Intro to Lab

Question 1

Red Tube

Answer 1

Allows blood to clot

Question 2

Tiger Tube

Answer 2

Serum separator for plasma testing (green)

Question 3

Lavender/purple Tube

Answer 3

EDTA - prevents blood from clotting (CBC)

Question 4

Blue Tube

Answer 4

Sodium Citrate - prevents clotting for plasma testing

Question 5

Blood Draw Order

Answer 5

Cultures, non-additive tubes, coagulation rubes (blue), Heparin tubes (green), EDTA (lavender)

Question 6

Variable Affecting Results

Answer 6

Age, gender, race, pregnancy, food ingestion, posture, specimen collection, transport, processing

Question 7

Sensitivity

Answer 7

“positivity of disease”, % of patients with disease that test positive, Negative result rules out the disease (Highly sensitivity negative rules out)

Question 8

Specificity

Answer 8

“negativity in health”, detects absence of disease, % of patients without disease whom test negative, positive result rules disease in.

Question 9

Common Panels

Answer 9

CBC, BMP, CMP, Lipid, Hepatic Function

Question 10

CBC (Complete Blood Count)

Answer 10

WBC, RBC, Hgb, Hct, RBC indices - MCV, MCH, MCHC, RDW- Platelet.
With Differential: Neutrophils, Lymphocytes, Monocytes, Eosinophils, Basophils.

Question 11

BMP (Basic Metabolic Panel)

Answer 11

Glucose, Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, CO2, Creatinine, BUN, Calcium

Question 12

Hepatic Function

Answer 12

AST, ALT, Albumin, Alkaline Phosphatase, Bilirubin, GGT, Total protein, Prothrombin Time.

Question 13

CMP (Comprehensive Metabolic Panel)

Answer 13

BMP + : Albumin, AST, ALT, Bilirubin, Total Protein.

Question 14

Lipid Panel

Answer 14

Total Cholestrol, HDL, LDL, Triglyceride level, VLDL.