POCT Flashcards
alternative for when alcohol cannot be used.
Benzalkonium chloride
(determining lead, mercury)
- Trace element free tube (royal blue top)
why is - Trace element free tube (royal blue top) necessary
kase regular tubes have traces of heavy metals
- ARD
Anticoagulant ruling device
- ARD
Anticoagulant ruling device
ARD can be made of
o Can be made of plastic resins (already incorporated blood culture bottles) / activated charcoal (already incorporated in
o for blood culture whenever patient is already taking antibiotics
- ARD (Anticoagulant ruling device)
o Used to neutralize the effect of antibiotic. Removes antibiotic residue
ard
= presense of bacteria in blood. Normally, blood should be sterile
bacteremia
when bacteria is already multiplying in the blood stream
o Septisemia
o For drug testing.legal issue kase to. Discerns lahat na humawak ng sample from the collection of urine till release of result. Usually urine sample. Iallagay observations kung nagkakaran leakage kunwari
ccf
ccf
chain of custody form
body has excess of blood. Increase of rbc. Malapot madalas.
polycthemia vera
body has excess of blood. Increase of rbc. Malapot madalas.
polycythemia vera
ANTICOAGULANTin blood bag
ACD or CBD or CBDA.
LACTATE IS NOT DONE FOR BLOOD CULTURE
o Lactate test = usually done in blood culture.
use of ice in lactate test
o Ice is for preserving lactate during transfer in lab
why is ice tube in lactate test wrapped in double bag
o Iced tube wrapped in double bag para kahit na dumikit sa container di mahehemolyze dugo.
o In other method need 14mm mercury blood pressure to do the bleeding and clotting time
- Sphymomanometer
- Performed to diagnose septecimia or bacteremia
blood culture
specimens for blood culture collection is collected in
- Specimens collected in special bottles containing culture medium (nutrient broth) aerobic and anaerobic bottles
bacteria that are able to tolerate oxygen
aerobes
bacteria that dies in presence of oxygen which can often be cause of bacteremia and septesemia ()
anaerobes
anticoagulant in blood culture
SPS (sodium polyanethol sulfonate)
- Blood specimens for patients unedrsgoing antimicrobial therapy are collected
using ARD for patients under antimicrobial therapy
- One of the most common error in blood culture is
contamination
2 disinfectant in blood culture
alcohol and povidone iodine
contact time for iodine in disinfecting blood culture
1 min
- In blood culture pag needle and syringe
anaerobic muna. Long term exposure adds exposure to oxygen.
Butterfly method
- = aerobic muna. Kase tubing may air that could contribute to level of oxygen.