Tests and Departments
Which Laboratory Department would deal with a Coronary Risk test?
Chemistry
Which laboratory department would handle a 2-hour postprandial blood sugar test?
Chemitrsy
Which Laboratory department would handle and Factor Activity assays?
Coagulation and/or Hematology
Which laboratory department would handle and Fibrin Degradation product (FDP) test?
Coagulation and/or Hematology
What is tests for in a Complete Metabolic Panel?
Everything in a BMP plus Albumin, total protein, ALT, AST, Blilrubin
What is tested for in a Renal Panel?
Everything in a BMP plus albumin and phosphoris
Which tube would one draw for Chromosome testing?
Green
Which laboratory department would deal with a Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW) test?
Hematology
Which laboratory department would handle a T and B cell markers test?
Immunology
Which laboratory department would handle an Anti-Haemophilus B antibody test?
Immunology
Which laboratory department would handle an Antinuclear antibodies (ANA) test?
Immunology
What does an aspartate aminotransferase (AST) test look for?
Muscle/Heart disease
What does a Growth Hormone (GH) test look monitor?
Pituitary function
What does a human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) test look for?
Pregnancy
What tube will a Creatin Kinase (CK) test be drawn in?
SST/REd
What tube is a Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP) drawn in?
SST/Red
What tube will an aspartate aminotransferase (AST) test be in?
SST/Red
Which tube would a phosphate test be drawn into?
SST/Red
Which tube would a prostate specific antigen (PSA) test be drawn in?
SST/Red
What is important about a parathyroid hormone (PTH) sample?
The serum must be frozen
What is important about the processing of a Vitamin D test sample?
The serum must be frozen
Which laboratory department would handle a Hematocrit (Hct) test?
Hematology
What is tested for in a Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP)?
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) Creatine Electrolytes(Potassium, Sodium, Calcium, and Glucose) and CO2
Which Laboratory Department would handle a Glycolated hemoglobin test?
Chemistry
Which laboratory department would handle a Glucose Tolerance test (GTT)?
Chemistry
Which laboratory department would handle a fasting blood sugar test?
Chemistry
Which laboratory department would handle and General Health or Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP)?
Chemistry
Which tube would a fasting blood sugar (FBS) test be drawn into?
Grey
Which laboratory department would handle a Hemoglobin test?
Hematology
Which laboratory department would handle a Sickle cell (solubility test)
Hematology
Which laboratory department would handle a bone marrow test?
Hematology
Which laboratory department would handle a C-reactive protein test?
Immunology
Which laboratory department would handle a Hepatitis B surface antigen test?
Immunology
Which laboratory department would handle a Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) test?
Immunology
Which laboratory department would handle a Rheumatoid factor test?
Immunology
Which laboratory would handle a Rapic Plasma reagin (RPR) test?
Immunology
What tube would a Complete Blood Count be drawn in?
Lavender
What does a D-Dimer test do?
Looks for abnormal clotting
Which tube is a Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR) test drawn in?
SST/Red
Which tube should a Calcium test be drawn into?
SST/Red
Which Laboratory Department would handle an electrolytes test?
Chemistry
Which department would deal with an Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) test?
Coagulation and/or Hematology
Which tube would a glucose test be drawn into?
Grey
Which laboratory Department would handle a fibrinogen test?
Coagulation and/or Hematology
Which laboratory department would deal with a D-Dimer test?
Coagulation and/or Hematology
Which laboratory department would deal with a test involving an international normalized ratio (INR)?
Coagulation and/or Hematology
Which tube would a testosterone test be drawn in?
SST/Red
Which tube would a thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test be drawn into?
SST/Red
What does a Uric Acid test look for?
kidney disease
What does a blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test look for?
kidney disease
Which laboratory department would handle a Prothrombin time/Protime (PT) test?
Coagulation and/or Hematology
Which laboratory department would handle a thrombin time test?
Coagulation and/or Hematology
Which Department would handle a White Blood Cell (WBC) count?
Hematology
Which Laboratory Department would handle a Reticulocyte count?
Hematology
Which Laboratory department would handle a Body Fluid analysis?
Hematology
Which department would handle a Red Blood Cell (RBC) count?
Hematology
Which laboratory Department would handle a Mean Platelet Volume test?
Hematology
Which laboratory department would deal with a Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration test?
Hematology
Which laboratory department would handle a Differential (diff) count?
Hematology
Which laboratory department would handle a Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)?
Hematology
Which laboratory department would handle a Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH) test?
Hematology
Which laboratory department would handle a Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) test?
Hematology
Which laboratory department would handle a Platelet count (Plt)?
Hematology
Which tube would a Bilirubin test be drawn in?
SST/Red
Which tube would a Growth Hormone (GH) test be drawn into?
SST/Red
Which tube would a Uric Acid test be drawn in?
SST/Red
Which tube would a Vitamin D test be drawn into?
SST/Red
Which tube would a blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test be drawn in?
SST/Red
Which tube would a cortisol test be drawn into?
SST/Red
Which tube would a creatine clearance (CrCl) test be drawn in?
SST/Red
Which tube would a gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) test be drawn in?
SST/Red
Which tube would a hepatitis test be drawn in?
SST/Red
Which tube would a human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) test be drawn into?
SST/Red
Which tube would a parathyroid hormone (PTH) test be drawn into?
SST/Red
Which tube would an Akaline Phosphatase (ALP) test be drawn in?
SST/Red
Which tube would an Alanine Aminotransferase test be drawn in?
SST/Red
Which tube would an Estrogen test be drawn into?
SST/Red
Which tube would an electrolyte test be drawn in?
SST/Red
Which tube will a Troponin test be drawn in?
SST/Red, frozen
Which tube will a test to check drug levels be drawn in?
SST/red
What does a creatine clearance (CrCl) test look for?
kidney disease
What would a calcium and phosphate test be used for in terms of the endocrine system?
parathyroid function
What does a prostate specific antigen (PSA) test look for?
prostate cancer
Which tube would an Estradiol test be drawn into?
red
What does a rapid plasma reagin (RPR) test look for?
syphilis
What is a Fibrin Degradation Products (FDP) test for?
testing for increased fibrinolysis
What does a Calcium test look for
mineral calcium imbalance
What does a cortisol test monitor?
adrenal function
ALT
alanine aminotransferase
ALP
alkaline prophosphotase
What would a Complete Blood Count look for in terms of the Digestive System?
appendicitis/infection
AST
aspartate aminotransferase
What does an Estradiol test look for?
assess ovarian or placental function
What does a Troponin test look for?
cardiac muscle damage
What does a Creatin Kinase (CK) test look for?
cardiac muscle damage or brain damage
What does a glucose tolerance test (GTT) or an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) test for?
diabetes mellitus and other disorders of carbohydrate metabolism
What would a Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP) look for in terms of the Respiratory System?
impaired gas exchange
What is a factor assays for?
it detects factor deficiencies that prolong coagulation
What does a Lactose Tolerance test (LTT) test for?
to determine whether lactase is present in the gut
What is tested for in a Lipid Panel?
total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL, HDL