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    The document contains 20 multiple choice questions about procedures and protocols for collecting and handling specimens in a department of pathology and laboratory medicine. It addresses topics like appropriate collection tubes and additives for common tests like CBC, electrolytes and troponin levels; order of draw; fasting requirements; rejection criteria for specimens; labeling protocols; and where to request reprinted lab results. The questions assess knowledge of color-coding, inversions, tourniquet placement, rejection reasons, and which tests require fasting.

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    The document contains 20 multiple choice questions about procedures and protocols for collecting and handling specimens in a department of pathology and laboratory medicine. It addresses topics like appropriate collection tubes and additives for common tests like CBC, electrolytes and troponin levels; order of draw; fasting requirements; rejection criteria for specimens; labeling protocols; and where to request reprinted lab results. The questions assess knowledge of color-coding, inversions, tourniquet placement, rejection reasons, and which tests require fasting.

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    The document contains 20 multiple choice questions about procedures and protocols for collecting and handling specimens in a department of pathology and laboratory medicine. It addresses topics like appropriate collection tubes and additives for common tests like CBC, electrolytes and troponin levels; order of draw; fasting requirements; rejection criteria for specimens; labeling protocols; and where to request reprinted lab results. The questions assess knowledge of color-coding, inversions, tourniquet placement, rejection reasons, and which tests require fasting.

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    DEPT OF PATHOLOGY Orientation Quiz

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    The document contains 20 multiple choice questions about procedures and protocols for collecting and handling specimens in a department of pathology and laboratory medicine. It addresses topics like appropriate collection tubes and additives for common tests like CBC, electrolytes and troponin levels; order of draw; fasting requirements; rejection criteria for specimens; labeling protocols; and where to request reprinted lab results. The questions assess knowledge of color-coding, inversions, tourniquet placement, rejection reasons, and which tests require fasting.

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    DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORY (DPL) QUESTIONS

    1. According to the Standard Operating Procedures of DPL the following test results cannot be relayed
    via phone except?
    A. CBC
    B. RT PCR
    C. Electrolytes
    D. Troponin I

    2. What color of tube is used for CBC?


    A. Green
    B. Lavander/Purple
    C. Peach
    D. Red

    3. What color of tube is used for electrolytes?


    A. Green
    B. Red
    C. Purple
    D. All of the Above

    4. What color of tube is used for ESR?


    A. Red
    B. Purple
    C. Black/pink
    D. Green

    5. What color of tube is used for D-dimer?


    A. Blue
    B. Red
    C. Green
    D. Lavander

    6. What color of tube is used for Troponin I?


    a. Blue
    b. Red
    c. Purple
    e. Green

    7. What is the anticoagulant present within the green tube?


    A. EDTA
    B. Citrate
    C. Heparin
    D. None
    8. What is tube that is filled first according to the Order of draw?
    A. green tube
    B. red tube
    C. Culture bottles
    D. Lavander tube

    9. How many inversions are needed for tubes containing anticoagulant?


    A. 1-4
    B. 5-8
    C. 8-10
    D. 3-5

    10.Ideally, how many inches is the torniquet placed above the extraction site?
    A. 1-2
    B. 4-5
    C. 2-3
    D. 3-4

    11.How many hours of fasting is required for the FBS test?


    A. 8 -12 hours of fasting
    B. 8-14 hours of fasting
    C. 8-14 hours of overnight fasting
    D. 8-12 hours of overnight fasting

    12.How many hours of fasting is required for the Lipid profile test?
    A. 8 -12 hours of fasting
    B. 8-14 hours of fasting
    C. 8-14 hours of overnight fasting
    D. 10-14 hours of overnight fasting

    13.How many hours of fasting is required for the 75grams oral glucose tolerance test?
    A. 8 -12 hours of fasting
    B. 8-14 hours of fasting
    C. 8-12 hours of overnight fasting
    D. 10-14 hours of overnight fasting

    14.How many hours of fasting will you instruct your patient who needs a fasting blood sugar and Lipid
    profile test?
    A. 8 -12 hours of fasting
    B. 8-14 hours of fasting
    C. 10-12 hours of overnight fasting
    D. 8-14 hours of overnight fasting
    15.What color of tube is needed when the blood bank staff requested for a specimen for crossmatching
    for your patient who needs immediate transfusion?
    A. Green
    B. Purple
    C. RED
    D. All of the Above

    16.What type of specimens are rejected?


    A. Hemolyzed
    B. Labeled but with unrecognizable handwriting
    C. Overfilled
    D. Underfilled
    E. All of the above

    17.When is the right time to label the tube?


    A. Before extraction
    B. Right after extraction
    C. After extracting all patients within the ward
    D. Any time before submitting the specimen.

    18. What test/tests does not require fasting?


    A. CBC
    B. ELECTROLYTES
    C. TPAG
    D. Both A and B

    19. If the wardman or PGI unintentionally misplaced the lab results of your patient, what office would
    you submit a “letter of request for reprinting” before proceeding to the lab?
    A. Nursing office
    B. Adjutant
    C. Chief of Clinics
    D. Operations

    20. Among the following, what is included in proper specimen labeling?


    A. Complete name of patient
    B. Date of collection
    C. Age and sex of patient
    D. All of the above

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