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Final Exam Objectives Flashcards

1
Q

What additive is in a gray tube?

A

Sodium fluoride

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2
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What additive is in a red/gray tube?

A

None

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3
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What additive is in a lavender tube?

A

EDTA

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4
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What additive is in a green tube?

A

Sodium heparin or lithium heparin

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5
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What additive is in a light blue tube?

A

Sodium citrate

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6
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What tests does the chemistry department do?

A

Electrolytes (Na, Cl, K, CO2)

Green, gold, black/red, red

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7
Q

What tests does the coagulation department do?

A 
Prothrombin test (PT)
Partial thromboplastin (PTT)
Activated partial thromboplastin (APTT)
Thrombin clotting time (TCT)
Fibrinogen (FIBRIN)
Bleeding time (BT)

Light blue tube

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8
Q

What tests does the hematology department do?

A 
CBC:
WBC
RBC
Hgb
Hct
Diff
PBC:
WBC
RBC
Hgb
Hct

Lavender tube

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9
Q

What tests does the microbiology department do?

A

Anything that grows

Blood culture - blood culture bottle

Urine culture - cup

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10
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What tests does the special chemistry department do?

A

24 hour urine test

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11
Q

What tests does the urinalysis department do?

A

Urinalysis

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12
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What tests are in a lipid panel?

A

Cholesterol, Triglycerides, HDL, LDL (calculated), CHOL/HDL ratio (cardiac risk)

NEED TO FAST FOR ABOUT 24 HOURS

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13
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What tests are in a renal panel?

A

Electrolytes (Na, K, Cl, CO2), BUN, Creatinine, Glucose, Calcium, Albumin, Phosphorus, Anion gap

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14
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What tests are in a CMP?

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Electrolytes (Na, K, Cl, CO2), Glucose, BUN, Creatinine, Calcium, Total protein, Albumin, Total Bilirubin, AST (SGOT), ALT (SGPT), Alkaline phosphatase, Anion gap

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15
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What tests are in an electrolyte panel?

A

Na, K, Ca, CO2, Anion gap

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16
Q

What tests are in a BMP?

A

Electrolytes (Na, K, Cl, CO2), Glucose, BUN, Creatinine, Calcium, Anion gap

17
Q

What are the two most common needles used by a phlebotomist?

A

Venipuncture

Butterfly

18
Q

Name the most common blood collection systems

A

Vacutainer
Straight needle
Butterfly
Syringe

19
Q

Why are blood cultures ordered?

A

When a patient has a fever to see if there is an infection

20
Q

Microtainers can be used for all departments except:

A

Blood bank

Coagulation

21
Q

What are the two parts of a syringe?

A

Barrel

Plunger

22
Q

Name three primary veins:

A

Median cubital, cephalic, basilic

23
Q

What is the draw order with a vacutainer system?

A 
Blood cultures
Sodium citrate (blue top)
Serum tube with or without clot activator (red, red/gray, gold)
Heparin tube (green)
EDTA tube (purple)
Sodium fluoride/potassium tube (gray)
24
Q

The fluid portion of blood after clotting has taken place is called:

A

Serum

25
Q

List 3 ways to ID a patient for Blood blank?

A

Verbally

ID bracelet

26
Q

What do you clear for coags when drawing from a central line?

A

1

27
Q

You have to go draw a CBC, blood culture x1 TCT and lytes. Put the order which you are supposed to draw.

A

Blood culture
TCT
Electrolytes
CBC

28
Q

What departments make up the lab?

A 
Chemistry
Special chemistry 
Urinalysis
Hematology 
Coagulation 
Microbiology 
Blood bank
29
Q

Label 3 layers of the blood sample, additives are EDTA.

A

Top: serum
Middle: white blood cells
Bottom: red blood cells

30
Q

CMP

A

Comprehensive Metabolic Panel

31
Q

GTT

A

Glucose tolerance test

32
Q

LD

A

Lactic dehydrogenase

33
Q

CP

A

Creatine phosphokinase

34
Q

PT

A

Prothrombin test

35
Q

BUN

A

Blood Urea Nitrogen

36
Q

PBC

A

Partial blood count

37
Q

UC&S

A

Urine culture and sensitivity

38
Q

EDTA

A

Ethylendiaminetraacetic acid

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