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| Series of bars and spaces representing numbers or letters |
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| Pressurized air transportation system |
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| Permanent computer memory that instructs computer to carry out user operations |
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| Processed information generated by computer |
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| Method never to be used to prevent exposure to aerosols |
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| Withdrawing specimen through stopper by syringe |
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| Proper aliquot preparation |
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| Immediately covering aliquot tubes after transferring the specimen |
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| Develops standards for specimen handling and processing |
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| Interacting through the connection of computers |
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| ESR determinations on specimens held at room temp must be made within |
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| Best way to prepare routine blood specimen tubes for transport |
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| Seal the tubes in plastic bags |
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| Least likely to require special handling |
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| Cholesterol and uric acid |
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| Preanalytical error made at time of collection |
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| Involves least amount of risk for aliquot tubes |
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| Aliquot tubes that are prelabeled |
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| Preanalytical error before specimen collection |
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| Provide guidelines for sharing of PHI |
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| Special hand-held computer systems are capable of |
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Displaying what tubes to collect
Generating labels for specimens
Reading barcodes on ID bracelets
ALL OF THE ABOVE |
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| Preanalytical error related to specimen storage |
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| Preanalytical error related to specimen transport |
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| Agitation-induced hemolysis |
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| Cellular metabolism in specimens that have not been separated from cells will affect |
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| Glycolysis by cells in blood can falsely lower glucose values at rate |
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Calcium collected in sodium heparin tubes
ESR determinations collected in EDTA tubes
PTT's that are stored at refrigerated temp
ALL OF THE ABOVE |
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| Acceptable temp for specimen transport at room temp |
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| Some specimens require cooling to |
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| Least likely to take place in central processing or triage |
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| Unlikely removing stopper from specimen will cause |
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| Inadequete identification, specimen processor may |
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| Ask phleb to get a new sample |
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| Method of specimen identification |
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| Preanalytical error happening during specimen processing |
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| Inadequete centrifugation |
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| Understand the computer and the functions it performs |
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| Group of computers linked together for the purpose of sharing information |
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| Data can be entered into a computer from |
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| Individual data characters |
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| Function of computer monitor |
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| Provides visible display of all the information being processed |
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| Can be lost when the computer program is closed |
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| Excluded from list of peripherals |
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| Coded instructions that control processing of data |
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| Occurs after specimen is collected and returned to lab |
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| Specimen collection is verified |
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| Keyboard and computer screen workstation |
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| Characteristic of Intranet |
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| Connects computer networks within a comany |
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| Entering password to access LIS |
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| To process input data computer user must |
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| Computer verificaiton of test orders |
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| Modify, delete, or accept test orders after review of data |
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| Retrieve all test orders on a patient |
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| Confidential and unique to single computer user |
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| Typical functions LIS can perform |
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Entering lab test results
Ordering lab tests
Printing specimen labels
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| Used to identify specimen thorought testing |
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| Information that needs to be added when using computer-generated specimen labels |
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| Bidirectional computer interface allows |
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| Data to upload or download between two systems |
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| Computer network created to share resources |
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| Processed data printed on paper |
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| Current trend in lab testing |
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| POCT expansion capabilities |
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| Effects of mishandling specimen are not always obvious |
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| Proper specimen handling begins |
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| When physician orders test |
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| Test ordered you don't know |
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| Refer to user manual for instructions |
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| Number of inversions required depends on |
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| Manufacturer-recommended inversions |
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| Inadequete mixing of anticoagulant tube can lead to |
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| Tube doesn't require mixing |
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| Transporting blood specimens with stopper up has nothing to do with |
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| Maintaining sterility of sample |
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| CLSI and OSHA do not require transport bags to have |
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| Shock-resistance features |
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| Agency has nothing to do with setting guidelines for specimen transport |
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| Unlikely to be rejected for analysis |
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| Total bilirubin that is icteric |
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| Unnecessary to protect this specimen from light |
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| Rough handling is bad for specimens, but will not |
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| Specimen needs to be transported on ice |
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| Best way to chill specimen |
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| Immerse in slurry of ice and water |
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| Chilling can cause erroneous results |
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| Cryofibrinogen transported |
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| Wrap a specimen in aluminum foil to |
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| Protect it from room light |
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| Max time limit for separating serum or plasma from cells |
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| 2.0 hours from time of collection |
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| Separator gel prevents glycolysis |
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| After the specimen has been centrifuged |
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| Glucose specimen collected in NaF tube stable at room temp for |
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| Specimen with 1st priority |
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| Does not need to be centrifuged |
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| Not valid reason for EDTA to be prepared within 1 hour |
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| Ensure they are made before clots appear |
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| Unnecessary PPE for specimen processing |
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| Specimen would be accepted for testing despite |
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| Not initialed by collector |
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| Will compromise quality of specimen |
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| Only partially filling a liquid EDTA tube |
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| Results should be normal despite delay in processing longer than 2 hours |
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| Portion of a specimen being tested |
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| Specimen rejected if tube not filled until normal vacuum exhausted |
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| Test unaffected by hemolysis |
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| Tests performed on plasma samples |
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| Drawn in anticoagulant tubes |
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| Chemistry tests are often collected in heparin tubes |
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| Important to note type of heparin in tube |
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| Some types of heparin can affect results of certain tests |
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| To avoid airborne infection while processing specimens |
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| Cover tube stoppers with gauze to remove them |
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| Non-additive specimen is spun in centrifuge, substance comes from top |
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| If a serum specimen is not completely clotted before centrifuged |
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| Serum may have fibrin clot in it |
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| Circumstance least likely to result in delayed clotting of serum specimen |
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| Collection was difficult, hemolyzing red cells |
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| Test affected if contaminated with drop of perspiration |
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| Stoppers should be left on tubes awaiting centrifugation to prevent |
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| Minimum pre-centrifugation time for specimens drawn in serum separator tubes |
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| Repeated centrifugation can |
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Alter test results
Deteriorate analytes
Result in hemolysis
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| Proper centrifuge operation |
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| Balance specimens by placing tubes of equal volume and size opposite one another |
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| Chilling a potassium specimen will cause artificial elevation |
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| OSHA regulations do not require processing personnel to wear gloves |
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| A vacutainer containing lithium heparin can not be used for a lithium test |
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