CC1 (2nd quiz)

• TOTAL TESTING PROCESS?

  Preanalytical phase, Analytical phase and post analytical phase
• PHLEBOTOMY?

  Is the act of obtaining a blood sample from a vein using a needle attached to a syringe or a stoppered evacuated tube
• EQUIPMENTS IN VENIPUNCTURE?

  Tourniquet, Collection tubes, Disinfectant, Cotton, Plaster, Needles
• Allowed time for tourniquet to be tied?

  1 minute
• if cannot draw blood after 1 minute, untie then wait for how many minutes to tie again?

  2 minutes
• Collection Tubes?

  • Antiglycolytic - Anticoagulant - Clot Activator - Separator Gel
• 16 – White
• 18 – Pink \
• 19 – Cream
• 20 – Yellow
• 21 – Green
• 22 – Black
• 23 – Blue
• 24 – Purple
• 25 – Orange
• 26 – Brown
• 27 - Gray
• VEINS FOR ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE?

  Median cubital vein, Cephalic Vein, Basilic Vein
• Process that monitors the accuracy and precision of results through the use of control specimens or insurance of a method to remain over time?

  QUALITY CONTROL
• Is a comprehensive set of policies, procedures and practices that are followed to ensure that a laboratory’s results are reliable?

  QUALITY ASSURANCE
• Describes how close the test result is to the true value?

  Accuracy
• Describes how close the test results are to one another when repeated analyses of the same material are performed?

  Precision
• SKIN PUNCTURE?

  Arterial blood gases • EDTA specimens • Other additives • Specimen requiring serum
• Monitors the accuracy and precision of results?

  Quality control
• Actual testing of sample (Blood sugar, Lipid profile, creatinine, BUA, BUN)?

  Analytical Phase
• STAT meaning?

  Short turn around time
• Stat is within how many minutes?

  within 30 minutes
• Test ordering Routine time?

  2-7 hours
• what is the meaning for STAT?

  immediately
• Artery is?

  Away from the heart with Oxygenated blood
• from the body back to the heart deoxygenated blood?

  Vein
• Light blue tube additives?

  Sodium Citrate
• Red tube additives?

  No anticoagulant
• Gold tube additives?

  Gel separator and clot activator
• Green tube additives?

  Heparin
• Lavender tube additives?

  EDTA / Ethylene Diamine Tetra Acetic-Acid
• Gray tube additives?

  Potassium Oxalate / Sodium Flouride
• Gold tube is inverted how many times?

  5 times
• Light blue tube is inverted how many times?

  3-4 inversion
• Green tube is inverted how many times?

  8-10 times