Specimen Management (LAB)

Question 1

should never be used due to fibers that contain fatty acids

Answer 1

Cotton Swabs

Question 2

REJECT or ACCEPT: The specimen has been received for anaerobic culture from a site known to have anaerobes as part of the normal microbiota

Answer 2

REJECT

Question 3

Required volume for blood culture (adults)

Answer 3

10-20 ml

Question 4

Blood Collection: Apply 70% isopropyl alcohol; Followed by ________ or ________

Answer 4

Iodine tincture
povidone iodine

Question 5

EXPECTORATED SPUTUM: _______ and _______ secretions should not be
collected

Answer 5

Saliva
Nasal

Question 6

Expectorated Sputum: Free of_______ ,_______ , and other ________ matter

Answer 6

food particles
residues
extraneous

Question 7

least toxic and recommended for viral swabs

Answer 7

Dacron

Question 8

transporting throat, wound, and skin swabs that
may contain fastidious organisms

Answer 8

Stuart medium

Question 9

used to avoid inhibition of microorganisms

Answer 9

Sodium Polyanethol Sulfonate

Question 10

Urine Collection: Wipe from front to back ________

Answer 10

three times

Question 11

Measure for urethral collection for women

Answer 11

2 cm

Question 12

REJECT or ACCEPT: The specimen has been transported at the improper temperature

Answer 12

REJECT

Question 13

Specimen transport should have _______ containers

Answer 13

leak-proof

Question 14

Clean-Catch Midstream Urine prevents contamination of normal ________, _______, & ___________

Answer 14

vaginal
perineal
urethral microbiota

Question 15

-70 degrees Celsius is use for storing ____

Answer 15

tissues

Question 16

Urine preservatives: ________ and __________

Answer 16

Boric Acid
Polyvinyl alc

Question 17

Dacron and rayon is use more commonly on what testing

Answer 17

nucleic acid testing

Question 18

Specimen should be delivered within ______ of collection

Answer 18

2 hours

Question 19

Symbol that must be seen in specimen containers especially during transport

Answer 19

Biohazard symbol

Question 20

Free of food particles, residues, and other extraneous matter

Answer 20

EXPECTORATED SPUTUM

Question 21

Storage temp for Urine, stool, viral specimen, sputa,swabs and other devices such as catheters

Answer 21

4 degrees Celsius

Question 22

urogenital swabs with charcoal material

Answer 22

cotton/rayon tipped

Question 23

Transport medium in this collection is needed for longer periods of time

Answer 23

Upper Respiratory Tract Collection

Question 24

REJECT or ACCEPT: The specimen is transported within 2 hrs after collection but QNS

Answer 24

REJECT

Question 25

COTTON / RAYON TIPPED CHARCOAL : adsorb material toxic to _______

Answer 25

gonococci

Question 26

EXPECTORATED SPUTUM: No oral _________

Answer 26

antiseptics

Question 27

Specimen container for some samples like stool

Answer 27

Clean

Question 28

Enumerate the characteristic for proper sputum container

Answer 28

1. Sterile 2. Leak proof 3. Disposable 4. Proper label

Question 29

_______ MEDIUM: transporting _____ , _____ , and ______ that may contain fastidious organisms

Answer 29

Stuart throat wound skin swabs

Question 30

Storage temp for Tissues or other long term storage

Answer 30

-70 degrees Celsius

Question 31

Most sterile urine collection method

Answer 31

Suprapubic bladder aspiration

Question 32

grinding or mincing of tissue

Answer 32

Homogenization

Question 33

STUART’S MEDIUM: transporting throat, wound, and skin swabs that may contain __________

Answer 33

fastidious organisms

Question 34

contains charcoal to prevent changes of pH due to fatty acid

Answer 34

Amies

Question 35

Required volume for blood culture (children)

Answer 35

1-5 ml

Question 36

Specimen container for most samples

Answer 36

Sterile

Question 37

Upper Respiratory Tract specimen must be moist within

Answer 37

4 hrs

Question 38

CSF is stored in _____

Answer 38

room temperature

Question 39

used to transport media suspected of containing enteric pathogens

Answer 39

Cary-Blair

Question 40

DACRON : least toxic and recommended for ______

Answer 40

viral swabs

Question 41

Prevents contamination of normal vaginal, perineal & urethral microbiota

Answer 41

Clean-Catch Midstream Urine

Question 42

AMIES: contains _______ to prevent changes of ______ due to fatty acid

Answer 42

charcoal pH

Question 43

Storage temp for Serum for 1 week

Answer 43

-20 degrees Celsius

Question 44

What specimens should be given the first priority when multiple specimens arrived?

Answer 44

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), tissue, blood, and sterile fluids

Question 45

REJECT or ACCEPT: The nasopharyngeal swab specimen is moist within 4 hrs

Answer 45

ACCEPT

Question 46

Blood Collection: Apply _______

Answer 46

70% isopropyl alcohol

Question 47

Specimen process for large volumes of sterile fluids

Answer 47

Centrifugation or filtration

Question 48

Urogenital Swabs material that is more toxic than charcoal

Answer 48

Calcium Alginate

Question 49

adsorb material toxic to gonococci

Answer 49

Charcoal

Question 50

Specimen labeling should include _______, ______, or _____

Answer 50

Either of these: PATIENT’S NAME  HOSPITAL NUMBER  BIRTHDATE  DATE AND TIME COLLECTION SOURCE  INITIALS OF SAMPLE COLLECTOR

Question 51

SPS is used to avoid ______ of microorganisms

Answer 51

inhibition

Question 52

CARY-BLAIR is used to transport media suspected of containing ________

Answer 52

enteric pathogens

Question 53

Second priority specimens are: _______, ________, and _____

Answer 53

Urine, throat, sputa, stool, or wound drainage

Question 54

Specimens should be collected during the _________ and before ________, _________, or ___________ medications are administered, if possible. S

Answer 54

1. acute (early) phase of an illness; 2. antimicrobials, 3. antifungals, or 3. antiviral

Question 55

COTTON SWABS should never be used due to ______ that contain ______

Answer 55

fibers fatty acids