Med Lab Procedures Flashcards
What is the preferred maximum percentage you can draw from pediatrics?
3%
What does RBC breakdown produce?
Bilirubin
What time frame should a PKU test be done?
Within 24-48 hours
What tests are in a pre-warmed tube?
- Cryoglobulin
- Cryofibrinogen - Abnormal serum protein
- Cold Agglutinins - Antibodies
What tests need to be protected from light?
- Bilirubin
- Beta-Carotene
- Porphyrins
- Vitamin A, Vitamin E
What are Therapeutic Drug Monitoring tests?
- Carbamazepine
- Phenobarbital
- Lithium
- Phenytoin
- Digoxin
- Vancomycin
- Gentamicin
- Tobramycin
How do you chill a tube and why do you chill it?
Cooler, Crushed Ice, Ice and Water Mix
To prevent biochemical breakdown
What are examples of time sensitive tests?
◦ Blood Gases
◦ Ammonia
◦ Special Coagulation Testing
◦ Lactate
◦ ACTH
◦ BNP
◦ Platelet Aggregation
◦ Prostatic Acid Phosphatase
◦ Semen Analysis
Why are timed sensitive tests needed to be performed rapidly?
Analytes are unstable or volatile
Within 5-10 minutes delivered to the lab
What does a blood gas test determine?
Concentration of oxygen & carbon dioxide in the blood along with pH
pO2 (Partial Pressure of Oxygen)
pCO2 (Partial Pressure of Carbon Dioxide)
What are line draws also known as?
VADS
(Vascular Access Devices)
- Tubing in patients blood vessels (artery or vein)
What is the body’s constant pH balance?
7.35 - 7.45
7 is neutral
If the body’s pH is HIGHER than 7.0 it is…
alkaline
If the body’s pH is LOWER than 7.0 it is…
Acidic
What are the 3 things on a WHMIS Workplace Label?
- Product Identifier
- Safe Handling (+pictograms)
- Reference to SDS
What are the different tubes used in Blood Cultures and how much do you collect in them?
Aerobic - 8-10mL
Anaerobic - 8-10mL
Fungi - 10mL
Pediatric - 4mL
Why would we run a Blood Culture test?
Suspicion of Sepsis or FUO (Fever of Unknown Origin)
What are the different kinds of Blood Gas Draws?
Arterial, Venous and Capillary
What tests are run on Blood Gases?
pCO2, pO2, pH, HCO3 (bicarb)
What is a DELTA CHECK?
A procedure that helps spot identification errors
Audits are…
on site verification of a process or system to ensure COMPLIANCE TO REQUIREMENTS
A Process is…
A step by step process for performing a task
What is Policy?
A written statement overall of intentions
What is included in documentation?
Training, procedures, checklists, quality control