departments

Blood bank color and additive

pink and EDTA

ABO/RH test

pink top + EDTA, ran within 24 h of collection, centrifuge 5100 rpm for 5min, specimen must contain 2 signatures, specimen must have armband #

ABO stands for

blood type

Rh stands for

positive

EDTA

anticoagulant

IAT

indirect antiglobulin test

IAT

pink tube top + EDTA tube, run within 24h of collection, centrifuge 5100 rpm for 5 min, armband #

TS

type and screen or cross match

IAT test

evaluates for antibodies- igG antibodies, C long antibodies

IAT test given

pregnant before blood transfusion, before surgery if PT will receive blood products

TS test

evaluates if Pt needs blood products

Urinalysis dep

dark blue and tiger tube top

tests under code UA

physical- color, clarity, odor chemical-dipstick for glucose microscopic-

UA

urinalysis

UA test

sterile container, conical tube -no additive tiger top-ethylparaben,sodium propionate,chlorhexidine, process within 2h,invert 4-5 in tiger top

UMIC

urine microscopic

UMIC test

sterile container, conical tube to 10mL, process within 2h, centrifuge 200 rpm 4 min, urine decanting priette

Ethylparaben

prevents growth of bacteria

Sodium propionate

interferes with growth of microbes

Chlorhexidine

antiseptic

Finds in a UMIC

RBC, WBC,crystals, casts,epithelial cells, bacteria

Context of UMIC

ordered if something pops up on UA

Chemistry

light green, gold, gray, clear tube top+ lithium heparin, serum separator,sodium fluoride and potassium oxalate

Lytes

Electrolytes

Lytes process

light green or gold tube top, process within 2h, centrifuge 4500 rpm for 5min, don’t expose specimen to air

Lytes test

test electrolyte balance and includes sodium and potassium test

Electrolytes balance

dehydration,heart,lung,and kidney problems= out of balance

BMP/CMP

Basic metabolic panel/ Comprehensive metabolic panel

BMP/CMP process

light green or gold tube top, process within 2h, centrifuge 4500 rpm for 5min, gold top clot for 30 min prior to centrifuge

BMP/CMP test

BMP- 9 test CMP-16 tests, liver focused

Panels

multiple tests in one test

GTT/OGTT

glucose tolerance test/ oral glucose tolerance test

GTT/OGTT process

light green or gold top, process within 2h, centrifuge 4500 rpm for 5min, 2nd specimen taken 1,2,or 3h later

GTT/OGTT test

tells how well body processes sugar, need 2 samples- one fasting, and 1,2,3 after glucose drink

LA/LACT

lactic acid

LA/LACT process

grey tube top, sodium fluoride, and potassium oxalate, process within 15min, on ice, centrifuge 4500rpm for 5 min

LA/LACT test

LA-byproduct of muscle metabolism, high LA indicates- sepsis heart failure,liver disease, severe infect., lactic acidosis:overproduction of LA

UDS

urine drug test

UDS process

clear top tube,process within 72h,centrifuge if cloudy at 4500 rpm for 5 min, may include chain of custody form

UDS test

preformed for drug screen or after car accidents, drugs on this panel-benzodiazepines and methadone

Urinalysis department

dark blue or tiger stripe tube top + additives: ethylparaben,sodium propionate, chlorhexidine

Urinalysis department tests

UA,Umic

Microbiology department

grey, green and orange tube top + additive: boric acid and sps

Microbiology department test

C&S/& UCA, BC

Blood bank department

pink tube top + additive: EDTA

Blood bank department tests

AB0/Rh, IAT, TS

Chemistry department

light green,gold,grey,and clear tube top + additives:lithium heparin, serum separator, sodium fluoride, and potassium oxalate, none

Chemistry department test

lytes,bmp/cmp,gtt/ogtt,la/lact,uds

Hematology department

Lavender + additive: EDTA

Hematology department test

cbc,esr,plt

CBC

complete blood count

CBC process

lavender + EDTA, process within 24h, invert 4-5 time

CBC

runs multiple tests(10-12) including-WBC, RBC,PLT,HCT

ESR

Erythrocyte sedimentation Rate

ESR process

lavender + EDTA, process within 4h, Invert 8-10 times-less than this it won’t work

ESR test

measures how quick RBCs settle, can indicate inflammation

PLT

Platelet count

PLT process

lavender + EDTA tube,process within 10h, invert 4-5 times, check for clots

PLT test

measure # of platelets in L of blood, platelets cause clotting in body