skill 1

24

hr Urine Specimen Container

Acetest

used to detect the presence of ketones

Agar Plate

A petri dish filled with a jello

Agar shield

cover of an agar plate; used to shield culture from airborne contamination

Analytical Balance

a device for determining mass that gives highly accurate measurements

automatic slide stainer

Devices that automate the staining of peripheral blood and other hematologic smears to facilitate laboratory microscope differential counts using Wright's stain, a Romanowsky stain.

bacteriological incubator

device used to grow and maintain microbiological cultures or cell cultures

Beakers

thin glass or metal container with a flat bottom and small lip for pouring that is used in laboratories

Beral (Transfer) Pipette

Disposable plastic pipettes used to transfer small volumes of liquids. They consist of a long, slender tube and a molded bulb that can be gently compressed and relaxed to remove or dispense the desired liquid.

Binocular Bright

field microscope

Blood collection tubes

tubes that collect a specific amount blood under pressure that will be tested (tubes may contain preservatives or other reagents)

blood bank refrigerator

provides safe and convenient storage of whole blood, blood components, and reagents; ensure freshness and integrity of blood and blood components.

Candle Jar

A primitive but effective tool used in the laboratory to create a low

Capillary collection vials

straw

Chromatographic Immunoassay for Urine hCG

used for early detection of pregnancy

Clean

Catch Urine Collection Kit

coagulation instrument

A coagulation analyzer can be used to measure a coagulation pathway speed, as well as thrombolin and thromboplastin levels in as low as a few minutes; used to assess blood clotting function in patients

clinical centrifuge

for the separation of serum, plasma, urea, blood samples and other routine applications in hospital and research laboratories.

culture swabs and transport tubes

a stick used to collect a specimen and send to the lab in the transport tube (wound, nose, mouth)

disposable needle holder with safety guard

keeps the needle inside patient as blood is drawn; safety guard covers the needle after blood collection to prevent needle

electric incinerator

a furnace for burning waste that is powered by electricity

emergency eye wash station

used to flush eyes in case of chemical contact.

Erlenmeyer Flask

For heating and holding reactions; used to hold liquids

Fume hood

Type of hood or barrier used in the laboratory to capture chemical vapors and fumes.

glucose meter

device that measures blood glucose concentration

graduated cylinder

instrument used to measure volume of a liquid

Hemacytometer

an instrument for visual counting of the number of cells in a blood sample or other fluid under a microscope.

Inoculating Loop

instrument used to pick up and transfer bacteria

Manual Differential Cell Counter

instrument used in differential cell counts to detect abnormal or immature cells. It can also diagnose an infection, inflammation, leukemia, or an immune system disorder.

microhematocrit centrifuge

an instrument that spins capillary tubes at a high speed to rapidly separate cellular components of the blood from the liquid portion of blood

Microhematocrit Tubes with Sealant Pad

the microhemtocrit measures the amount of RBC in someone's body and sealant pad prevents the blood from spilling out of the tube

Micropipettes

a very fine pipette for measuring, transferring, or injecting very small quantities of liquid.

N95 respirator

Mask with small, tightly woven pores that protects the wearer from airborne infection.

Needleless transfer device

used to quickly and safely transfer liquids from vials to syringes

perianal paddle kit

collects fecal matter for testing

pH indicator strips

paper that is dipped into a solution to determine the pH by a color that aligns with a chart

pH meter

a device used to determine the pH of a solution by measuring the voltage between the two electrodes that are placed in the solution

Pipet Aids

used to either suck liquids into or expel liquids out of pipettes

Plastic Vacuum Tubes

a tube that creates negative pressure to collect a specific amount of blood

Platelet aggregation profiler

used to measure the rate and degree to which platelets aggregate after the addition of a chemical, an agonist, that stimulates platelet clumping

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Refractometer

measuring the refractive index of gases, liquids, and translucent solids. Used for determining the chemical composition of substances

Saf

T wing blood collection set

safety shower

used to rinse the skin or clothing of a hazardous chemical

Safety syringes

Syringe that comes with the needle already attached and is equipped with a retraction device that retracts the needle into the syringe once the injection is complete

scanning electron microscope

a microscope that produces an enlarged, three

serological centrifuge

functions as a centrifuge but specifically for bodily fluids.

Slide staining rack

used to simultaneously stain multiple slides

Single

use lancet

sterile vacuum tube for urine

It allows a clean transfer of the urine from the container to the vacuum tube

stool specimen container

container used to collect stool specimen in to take to lab

tabletop autoclave

pressure chamber that is used to sterilize equipment and supplies. When these items are placed inside the autoclave they are exposed to high temperature steam

Test tubes

Holds liquids for observation or testing

top loading balance

used to determine mass; not as precise as an analytical balance

tourniquet

A device used for bleeding control that constricts all blood flow to and from an extremity.

transmission electron microscope

A microscope that uses an electron beam to study the internal structure of thinly sectioned specimens.

urine particle analyzer

used to perform automatic urine testing

urine reagent strip

tests urine for the presence of specific components (ketones, proteins) or the pH to identify potential problems

Urine sterile collecting straw

transfer device that lets you transfer urine to one or more tubes without being exposed to the specimen.

urine strip reader

Reads the urine reagent strips to determine content

Urinometer

instrument for measuring the specific gravity of urine

volumetric flask

used for making liquid solutions of precise volumes