what power objectives is the coarse focus used?
low (4X/10X)
100
Most commonly ordered test in the Hematology Department?
CBC
100
Glass slide
100
Name one thing we should never do with a micropipette.
Set it on its side with liquid in it
Slam pipette tip on
200
If a chemical has an OX in the special hazards box and as a flame over circle GHS symbol, what is that chemical?
oxidizer
200
If the total magnification is 400 and the eyepiece is 10X magnification, what objective lens are you using?
40X
200
This department is in charge of culturing bacteria on agar plates.
Microbiology
200
Disposable transfer pipette
200
What should be included in your critical value comment?
Name, date, time, and person result was relayed to.
300
Which OSHA pictogram symbolizes irritant to skin and eyes?
Exclamation point
300
Number 2 is the what? 
Rotating Nosepiece
300
The urinalysis department classifies urine specimens by what 2 categories?
Color and Clarity
300
Describe the use of an incubator.
provides optimal growth conditions for microorganisms.
300
Micropipettes are used to transport volumes less than what?
1 mL
400
At what temperatures can a chemical rated a 4 for flammability ignite at?
Room temperature or lower (73 degrees F or below)
400
The _____ controls the amount of light passing through a specimen.
Diaphragm
400
Most commonly ordered test in the Blood Bank department and what does it tell the laboratory technician?
Type and Screen; Patient blood type and presence of any antibodies.
400
Name and Function:
urine hydrometer: measure specific gravity of urine.
400
Describe what the first and second stop are used for on a micropipette.
First stop: picking up liquid
Second Stop: releasing liquid
500
What do each of the colored NFPA diamonds signify?
red- flammability
blue- health
yellow- reactivity/instability
white- specific/special hazard
500
What are the colors associated with each power objective lens?
red- 4X
yellow- 10X
blue- 40X
white- 100X
500
Which department is an aPTT run in and what does it stand for?
Coagulation; activated partial thromboplastin time
500
Name and Function:
Autoclave: Provide physical sterilization by killing bacteria, viruses, and spores using steam under pressure.
500
What is the organization called that requires hospitals to record name, date, time and person who took the critical value called?
CAP (College of American Pathologists)