Category B infectious substance
Medical term Processing
Shipping class for specimens that may hold infectious agents but are not high risk; labeled UN3373 and packed in triple packaging.
Related terms
- triple packagingA leakproof primary container inside leakproof secondary packaging, inside a rigid outer package; required…
- aliquotA portion of serum, plasma or urine transferred from the original tube into a labeled secondary tube, so…
- analytical phaseThe testing step itself, when the instrument or test system measures the specimen.
- buffy coatNarrow whitish band of white cells and platelets resting between packed red cells and plasma after an…
- centrifugationSpinning specimens to separate cells from serum or plasma, using the tube maker's time and speed; serum…
- centrifugeMachine that spins tubes fast to separate serum or plasma from cells. Load matched, balanced tubes; open the…
- chain of custodySigned, dated record of each person who has a specimen, from collection to disposal, so a forensic or…
- clotting timeThe time a serum tube stands at room temperature, as the tube maker specifies, so the clot forms fully…
- critical valueA result showing a possibly life-threatening condition (a panic or alert value); the lab must tell the…
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