According to CLSI, What is the maximum amount of time that may be allowed to elapse between collection of a blood sample and separation of cells from plasma or serum?
No More Than 2 Hours
Bedside Glucose testing is Usually performed on patients with what conditions?
Diabetes
Before Dividing a 24Hr Urine Sample with Aliquots, What must be Done with the Sample?
Measure Volume And Record it on (jug, label, and computer)
Before Urinalysis testing, a urine specimen needs to be in which of the following states?
Must Be Room Temperature and Mixed Well
Blood levels of which of the following analytes are increased in congestive heart failure?
BNP
Blood Levels If which of the Following analytes rises within 4 hours after an acute myocardial infarction?
Cardiac (TnT)
Coumadin ( warfarin) Therapy can be monitored using which of the following tests?
Prothrombin Time (PT) Test
How Many Times should Tubes with additives be inverted after collection?
5 to 10 x gently
What is a laboratory value that is well outside of the designated range called?
Panic Values
What is another name for point-of care testing (POCT)?
Alternate Site Testing (AST)
What is the Most common chemistry test performed via POCT?
Glucose
What notation is used to indicates that the sample volume is insufficient for testing?
Q & S Quality not Sufficient
What regulations must be adhered too when samples are being transported from an outside laboratory?
Both State & Federal Regulation
What specimen would not meet requirements and is likely to be rejected from the laboratory?
Urine Samples collected in a clean container( has to be in a sterile container not Clean)
Which of the following is a bacteria found in the stomach that cause ulcers?
Helicobacter Pylori
Which of the following is a POCT used to screen for Colon Cancer and gastric ulcers
Occult Blood
Which of the following is a term meaning small portions of a specimen transferred into separate containers?
Aliquots
Which of the following procedures is important when drawing blood at a patient's home and is not necessary in a hospital building?
Carry a cell phone
Which of the following tubes can be centrifuged immediately after collection?
Heparin- light green tubes or dark green
Which type of sample is used for an occult blood test?
Feces
Whole Blood specimens collected in EDTA are stable for how long?