Deck 7: Overview of Specimen Collection and Processing

Question 1

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

A)Electrolyte panel
B)Thyroid panel
C)Comprehensive metabolic panel
D)Hepatic panel

Answer 1

B
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services has not approved a standard thyroid panel.

Question 2

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

A)The two tests are the same; they just have different names when used for pregnant women.
B)The glucose tolerance test requires the patient to fast before the test begins, and the glucose challenge test does not.
C)The glucose challenge test is longer than the glucose tolerance test.
D)The glucose challenge test requires the patient to fast before the test begins, and the glucose tolerance test does not.

Answer 2

B
The glucose tolerance test is longer and more involved and requires fasting before it is started.

Question 3

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?

A)Date and time of collection, diagnosis code
B)Date and time and site of collection
C)Date and time and site of collection, phlebotomist ID
D)Date and time of collection

Answer 3

C
The date and time of collection should always be included. The site of the collection provides general information in case there is a complication from the blood draw, and the phlebotomist ID is used by the laboratory in various ways. These items are to be added after the collection has been completed.

Question 4

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

Question 5

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

Question 6

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?

Question 7

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

Question 8

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?

Question 9

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

A)Glucose tolerance specimen
B)Random specimen
C)Trough medication level
D)Postprandial specimen

Question 10

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

A)Patient gender
B)Date of collection
C)Site of collection
D)Diagnosis code

Question 11

What does postprandial mean?

Question 12

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

Question 13

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

A)Peak draw
B)trough draw
C)Postprandial order
D)Standing order

Question 14

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?

Question 15

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

A)Picture identification such as a driver's license
B)First and last name
C)Patient ID number
D)All of the above

Question 16

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