Specimen Management (LAB) Flashcards

1
Q

should never be used due to fibers that contain fatty acids

A

Cotton Swabs

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2
Q

REJECT or ACCEPT: The specimen has been received for anaerobic culture from a site known to have anaerobes as part of the normal microbiota

A

REJECT

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3
Q

Required volume for blood culture (adults)

A

10-20 ml

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4
Q

Blood Collection: Apply 70% isopropyl alcohol; Followed by ________ or ________

A

Iodine tincture
povidone iodine

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5
Q

EXPECTORATED SPUTUM: _______ and _______ secretions should not be
collected

A

Saliva
Nasal

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6
Q

Expectorated Sputum: Free of_______ ,_______ , and other ________ matter

A

food particles
residues
extraneous

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7
Q

least toxic and recommended for viral swabs

A

Dacron

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8
Q

transporting throat, wound, and skin swabs that
may contain fastidious organisms

A

Stuart medium

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9
Q

used to avoid inhibition of microorganisms

A

Sodium Polyanethol Sulfonate

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10
Q

Urine Collection: Wipe from front to back ________

A

three times

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11
Q

Measure for urethral collection for women

A

2 cm

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12
Q

REJECT or ACCEPT: The specimen has been transported at the improper temperature

A

REJECT

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13
Q

Specimen transport should have _______ containers

A

leak-proof

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14
Q

Clean-Catch Midstream Urine prevents contamination of normal ________, _______, & ___________

A

vaginal
perineal
urethral microbiota

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15
Q

-70 degrees Celsius is use for storing ____

A

tissues

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16
Q

Urine preservatives: ________ and __________

A

Boric Acid
Polyvinyl alc

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17
Q

Dacron and rayon is use more commonly on what testing

A

nucleic acid testing

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18
Q

Specimen should be delivered within ______ of collection

A

2 hours

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19
Q

Symbol that must be seen in specimen containers especially during transport

A

Biohazard symbol

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20
Q

Free of food particles, residues, and other extraneous matter

A

EXPECTORATED SPUTUM

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21
Q

Storage temp for Urine, stool, viral specimen, sputa,swabs and other devices such as catheters

A

4 degrees Celsius

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22
Q

urogenital swabs with charcoal material

A

cotton/rayon tipped

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23
Q

Transport medium in this collection is needed for longer periods of time

A

Upper Respiratory Tract Collection

24
Q

REJECT or ACCEPT: The specimen is transported within 2 hrs after collection but QNS

A

REJECT

25
Q

COTTON / RAYON TIPPED CHARCOAL : adsorb material toxic to _______

A

gonococci

26
Q

EXPECTORATED SPUTUM: No oral _________

A

antiseptics

27
Q

Specimen container for some samples like stool

A

Clean

28
Q

Enumerate the characteristic for proper sputum container

A
  1. Sterile
  2. Leak proof
  3. Disposable
  4. Proper label
29
Q

_______ MEDIUM:
transporting _____ , _____ , and ______ that may contain fastidious organisms

A

Stuart
throat
wound
skin swabs

30
Q

Storage temp for Tissues or other long term storage

A

-70 degrees Celsius

31
Q

Most sterile urine collection method

A

Suprapubic bladder aspiration

32
Q

grinding or mincing of tissue

A

Homogenization

33
Q

STUART’S MEDIUM: transporting throat, wound, and skin swabs that may contain __________

A

fastidious organisms

34
Q

contains charcoal to prevent changes of pH due
to fatty acid

A

Amies

35
Q

Required volume for blood culture (children)

A

1-5 ml

36
Q

Specimen container for most samples

A

Sterile

37
Q

Upper Respiratory Tract specimen must be moist within

A

4 hrs

38
Q

CSF is stored in _____

A

room temperature

39
Q

used to transport media suspected of containing
enteric pathogens

A

Cary-Blair

40
Q

DACRON : least toxic and recommended for ______

A

viral swabs

41
Q

Prevents contamination of normal vaginal, perineal & urethral microbiota

A

Clean-Catch Midstream Urine

42
Q

AMIES: contains _______ to prevent changes of ______ due
to fatty acid

A

charcoal
pH

43
Q

Storage temp for Serum for 1 week

A

-20 degrees Celsius

44
Q

What specimens should be given the first priority when multiple specimens arrived?

A

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), tissue, blood, and sterile fluids

45
Q

REJECT or ACCEPT: The nasopharyngeal swab specimen is moist within 4 hrs

A

ACCEPT

46
Q

Blood Collection: Apply _______

A

70% isopropyl alcohol

47
Q

Specimen process for large volumes of sterile fluids

A

Centrifugation or filtration

48
Q

Urogenital Swabs material that is more toxic than charcoal

A

Calcium Alginate

49
Q

adsorb material toxic to gonococci

A

Charcoal

50
Q

Specimen labeling should include _______, ______, or _____

A

Either of these:

PATIENT’S NAME
 HOSPITAL NUMBER
 BIRTHDATE
 DATE AND TIME COLLECTION SOURCE
 INITIALS OF SAMPLE COLLECTOR

51
Q

SPS is used to avoid ______ of microorganisms

A

inhibition

52
Q

CARY-BLAIR is used to transport media suspected of containing
________

A

enteric pathogens

53
Q

Second priority specimens are: _______, ________, and _____

A

Urine, throat, sputa, stool, or wound drainage

54
Q

Specimens should be collected during the _________ and before ________, _________, or ___________ medications are administered, if possible. S

A
  1. acute (early)
    phase of an illness;
  2. antimicrobials,
  3. antifungals, or
  4. antiviral
55
Q

COTTON SWABS should never be used due to ______ that contain ______

A

fibers
fatty acids