Quiz #1

A Biological Safety Cabinet should be used when there is the potential for aerosolization of biohazardous materials.

true

What is the proper order when donning the following personal protective equipment?

gown, mask, gloves

According to WHMIS 2015 regulations, which duty is a responsibility of the employer of a workplace?

Educate and train workers on the hazards and safe use of products

Which WHMIS 2015 hazard class covers products that have the ability to ignite easily?

Flammable

An MLT is about to open a reagent that may generate airborne chemical contaminants. Which device should be used when opening this reagent?

Fume hood

What is the most important information source about the safe handling of controlled products in the clinical laboratory?

Safety Data Sheets

Which group of terms are acceptable signal words to be placed on a supplier label for a hazardous substance?

Danger, Warning

Which group of items includes only PPEs?

Goggles, face shield, gloves

A laboratorian spills concentrated sulfuric acid on her lower limbs. What would be the best course of action to be taken by a coworker in the lab?

Put the person under the safety shower

The S.I. system of measurement is used for all tests reported in Canada.

false

You obtain a serum glucose result of 9.85 mmol/L on a sample. The reference interval for serum glucose is 2.0 –6.0 mmol/L. Which result should you report for this sample?

9.9 mmol/L

A clinical laboratory starts performing a new test. A second clinical laboratory in the same city has been performing this test for several years. Because of this, the first lab can use the reference intervals established by the second lab.

false

An analyzer prints out a result of 1.26 mmol/L for serum strawberry. However, the assay must be reported in umol/L. What result would you report?

1260 umol/L

A standing order for lab tests is a set of tests that are ordered together using one name for the set of tests.

False (standing order is like recurring orders)

Which of the following is considered to be a post-analytical process?

calling critical value