Laboratory Intro
This determines a hospital's service.
What is a hospital's size?
This includes bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoan.
What are infectious agents?
Some states may allow a requisition form to be submitted by this type of professional
what is a chiropractor?
Used for locating veins
what is a tourniquet?
Most crucial part of venipuncture procedure
What is ID pt?
This nonhospital lab performs tests for reportable infectious diseases.
What is a state government lab?
A mode of transmission that includes contaminated food, water and medications
what are vehicles?
Pt has the right to do this
what is to refuse?
Antiseptic used for blood cultures and ABGs
what is iodine?
Best method of ID
what is an armband?
Labs holding Certificate of Registration after passing CLIA inspection.
What is a compliance certificate?
This is what WBC undergo during inflammatory response
what is diapedesis?
This organization mandates that there must be two pt identifiers before procedure
This prevents blood from leaking into holder
what is a retractable rubber sheath?
Pts that benefit from a phlebotomist with good communication skills
what is an apprehensive pt?
Process in which "unknowns" are sent at regular intervals to check lab performance
What is proficiency testing?
Type of infection that involves periods of remission and relapse.
What is a latent infection?
what is implied consent?
Parts of a syringe
What is a plunger, barrel, and syringe needles?
This can possibly cause occluded/sclerosed veins
what is chemo tx?
Every aspect of test procedure falls under this.
What is quality assessment?
This is a protective isolation intended to protect immunosupressed pts.
What are reverse precautions?
If this isnt obtained prior to draw, this is constituted
what is battery?
Type of additive used for more accurate glucose testing. Give an example.
What is an antiglycolytic agent and NaF/Lithium iodoacetate?
Hemolysis causes serious erroneous results in these
what is potassium, aspartate aminotransferase and lacatate hydrogenase?