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