Specimen Collection And Handling

Question 1

Types of Samples

Answer 1

▪️Blood- whole blood, serum, plasma
▪️Urine
▪️CSF
▪️Paracentesis fluid
▪️Amniotic fluid

Question 2

Reasons why the preanalytic phase has the highest percentage of error

Answer 2

▪️error in test order
▪️patient misidentification 
▪️patient preparation fault
▪️specimen collection error
▪️ tube filling error
▪️hemolysis
▪️inappropriate storage
▪️transportation error