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icteric plasma |
Dark yellow due to high bilirubin color interferes with tests |
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bilirubin |
made during the breakdown of red blood cells UV light clears it out |
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Lipemia |
Too much fats in the blood, makes plasma coudy |
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Delta check |
results of same test compared with previous results for same patient |
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aliquoting |
transfering a specimen form one, into several containers. |
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relative centrifugal force (RCF) |
is expressed in gravity. (g) |
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How many RPM centrifuge and for how long? |
1000 to 3000 rpm for 15 minutes |
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non alcohol pad for alcohol blood test? |
chlor-hexi-dine gluconate |
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cold agglutinins are? |
antibodies tha react in cold temps below 97.6/36.5 ex. pneumonia |
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cold agglutinins tubes procedure? |
prewarmed to 37 degrees, kept there at all times, plasma-serum must be separated in an hour |
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light sensitive tube procedure? |
amber tube, foil wrapped |
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what gets protect from light? |
all vitamins bilirubin |
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what gets ice water mixture? |
pyruvate ph blood gas lactic acid ammonia |
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what gets 37 degree warming tube? |
cold ag-glutin-ins |
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ideally for STAT |
to the lab within 45 min centrifuged within 1 hour CSLI standard = centrifuged within 2 hrs |
