Lab Equipment

objective lenses

4x, 10x, 40x, and 100x requires immersion oil, clean lens with lens wipes and lens cleaner

cleaning microscope

always wipe lenses in circular motion with lens wipe, 100x is cleaned last due to oil and is clean when there's no more oil marks

preparing

collected before other treatments and with aseptic technique, labeled and stored properly

labeling

first and last name, ID number, method of collection, collection site

documentation

patients signalment and ID number, full test results, in-house/send-out tests and any other tests

blood machines

requires specific maintenance, cleaning, and reagent kit changes, always read warnings on creen before bypassing

centrifuge

separates liquids via centrifugal force, used for urine/feces and blood, clean with alcohol and Kim wipes

Quality control

the correct use and application of equipment or sample, ensures accurate results and prevents supply waste

Maintain quality control

understand equipment, handle sample appropriately, and apply sample as directed by machine

refractometer

used to measure refractive index of sample, clean with distilled water and Kim wipes, urine reads 1,000 and above, plasma reads at 0 and above

Microscope

used to see on microscopic level, clean microscope with alcohol and Kim wipes