Special Handling

• What is needed when handling blood specimen in order to protect its condition and quality?

  Special care
• What is the body temperature in Celcius?

  37 degrees Celcius
• If blood specimen are allowed to cool BELOW what, the specimen will precipitate or agglutinate?

  body temperature
• If allowed to cool below body temperature, the blood specimen will what?

  Precipitate or agglutinate
• Tubes should be what at what temperature?

  pre-warmed, 37 degrees Celcius
• Tubes uses what during transport?

  portable heat blocks
• Portable heat blocks can hold temperature for how long from the removal from the incubator?

  at least 15 minutes
• What is used for specimens that can withstand a temperature SLIGHTLY HIGHER than 37 degrees Celcius?

  Heel warmer
• Give 3 examples that can withstand a temperature slightly higher than 37 degrees Celcius?

  Cold agglutinin, cryofibrinogen, and cryoglobulins
• CHILLING slows what?

  metabolic process
• Chilled specimen should be submerged in what during transport?

  crushed ice and water slurry
• Give 13 examples of specimens that needed to be chilled?

  ACTH, ACE, ammonia, catecholamines, free fatty acid, gastrin, glucagon, homocysteine, lactic acid, PTH, pH/blood gas, pyruvate, and renin
• Light-sensitive specimens should be wrapped with what?

  aluminum foil or light-blocking amber-colored container
• Give 4 examples of light-sensitive specimen?


  bilirubin, carotene, red cell folate, serum folate, vitamin b, vitamin c, urine porphyrins, and urine porphobilinogen
• The collected specimens are transported where for screening and prioritizing?

  central processing or triage
• Specimens are IDENTIFIED, LOGGED or ACCESSIONED, sorted by DEPARTMENT and TYPE OF PROCESSING, and EVALUATED for SPECIMEN SUITABILITY which is necessary to get accurate results.