Exam 7: Overview of Specimen Collection and Processing

The term random collection is only used to describe blood-draw specimens for glucose testing.

A chain of custody form is used for most laboratory collections.

Reflexive tests require an additional laboratory order before they can be added to the original order.Completion Complete each statement.

What does postprandial mean?

If a laboratory provided a panel that included a sodium level, a potassium level, and a calcium level and called it an electrolyte panel, would it be the same as the CMS electrolyte panel?

An order for a laboratory test to be repeated for a period of time at specific intervals may be known as a:

If a phlebotomist obtains a specimen on December 11, 2013, at 11 a.m. from the right arm of a patient, what information should be documented on the requisition after the draw?

Explain how a fasting lipid panel result may be affected if the patient is not instructed to fast before the specimen is collected.

A sample arrives at the laboratory without source documentation. It appears to be urine, and a culture is ordered on the requisition. What should the medical assistant do before processing this specimen further?

Which of these is not a Medicare-approved organ- or disease-specific panel?

How is a glucose challenge test different from a glucose tolerance test?

The name and birthdate of a patient may be used as _________prior to specimen collection.Short Answer

Clinton Vernon is a phlebotomist working for a hospital laboratory. He obtains a blood specimen from a patient for an electrolyte panel. What five pieces of information does he need to document on the tube before moving on to the next patient?

Which of the items below is not necessary as part of the initial laboratory order for every test?

Which of these specimen types may be drawn at any time of the day with no special preparation?

Which of these items is an acceptable form of patient identification?