Question: SKILLS DRILL 12-1: REQUISITION ACTIVITY Any Hospital USA 1123 West Physician Drive Any Town USA Laboratory Test Requisition PATIENT INFORMATION: Jane Name: Doe Inso Identification Number: 713562941 Birth Date: 04/23/40 Referring Physician: Bright, Samuel Date To Be Collected: 08/11/2011 Time To Be Collected: 0600 Special Instructions: TEST(S) ORDERED: …

SKILLS DRILL 12-1: REQUISITION ACTIVITY Any Hospital USA 1123 West Physician Drive Any Town USA Laboratory Test Requisition PATIENT INFORMATION: Jane Name: Doe Inso Identification Number: 713562941 Birth Date: 04/23/40 Referring Physician: Bright, Samuel Date to be collected: 08/11/2011 Time to be collected: 0600 Special Instructions: TEST(S) ORDERED: Chemistry NH4-Ammonia ✓ Bill – Bilirubin, total & direct BMP-basic metabolic panel BUN – Blood urea nitrogen Chol – cholesterol Coagulation D-dimer V PT-prothrombin time PTT – partial thromboplastin time SHOES Hematology CBC-(complete blood count) ESR – (erythrocyte sed rate) Hgb – (hemoglobin) H & H (hemoglobin & Hematocril) RBC (Red blood cell count) WBC (white blood cell count) ELOH – alcohol Gluc – glucose Lyles – electrolytes Lact – lactic acid/lactate PSA-prostatic specifio antigen Other Cold agglutinin A phlebotomist collected specimens for this requisition and delivered them to the specimen processing. One specimen was wrapped in foil; one was in a 37°C heat block, and one was a normal draw light-blue-top tube with no special handling that was about two-thirds full with a note attached stating that it was a difficult draw. The specimens were correctly labeled. Assuming the specimens were handled properly: Billirubin 1. Which specimen was wrapped in foil? Why? What process does the foil prevent? to prevent break down 2. Which specimen was in the heat block? Why? 3. Which specimen was in the light blue top? Why? 4. Should the light blue top be accepted for testing? Why or why not? because need a 100% full. tube Sample hube