ICM data

Question 0

what is the gold blood tube (serum separator) for?

Answer 0

biochemistry - U+Es, LFT, Trop T, CRP
hormones
tumour markers
bone profile

Question 1

What is the light blue (sodium citrate) tube for?

Answer 1

coagulation studies, d dimer, thrombophilia

Question 2

what is the purple blood tube (EDTA) for?

Answer 2

haematology - FBC, ESR, HbA1c
CD4
Malaria screen
PTH

Question 3

what is the pink blood tube (cross match) for?

Answer 3

X match (blood type and factors)
group and save

Question 4

what is the grey blood tube (fluoride oxalate) for?

Answer 4

blood glucose and lactate
CSF glucose and lactate
fluid glucose

Question 5

what piece of equipment do you need to measure blood pressure? spell it out!

Answer 5

S P H Y G M O M A N O M E T E R

Question 6

what is the thermometer for the ear called?

Answer 6

tympanic thermometer

Question 7

what would you use to take a pulse and o2 sats from a finger?

Answer 7

pulse oximeter

Question 8

what is a bradycardia pulse rate?

Answer 8

<60 bpm

Question 9

what us a tachycardia pulse rate?

Answer 9

> 100 bpm

Question 10

what is the normal respiration rate of a healthy adult?

Answer 10

12-18 breaths per minute

Question 11

what is a healthy temperature range?

Answer 11

36.5-37.5 deg C

Question 12

what is a health O2 sats range?

Answer 12

96-99%

Question 13

equipment for measure blood glucose?

Answer 13

glucometer, test strips and lancet for finger pricking

Question 14

what are the RPG and FPG for DM?

Answer 14

RPG >11.1 mmol/l

FPG >7.0 mmol/l

Question 15

name some equipment for oxygen administration?

Answer 15

nasal cannula
simple face mask
non rebreather masks
venturi mask - controlled apparatus (others uncontrolled)

Question 16

what are the two systems for venepuncture?

Answer 16

vacutainer system (vacutainer needle and vacutainer barrel)
needle and syringe

Question 17

what are the colours of the aerobic and anaerobic blood culture bottles?

Answer 17

aerobic - blue

anaerobic - pink