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What is Chemistry
Phosphorus
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What is EDTA
It is the anticoagulant present in a lavender top tube.
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What is IV
It is the line that nurses start on patients requiring fluids or medication
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What is Centrifuge
Round and round the specimens go to separate cells from serum/plasma.
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What is Hematology
Hemoglobin
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What is Pink Top
The tube you draw for Type and Screen
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What is Turn-around-time or TAT
It is the expected amount of time before a test result is available.
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What is Siemens Dimension EXL/RXL/XP
If you want your lipid profile checked, this is the instrument you go to.
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What is Coagulation
Fibrinogen
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What is Tiger Top
This tube’s name is derived from a wild animal with a similar pattern of fur.
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What is MSDS/SDS
It contains the precautions and safety information regarding different chemicals in the whole hospital.
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What is Microscope
Makes cells and microorganisms more visible by stacking various grades of lenses and a light source.
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What is Blood Bank
Coomb’s Test
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What is Gray top
Drawn on sepsis patients to check Lactate levels
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What is DMR
It is the lab location that you enter when logging in SunQuest in the main lab.
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What is Incubator/Bactec
It keeps specimens at body temperature to maintain the viability of organisms.
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What is Pathology
Cytology
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What is Citrate
It is the anticoagulant present in Blue Top tubes.
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What is STAT
A sooner than ASAP test.
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What is Millipore
This purification system provides reagent grade water to our chemistry analyzers.
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