PTC questions and answers
LabelingA-
AAnswerAAllAspecimensAshouldAbeAproperlyAlabeledAaccordingAtoAstandardAguidelines
PackagingAofAallAspecimensA-
AAnswerAShouldAbeAappropriatelyApackagedAinAleakAproofAcontainers
CentrifugingAtubesAinAaAcentrfugeA-
AAnswerASpinsAtheAspecimenAtoAseparateAtheAcontentsAbasedAonAdensity,AwithAlessAdenseAc
omponents,AsuchAasAplasmaAorAserumAformingAtheAtopAlayers
AliquotingAforAspecimensAneedingAtoAgoAtoAvariousAlabsA-
AAnswerAAliquotsAareAtransferredAintoAseparateAcontainersAbeforeAtransport
TypesAofAPointAofACareAtestingA(POCT)A-
AAnswerAUrinalysis;AHemoglobin;AHematocrit;ACoagulation;AChemistryApanels;Glucose;APregna
ncy;AECGAorAEKG;ARSV;AInfluenzaAAAandAB;AGroupAAAStreptococcus;AH.PyloriAandAEBV
WhenAperformingApointAofAcareA(POC)AproceduresA-
AAnswerAitAisAimportantAtoAknowAnormalArangeAvaluesAforAtheAspecificAtestAbeingAperform
ed.AResultsAthatAareAsignificantlyAtooAhighAorAtooAlowAcomparedAtoAthisArangeAshouldAbeA
documentedAandAreportedAtoAtheAnurseAorAphysicianAimmediately.
ReportAresultsAandAcriticalAvaluesAforApointAofAcareAproceduresA-
AAnswerAResultsAthatAareAsignificantlyAtooAhighAorAtooAlowAcomparedAtoAthisArangeAshould
AbeAdocumentedAandAreportedAtoAtheAnurseAorAphysicianAimmediately
DeliverAspecimensAtoAtheAlaboratoryAappropriatelyA-
AAnswerAGenerally,AspecimensAshouldAbeAdeliveredAtoAtheAlabAwithinA45AminutesAofAcollect
ions;AsomeAspecimensAcanAbeAheldAforA24-48Ahours
ProtectionAFromALightA-AAnswerASomeAspecimensAcontainAlight-
sensitiveAanalytes,AsuchAasAbilirubin,AvitaminAB₁₂,AandAfolate,AamongAothers.ATheseAspecim
ensAmustAbeAcollectedAinAamber-
coloredAtubesAandAareAoftenAwrappedAinAaluminumAfoilAtoApreventAanalytesAbreakAdownAfr
omAlightAexposure.