Specimen Handling and Transport Flashcards
A blood collection tube that contains an anticoagulant is referred to as
An additive tube
The entire amount of time required for blood specimens to be ordered, collected, transported, processed, analyzed, and reported is called the
Turnaround time
If gel separation tubes are not thoroughly mixed, which of the following may occur?
Incomplete clotting
Significant delays in transportation of blood collection may greatly affect test results for
Aldosterone hormone
Agitation of blood specimens may affect which of the following tests?
Coagulation
To transport blood collections to state laboratories, they must be carried in lockable containers with
Either cold packs or heat packs
Which of the following is usually used for hand-delivered specimens?
A log sheet
A hormone that reduces blood calcium is referred to as
Calcitonin
Written reports should indicate what?
Date and time of collection, labeled precautions, and listing of reference ranges.
What is the advantage of computerized reports?
They offer rapid communication
How long after collection should anticoagulated plasma specimens be centrifuged?
Immediately
If gel separation tubes are not thoroughly mixed, which of the following may occur?
Incomplete clotting
Thermolabile means
Sensitive to higher temperatures
Which of the following tests require chilling?
Blood gases, lactic acid, ammonia
Aircraft used to ship infectious substances require what steps?
Double packaging, watertight seals, individual wrapping of tubes.
