Specimen, handling/processing Flashcards
A 2 hr postprandial of blood glucose level requires what
A fasting blood glucose level
What test is performed? Exactly 2 hours after the patient started eating their meal or consume the liquid preparation
A blood glucose
Peak and trough values test are
Antibiotics like gentamicin or vancomycin
Urin test need to be refrigerated and
Processed within one hour of collection
Hey, Phlebotomist is preparing to mail laboratory specimens to a reference laboratory, which of the following information must be listed on the labels of the individual specimens
The type of specimen and its source
The definition of a urinalysis is
An evaluation of year in my physical chemical in microscopic testing methods
Reagent
A chemical substance that reacts in specific predictable ways to detect or synthesize other substances in chemical reactions
Chemical regent strip
A method of urinalysis involving the use of plastic strips with pads containing a substance that causes a specific chemical reaction
When handling preserved urine specimens, keep the tubes
Add a room temperature no longer than 72 hours before performing a urinalysis
Pneumatic tub system
A method of transportation and distribution of laboratory, test results, and other documents
Hand delivery
Delivery to a reference lab, following timelines of delivery guidelines, completing login processes and using necessary carrying devices, such as trays cards, tubes, racks, or leakproof containers
Automated carrier
Using a transport vehicle, such as a motorized container, car, that travels on a network of tracks to various destinations within the facility
Pneumatic tube system
Usually in an inpatient setting, these systems have enhanced, mechanical, reliability, increase transport distance and speed. Specific control, mechanisms, and shock absorbing features to help prevent. Hemolysis of blood samples.
If Phlebotomist is working with the clinical team, to incorporate an automated care of your system into the facilities, newly renovated laboratory, which of the following actions must be taken to avoid hemolysis of blood samples
Protect the specimens from a vibration or shock