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You will not do a capillary puncture
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To determine septisemia, bacteremia (larger volumes of blood required?)
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Hematocrit
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Percentage by volume of Red Blood Cells in whole blood
Test: Lavender top tube, whole blood, H, Anemia |
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GTT Procedure
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Must fast 12 to 16 hrs
Given a glucose drink Blood specimen collected 2 hours after the drink |
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FBS
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Fasting glucose, C, Plazma, gray top sodium fluoride, Diabetes, Hypoglycemia
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Lipemic
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Milky, cloudy or turbid serum or plazma specimen as a result of abnormally increased blood lipid content (lipimia)
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Icteric
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Abnormal,Deep Yellow or brown color of plazma, serum or urine specimen due to high bilirubin levels aka "marked by Jaundice"
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Which tube for HIV creen
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Red top, or serum gel barrier tube, S, serum
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Immune
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Protected from or resistant to particular disease
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NIOSH
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National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (osha' advisory)
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HCV
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Hepatitis C Virus
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HICPAC
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Health Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee
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NAZCOM
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Hazard Communication Standard (OSHA)
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HAI
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Healthcare Associated Infection
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Reverse Isolation
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Same as Protective Isolation
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MSDS
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Material Safety Data Sheet
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Fomites
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Inanimate objects harboring material containing infectious agents (countertops, computer keyboard)
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EPA
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Environmental Protection Agency - federal, regulates disposal of hazardous waste
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Neutropenic
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Pertaining to an abnormal decrease of neutrophils in the blood
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Engineering controls
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Devices for removal and disposal of BBP containing material like sharps containers, etc...
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Parenteral Administration
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Administration by any route other than the digestive tract
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Glycolysis
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Breakdown, or metabolism of glucose (blood sugar) by blood cells
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Sodium Fluoride
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Antiglycolytic Agent - Preserves glucose for up to 3 days and inhibits growth of bacteria. used with anticoagulant Potassium Oxalate to provide Plazma for STAT situations
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Hypodermic needle
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Sterile Syringe Needle
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Multisample needle
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A type of needle that allows multiple tubes to be collected with a single venipuncture
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TDM
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Therapeutic Drug Monitoring - timed test example
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STAT Tests
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Examples: Glucose, H&H, electrolytes, cardiac enzymes
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Fasting Tests
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Glucose, cholesterol, triglycerides
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DNR and DNAR
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do not and do not attempt to resuscitate
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Syringe used when
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Sometimes with veins that collapse easily
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Shunt, fistula, graft
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Permanent surgical connection of an artery or vein by direct fusion that creates a bulging vein, typically for dialysis
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Syncope
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Fainting
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Exsanguination (sangre)
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Blood loss to a point where life cannot be sustained. Life is threatened if more than 10% of a patient volume is removed over a short period of time
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PKU, Hypothyroidism TSH , Galactosemia, cystic fibrosis
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Newborn screening tests
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CRP
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C-reactive protein
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