Dark Blue/Royal Blue tube additive correct answer: Potassium EDTA
What color is a liver test tube? correct answer: green
What is hemolysis? correct answer: Rupture or lysis of the blood cells
What is hemoconcentration? correct answer: If tourniquet left on for longer than 1 min, there
can be an increased localized blood concentration of large molecules such as proteins, cells, &
coag. factors
What is hemostasis? correct answer: Process of blood clotting; vessels heal
What is PKU? correct answer: Phenylketoneuria; a congenital disorder metabolism in infants
that results in retardation if not cured, tests performed on newborns using heel stick
What is a GTT? correct answer: Glucose Tolerance Test; tests for diabetes by obtaining blood
and urine specimens at timed intervals; usually 2hr/4hr or 3hr/5hr
, What is therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM)? correct answer: Testing procedures to evaluate
drug levels in a patient's blood, valuable for drug dosage and to monitor patient for chemicals,
medications, etc.
OSHA correct answer: Occupational Safety & Health Administration; agency requires
employers to provide safe work environment to protect workers from biological/occupational
hazards
CDC correct answer: Centers for Disease Control & prevention; agency monitors morbidity
(disease) and mortality (death) thru country
SDS/MSDS correct answer: Material Safety Data Sheets; chemical manufacturers must supply
these forms for their chemicals, lists precautionary measures and emergency info about
accidental exposure to a chemical
CMS correct answer: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; agency responsible for
regulating healthcare industry for the elderly and poor, CLIA, and HIPAA
CLIA correct answer: Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments; 1988 federal guidelines
that regulate all clinical labs across U.S.
HIPAA correct answer: Health Insurance Portability Act; 1996 federal law expanded in 2000 to
protect security, privacy, and confidentiality of personal health info
Patients Bill of Rights correct answer: Statement originally developed in 1973 by AHA to affirm
rights of patients; rights to respectful care, informed consent, refusal of treatment, privacy,
confidentiality, procedure info, clean environment, etc.
If there is a chemical spill whose guidelines should you follow?
a) OSHA
b) SDS
c) CDC
d) CLSI correct answer: b) SDS
What color is a hematocrit tube? correct answer: Lavender
What color is a blood gas analysis tube? correct answer: Green
Capillary Order of Draw for CLSI correct answer: EDTA (lavender), additives, non additives
Which additives form clots? correct answer: Red (serum) tube, and Tiger Top/gold
Which additives do NOT form clots? correct answer: Any anticoagulants in order of draw
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