This term refers to tests that result in values that are similar but may not be close to the true value.
What is precision?
100
This is the term used to describe a urine sample that is collected after a few seconds of urination.
What is a mid-stream or free catch?
100
This term refers to free hemoglobin in the supernatant of a centrifuged blood sample resulting in a pink or red color.
What is hemolysis?
100
Bacterial blood agar plates should be incubated at this temperature.
What is 37 degrees celsius?
100
This is how long a fecal sediment should be allowed to sit before reading.
What is 10 minutes?
200
This should be run with all blood work test batches
What is a control?
200
This provides chemical and pH information about a urine sample.
What is a urine dipstick?
200
This is the anticoagulant in a purple-topped tube.
What is EDTA?
200
This is the color of gram positive bacteria that have been stained with a gram stain.
What is purple?
200
This should be done after applying a small amount of mineral oil to the skin and before the actual skin scraping.
What is squeezing the skin?
300
The name of this organization is abbreviated "OSHA".
What is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration?
300
This type of bacterial infection can be spread through infected urine.
What is Leptospirosis?
300
This condition usually results in an increase in a patient's PCV.
What is dehydration?
300
This type of bacterial media can be abbreviated "BAP".
What is a blood agar plate?
300
This is how a ear cytology sample should be applied to the slide.
What is rolled on?
400
This provides hazard information about chemicals in the workplace.
What is a MSDS?
400
This term describes a urine specific gravity that is in a range that indicates minimal or no ability for the kidney to concentrate or dilute the urine.
What is isosthenuria?
400
This term is used to describe outside changes to a sample that can happen between the patient and the time the sample is analyzed.
What is artifact?
400
This is what is produced during a positive catalase test.
What are gas bubbles?
400
This is the type of stain that is most commonly used to prepare a blood smear for examination.
What is Diff-Quick?
500
This is the type of quality control error that is unavoidable.
What is random?
500
This is the unit of measure for urine specific gravity measurements.
What is nothing/there is no unit of measure.
500
This is the types of tube that needs to be filled to run a blood chemistry.
What is a green-topped tube or a tiger-topped tube?
500
The term used to describe bacteria that have very specific nutritional requirements.
What is fastidious?
500
This is the needle size range needed to do a fine needle aspirate.