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Midterm Flashcards

1
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Chemistry tubes

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Red, SST, gold, tiger top, green, gray

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Hematology tubes

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EDTA (purple top)

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3
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Platelet/coag testing tube

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Citrate (Light blue)

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4
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Blood bank tubes

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EDTA

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5
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DNA testing tube

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ACD (light yellow)

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6
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Blood culture tubes

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Media/BC bottles (w/ or w/o ARD), SPS (light yellow)

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7
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Special test tubes

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Dark blue, read label!

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8
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Therapeutic drug testing tube

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Red top

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9
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Ammonia

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Heparin (green top on ice)

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10
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Collected on ice

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Ammonia, acid phosphatase, catecholamines, lactic acid, pH/blood gases

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11
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Keep warm

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Cold agglutinin, cryoglobulin

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12
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Protect from light

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Bilirubin, vitamins

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13
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Lytes category

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Chem

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14
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BUN/creat category

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Chem

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15
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CMP (comprehensive metabolic panel) category

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Chem

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16
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BMP (renal panel) category

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Chem

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17
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LFT (liver function test) category

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Chem

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18
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Troponin/cardiac enzymes category

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Chem

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19
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Glucose category

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Chem

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20
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Lithium category

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Chem

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21
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CBC/diff category

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Hematology

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22
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Pt (platelets)

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Hematology

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23
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H/H (hgb/hct)

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Hematology

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24
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PT/INR category

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Coagulation

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25
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PTT category

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Coagulation

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26
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Ddimer

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Coagulation

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27
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T/C category

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Blood bank

28
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T/S category

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Blood bank

29
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DAT category

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Blood bank

30
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ABO/Rh category

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Blood bank

31
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RhoGam work up

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Blood bank

32
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Order of draw

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Sterile, light blue, red, gold/tiger top, green, purple, gray

33
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Clot tubes

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Red, SST, tiger top, gold top

34
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Anticoagulant tubes

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Light blue, green, purple, gray, yellow

35
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Gray top additive

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Potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride

36
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Potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride mechanism

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Removes Ca++, prevents clotting, fluoride prevents use of glucose

37
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Light blue top additive

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Sodium citrate

38
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Sodium citrate mechanism

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Binds Ca++ prevents clotting

39
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Purple top additive

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K+ EDTA

40
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K+ EDTA mechanism

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Binds Ca++ to prevent clotting

41
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Green top additive

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Lithium or sodium heparin

42
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heparin mechanism

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Inhibits conversion of prothrombin to thrombin

43
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The primary purpose of infection control is to:

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Prevent spread w/in hospitals

44
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Hazardous identification from NFPA diamond

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Yellow, right, reactivity; blue, left, health; red, top, fire; white, bottom, specific

45
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Universal precautions

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Assumes all blood/fluids are contaminated

46
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Standard precautions

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Universal w/ disease specific precautions

47
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What is required for a disease to be communicable?

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  1. Source
  2. portal of exit
  3. means of transport
  4. portal of entry
  5. susceptible host
48
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What should you do after accidental exposure?

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Clean area, get patient ID, report exposure, seek treatment (CIRT)

49
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Class A extinguisher

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Ordinary combustibles

50
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Class B extinguisher

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Liquids

51
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Class C

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Electric

52
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Class D extinguisher

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Metal

53
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Class K extinguisher

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Combustible cooking media

54
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Indirect contact transmission

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Touching contaminated object

55
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Direct contact transmission

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Close/intimate contact

56
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Airborne transmission

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Travels > 1 meter, size < 5 microns

57
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Droplet transmission

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Travels < 1 meter, size >5 microns

58
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Vehicle transmission

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Contaminated food, water, drugs

59
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Vectorborne transmission

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Insect animal

60
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Fire safety standards

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  1. Rescue patients
  2. Alert/alarm
  3. Contain fire
  4. Evacuate/extinguish flames
61
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Five stages of grief

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Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance

62
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What is sentinel event and the root cause analysis?

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Event causing death/serious harm, and the investigation of what caused it

63
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Serum vs plasma

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Plasma has inactivated clotting factors, serum does not

64
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What increases chances of nerve damage?

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  1. Accidental arterial puncture
  2. Butterfly in hand/top of wrist
  3. Long needle w/ angle >30°
  4. Moving needle in arm on miss
65
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Four identifiers on sample

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Patient full name, MRN, date/time of collection, phlebotomist

66
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High intensity light to find veins

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Veins contrast w/ surrounding tissue

67
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Near infrared to find veins

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Hgb absorbs light

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