Which of the following specimen requests is acceptable?

A 21 yr old patient presents with pharyngitis. A throat swab is collected and submitted for anaerobic culture. The specimen should be:

Which of the following statements is false regarding hemolytic disease of the newborn?

A multiply transfused patient developed a headache, nausea, fever and chills during his last transfusion. What component is most appropriate to prevent this reaction in the future?

Which of the following factor deficiencies is associated with either no bleeding or only a minor bleeding tendency, even after trauma or surgery?

A presumptive identification of E. coli may be reported based on:

A lymph node biopsy, obtained from a male patient, was submitted to the microbiology laboratory for a culture and smear (AFB) for mycobacterium and anaerobic bacteria.  The specimen was fixed in formalin.  This specimen should be:

Disinfection of countertops in the Micro lab can be achieved by all of the following EXCEPT:

For the past five days, four times as many samples as usual submitted for ionized calcium were below the reference range.  The same phlebotomist collected all of the samples.  When questioned, she said that the samples were collected using syringes from an arterial blood gas collection kit.  The samples were anaerobic when received by the lab.  Which is the best explanation of the low results?

After a difficult venipuncture requiring prolonged application of the tourniquet, the serum K+ was found to be 6.8 mEq/L. The best course of action is to: