| Term | Definition |
|---|
| fasting levels | 74-120 |
| nonfasting levels | 150 and below |
| cephalic vein | thumb side |
| median vein | middle |
| basilic vein | pinky side |
| yellow sun | used for bacterial groth |
| red rays or red/black | no additive |
| blue sky | citrate additive used for coagulation |
| green grass | heparin additive |
| purple flower | edta additive |
| gray rock | oxalate additive |
| what is the order of draw | yellow, red. red/black, blue, green, purple, gray |
| what are some cbc tests? | RBC, WBC, HCB, HCT, PH |
| What is serum used for? | to seperate blood |
| red/black additive? | none |
| sst | all chemistries |
| sst | hormone levels (tsh, t3, t4, hcg, psa) |
| sst | electrolytes |
| sst | chemical panels/electrolyte panels |
| sst | iron profile |
| sst | lipid profiles(cholestetol levels: hdl, ldl, Tryglicerides) |
| sst | afr (alpha-fetoprotein) |
| sst | hepatitis b antigens |
| sst | vit. b 12 |
| sst | folic acid |
| sst | ferritin (iron) |
| sst | liver profile-ast |
| sst | sgot |
| sst | cpk |
| sst | amylase/lipase |
| sst | bun |
| sst | albumin |
| sst | alkaline phosphates (alp) |
| sst | acid phosphates- (acp) |
| sst | uric acid |
| sst | bilirubin |
| sst | psa |
| sst | thyroid panel-(tsh, t3, t4) |
| sst | parathyroid |
| sst | protein |
| sst | cortisol |
| sst | lactic acid dehydrogenase |
| sst | glucose serum |
| sst | glucose plasma |
| sst | gtt |
| sst | bicarbonate |
| sst | total iron binding capacity |
| culture tubes, non-additives, coagulation tubes, all other additives | order of draw(not colors)? |
| citrate, heparin, edta, oxalates | order of additives? |
| reticulocyte count | measures how fast rbc s are released from bone marrow and mature, test for anemia |
| ana(anti-nuclear antibody) | checks for lupus, mono |
| rpr(rapid plasma reagin) | screening test for syphilis antibodies |
| pt(prothrombin time) | monitors coumadin levels |
| afp(alpha-phetoprotein) | made in liver of an unborn baby sugest possible problems such as spina bifida or tubal pregnancy |
| ggt(gamma-glutamyltransferase) | elevates w/ heavy alcohal use |
| cpk(creatine phosphokinase) | detects heart, brain, & skeletal muscle problems |
| amylase/lipase | increases w/ pancreatic disorders |
| bun | increases w/ renal impairments |
| ldh(lactic dehydrogenase) | increases after a mi |
Combine with other sets
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