OSHA and SPECIAL TESTING

• What act required protective equipment worn when processing specimen?

  OSHA ACT RA 11058
• Give the PPEs?

  Gown, Haircap, Mask, Googles, and Gloves
• Collection of specimen follows a certain what?

  Time or schedule
• Samples collected too early or late can cause false what in the results?

  false increase or decrease
• What is performed to diagnose DIABETES MELLITUS or GESTATIONAL DIABETES?

  Glucose tolerance test
• During glucose tolerance test, the 1st step is to draw what time of sample?

  fasting blood glucose sample
• During testing for glucose tolerance, ask the patient to drink the what?

  flavored glucose solution
• During glucose tolerance test, timing for the next collection begins when the patient finishes the what?

  flavored glucose solution
• What test is used to evaluate patient's ability to DIGEST LACTOSE?

  Lactose tolerance test
• Lactose is a what?

  carbohydrate
• During Lactose tolerance test, the patient is asked to drink a standardized amount of LACTOSE SOLUTION based on the BODY WEIGHT in place of the glucose.
• A blood collection for lactose tolerance test is similar to what?

  2-hour GTT
• During lactose tolerance test, glucose levels will raise to how much if the patient is lactose intolerant?

  no more than 20mg/dL
• What test is used to measure how well the body metabolizes glucose?

  2-hour post-prandial blood sugar
• 2-hour post-prandial blood sugar is used to monitor what?

  insulin therapy
• In 2-hour post-prandial blood sugar, the patient is asked to fast for how long?

  at least 12 hours