What are the 3 processes to laboratory testing? – ANSWER-
Preexamination process, examination process, and postexamination
process
What process has the highest error rate? - ANSWER-Preexamination
process
What is the percent of error that occurs during the preexamination
process? - ANSWER-46-68%
What does the preexamination process include? – ANSWER-
Requisitioning, pt prep, and specimen collection, processing,
handling and storage
What is included in the examination process? - ANSWER-Quality
control procedures, analyzing the specimen,
What process has the lowest error percent? - ANSWER-Examination
process
What is the percent of error in the examination process? - ANSWER-
13%
,What kind of error is delay in specimen delivery? - ANSWER-
Preexamination
What is a analysis that requires a pt to fast? - ANSWER-Serum gastrin
What are some tests preformed on whole blood? - ANSWER-ABO and
Rh, CBC, Retic, Sed rate, Hemoglobin electrophoresis, platelet count,
glycosyated hemoglobin, eosinophil counts, hematocrit, red cell
index, total white cell count,
What are some tests preformed on serum? - ANSWER-Lactate
dehydrogenase analysis, creatinine, HCG, creatine kinase MB, BUN,
ALT, Acid phosphatase analysis, AST, High-density lipoprotein,
prostate-specific antigen,
What hemogard top is used fro serum? - ANSWER-Gold
What are some test preformed on lithium heparinized plasma? -
ANSWER-Electrolyte analysis
What are some tests preformed on sodium fluoride plasma? -
ANSWER-Glucose
What additive should be in the tube used to draw a BMP? – ANSWER-
Lithium heparin to keep from contamination the specimen with
sodium
, What does HCG stand for? - ANSWER-Human chorionic gonadotropin
What additive should be in a tube used to collect fibrinogen analysis
specimens? - ANSWER-Sodium citrate
What color top is used to collect a fluorescent treponemal? -
ANSWER-Red top
What additive should be in a tube used to collect Antuthrombin III
analysis? - ANSWER-Sodium citrate
What does BUN stand for? - ANSWER-Blood Urea Nitrogen
What does ALT stand for? - ANSWER-Alanine ainotransferase
analysis
What color top tube is used to collect Anti-Rh antibody? - ANSWER-
Red top
What does AST stand for? - ANSWER-Asparate aminotransferase
analysis
What is the mononucleosis screen analysis tested on? - ANSWER-
Plasma in an EDTA tube
What color top is used to collect an antisterptolysin- O analysis? -
ANSWER-Red top
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