Chapter 5

Question 0

CLSI

Answer 0

Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute

Establish guidelines for lab testing requisitioning and specimen labeling

Question 1

5 C’s of medical record documentation

Answer 1

Concise
Complete
Clear
Correct
Chronologic

Question 2

Analytes

Answer 2

Measurable quantity of a blood component

Question 3

Aliquot

Answer 3

Portion of blood specimen that is removed after centrifugation, that is considered to be identical to all other portions of original sample

Question 4

Sample integrity

Answer 4

Quality of blood sample

Question 5

Lipemic blood specimen

Answer 5

Cloudy or milky appearance of serum due to ingestion of fatty foods; will cause sample to be rejected

Question 6

Normal body temp in degrees centigrade

Answer 6

37

Question 7

Room temperature in degrees centigrade

Answer 7

25

Question 8

How long for normal blood specimen to clot?

Answer 8

30-60 minutes

Question 9

Centrifugation

Answer 9

The specimen is spun rapidly to superset cells from the liquid portion of the blood

Question 10

Precentrifugation

Answer 10

Specimen handling and processing after centrifugation and prior to removal of serum or plasma

Question 11

5 requirements of patient Identification on specimen label

Answer 11

Patient name 
DOB
unique patient identifier
Collection time and date
Phlebotomist's initials/signature