SPECIAL VENIPUNCTURES & SPECIAL SPECIMEN HANDLING

Question 1

REQUIRE’S COLLECTION OF BLOOD IN WHILE PATIENT IS IN BASAL STATE, PATIENT HAS FASTENED AND REFRAINED FROM EXERCISE FOR 12 HOURS PRIOR TO DRAWING BLOOD

Answer 1

FASTING SPECIMEN

Question 2

MONITOR THE LEVEL OF A SPECIFIC SUBSTANCE OR CONDITION IN PATIENT,

1) MEASURE BLOOD LEVEL OF SUBSTANCE,
2) DETERMINE BLOOD LEVEL OF MEDICATION
3) MONITOR CHANGES IN A PATIENT CONDITION

Answer 2

TIMED SPECIMENS

Question 3

TEST IS USED TO EVALUATE DIABETES MELLITUS,FASTING GLUCOSE LEVEL COMPARED WITH THE LEVEL 2 HOURS AFTER EATING/INGESTION OF GLUCOUSE

Answer 3

TWO HOUR POSTPRANDIAL

Question 4

TEST USED FOR DIAGNOSE DIABETES MELLITUS AND EVALUATE PATIENT WITH FREQUENT LOW BLOOD SUGAR.
1) 3 HRS OGTT USED TO TEST HYPERGLYCEMIA (HIGH BLOOD SUGAR LEVEL)
2) 5 HRS OGTT USED TO TEST HYPOGLYCEMIA (LOW BLOOD SUGAR LEVEL)
TEST SHOULD BE DONE BTW 7/9AM

Answer 4

ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST (OGTT)

Question 5

TEST USED FOR MONITORING THE BLOOD LEVEL OF CERTAIN MEDICATION, ALSO MAINTAIN PLASMA LEVEL. BLOOD COLLECTED 30 MINUTES BEFORE SCH DOSE.

Answer 5

THERAPEUTIC DRUG MONITORING

Question 6

TEST USED TO DETECT PRESENCE OF MICROORGANISM IN THE PATIENT BLOOD. PATIENT WILL HAVE FUO & CHILLS

Answer 6

BLOOD CULTURES (BC)

Question 7

TEST ORDERED FOR INFANTS TO DETECT PHENYLKETONURIA, GENETIC DISEASE THAT CAUSES MENTAL RETARDATION & BRAIN DAMAGE, TEST DONE ON HEEL OR URINE

Answer 7

PKU

Question 8

SPECIAL SPECIMEN HANDLING- ANTIBODIES PRODUCE IN RESPONSE TO MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE (ATYPICAL PNEUMONIA), BLOOD IS COLLECTED IN RED TOP TUBES & PRE WARMED IN INCUBATORS 37 DEGREE CELSIUS FOR 30 MINUTES

Answer 8

COLD AGGULATION

Question 9

SPECIAL SPECIMEN HANDLING- CHILLED IMMEDIATELY AFTER COLLECTION IN CRUSHED ICE & ICE WATER MIXTURED EX ABG, AMMONIA

Answer 9

CHILLED SPECIMEN

Question 10

SPECIAL SPECIMEN HANDLING- WRAPPING TUBES IN ALUMMIN FOIL IMMEDIATELY, EXPOUSER TO LIGHT ALTERS THE TEST EX BILIRUBIN

Answer 10

LIGHT SENSITIVE SPECIMEN

Question 11

SITE FOR DERMAL PUNCTURE FOR INFANTS 1YR OR YOUNGER IS THE ______, IN THE _____ & ______ OF THE PLANTAR SURFACE OF THE FOOT

Answer 11

HEEL, MEDIAL & LATERAL (MIDDLE OF GREAT TOE TO HEEL & MIDDLE OF FOURTH TO FIFTH TOE TO HEEL)

Question 12

HEEL PUNCTURE FOR INFANT SHOULD NOT EXCEED ______ ON INFANT

Answer 12

2.0MM

Question 13

WHAT IS THE ORDER OF DRAW FOR CAPILLARY SPECIMENS? (3)

Answer 13

LAVENDER TUBE, TUBES WITH OTHER ADDITIVES, TUBES WITHOUT ADDITIVES