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1
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What sample type of used majority of the time in chemistry

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Serum or plasma

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2
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What protein is found in plasma but not serum

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Fibrinogen

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3
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Inert silicone gel is used as a barrier and what to type?

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Separator tubes

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4
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What is the silicone separating

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It is separating serum & plasma

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5
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True or false plasma separator tubes must be allowed to clock for 10 to 15 minutes before centrifugation

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False

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6
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How long should a sample contain with serum separator to be allowed to clot

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10-15 minutes

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7
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What are the centrifugation requirements for chemistry samples collected in an SST

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3500 RPM at 5 to 10 minutes

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8
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How soon after collections of chemistry analysis ideally be completed

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Within an hour

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9
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True or false the lower the temperature of perspiration the greater the stability of the chemical constituents

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True

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10
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In regards to chemistry samples at what temperature is bacterial growth inhibited

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4°C

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11
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In regards to chemistry samples at what temperature is bacterial growth completely stop

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-5°C

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12
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At what temperature must samples be for chemistry

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Room temp

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13
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Hemolyzed specimen

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Serum appears clear read indicates red blood cells have ruptured

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14
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Icteric specimen

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Serum is brownish yellow or vivid yellow indicates hepatitis or early liver diseases

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15
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Lipemic specimen

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Serum is milky white color indicate the presence of lipids

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16
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Hemolysis causes false elevations to what chemistry analyses

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Potassium acid phosphate lactate dehydrogenase and Aspirate aminotransferase

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17
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True or false actions of drugs can alter the concentration of substances being measured in chemistry drugs can also alter the chemical analysis directly

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True

18
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Where is the Preferred preservative for glucose testing

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Sodium fluoride

19
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What special handling requirement is needed for Billy Rubin analysis

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Shields from light test immediately

20
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What chemistry analytes are affected by moderate exercise

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Glucose creatinine and the activity of skeletal enzymes AST CK & LD

21
Q

Physical and chemical properties of what can directly all to the chemical analysis

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Drugs

22
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What type of interference can happen when there’s a hemolyzed enteric or lipemic specimen

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Interference with photometric readings

23
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True or false cortisol will decrease 50% from 800 to 16:00

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False

24
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What kind of specimen requires to be mix well prior to testing

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Urine

25
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What should shipping paperwork include

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All specimen being shipped

26
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What needs to be between the primary and secondary containers when shipping a package

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Absorbent material

27
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What should be reviewed from the receiving lab to ensure proper packing materials are used

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Review O I

28
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What does IATA

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International air transportation association

29
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Who is required to be trying to ship packages and how often do they need to be trained for

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All lab personnel every 24 months

30
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Explain the different types of reagents and standards

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Type 1 used in critical analysis
Type 2 minimum grade of water purity
Type 3 sufficient for washing dishes

31
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What is recommended to be checked with new receipts a reagent lots

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Compatibility with current procedure is an expiration date

32
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True or false controls can be used to troubleshoot your quality controls fall out of range or when reagent lot number changes

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False

33
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What actions are taken when performing correct of actions

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Repeat controls once makes new controls troubleshoot analyzers
Call customer support do not report patient results

34
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What are

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Homogeneous Mixtures of two or more substances

35
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Normal solution

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The number of Graham equivalent weights per 1000 mL of solution

36
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Molar solution

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The amount of solute in each 100 mL of solution

37
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Percent solution

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The number oh grandma like your weights per 1000 mL a solution

38
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What is used to determine the concentration of an unknown solution

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Titration formula

39
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When using the titration formula how many factories will be known and how many will be alone

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Three or known one is unknown

40
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What are the three different classifications of biohazard Material for shipment

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Infectious substances
Diagnostic substances
Biological substances

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