3.7 Processing and Transporting

Which of the following is not a usual challenge facing laboratories?

• Time Management
• Test Accuracy
• Specimen Rejection
• Order of Draw

What is turnaround time?

• The time it takes for ordering, specimen collection, transportation, processing, analysis and reporting.
• The length of time for a lab to centrifuge a specimen.
• The length of time from the specimen entering the lab to the result.
• The time it takes to do a point of care lab.

When tubes contain an additive

• You do not need to mix them
• You need to shake them quickly
• You need to gently invert them 10 times
• You need to gently invert them the number of times indicated

Tubes that do not contain additives

• Should be shaken quickly
• Should be gently inverted to mix
• It is not necessary to invert samples that don't have additives
• None of the above

Thermolabile specimens

• Use a heat source to regulate temperature
• Use ice slurries fo chilling purposes
• Avoid fluctuating temperatures
• All of the above

For thermolabile specimens that need to be chilled, which of the following is not true

• Use an ice slurry
• Use a refrigerator
• Use a freezer
• Use an ice pack

Photosensitive specimens include

• bilirubin
• folate
• all the above
• None of the above

Tests that are thermolabile specimens include

• Ammonia
• Lactic Acid
• Semen for Fertility
• All the above

Which of the following does not have to be processed within 1 hour of collection?

• PT
• Fibrinogen
• INR
• Platelets

Room temperature for lab purposes is

• 25 ° C (78 ° F)
• 22 ° C (71.6 ° F)
• 16 ° C (762° F)
• None of the above