CLIA-Waived Tests

Dipstick/Tablet Ragent

UPT

Urine Chemistry

Hematocrit

Blood Glucose

H. Pylori

Strep

Quality Assurance (QA)

Designed to monitor and evaluate the quality and accuracy of the test results.

Centrifuge

Lab equipment used to separate solid material from a liquid by forced gravity.

Solutes

Materials suspended in a liquid.

Serum

Liquid portion of blood after blood cells and clotting elements form a clot.

Plasma

Liquid portion of the blood.

Counterbalanced

Balanced on both sides.

Chemistry

Tests run on serum or other body fluids to identify specific chemicals and drugs.

Serology

Tests that study the body's immune response by detecting antibodies in the serum.

Urinalysis

Analysis of urine to include physical, chemical, and microscopic properties.

Fasting

Patient cannon eat or dring because it may alter test results.

Chain of Custody

Process by which evidence is handled.

Lancet

Small, sterile, needle-like piece of metal used to make a small puncture in the skin.

Order of Draw

Yellow                   Sterile

Red                       Sterile

Light Blue              Citrate

Marble or Gold       Serum Separator (SST)

Green                   Heparin

Lavender               EDTA

Gray                     Oxalate

Reagent Strips

Detect presence and amount of certain substances.

Hemoglobin (Hb)

Component in red blood cells that carries oxygen and gives blood its color.

HDL

Good Cholesterol

LDL

Bad Cholesterol

2-Hour Postprandial Test

Test mearusring a patient's ability to metabolize food 2 hours after a meal.  Used to screen for diabetes mellitus.

Glucose Tolerance Test

(GTT)

Test that determines the body's ability to metabolize glucose over a specific time period.  Blooda and urine specimens are collected at 30 minutes, 1hour, 2 hours, and 3 hours.