Chapter 1, Problem 6.1E

what departments in the laboratory will these tests go to?   not graded just an excercise

. ___________ tests tentatively identify drugs by the sizeand shape of crystals formed when the drug is mixedwith specific reagents.

Please help me answer the observed color of the sample 5. Bial’s-Orcinol test – place 5 drops each of the sugar solution (fructose, glucose and xylose) into a clean separate test tube. Add 1 ml of bial’s-orcinol reagent into each tube. Place the tubes in a boiling water bath. Note the color change during the 5 minutes of heating.

Jim, the phlebotomist, extracts blood sample from an ICU patient for AST, ALT, bilirubin, sodium, & potassium using a syringe. An IV line is seen on the left arm of the patient so he extracts blood from the right arm. He obtains 5 ml of blood and uses two separate tubes for the tests. Making use of a transfer device, he first dispenses 3 ml of blood in a plain red top for AST, ALT and bilirubin then dispenses 2ml of blood in a green lithium heparin top for sodium and potassium. He labels them accordingly with the appropriate details and proceeds to the laboratory. He now processes the specimens obtained and analyzes them using the appropriate machines for the lab tests requested. 1. Is there any analyte that may be affected given the circumstance? If Yes, choose which analyte(s) is /are affected. If no analyte(s) is/are affected, choose NONE.  A. ALT B. AST C. Bilirubin D. Sodium E. Potassium F. NONE   2. If you answered any analyte, Explain why. If you…