Pericardial Information and Courses from MediaLab, Inc.
These are the MediaLab courses that cover Pericardial and links to relevant pages within the course.
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| Specimens Serum and plasma are the most common clinical specimens used for electrophoresis applications. Urine and cerebrospinal fluids (CSF) are also suitable. Other body fluids such as pleural fluid and pericardial fluid are analyzed less frequently. Some specimens require pretreatment before electrophoresis. Low concentrations of proteins normally in urine and CSF are concentrated in order to have enough proteins for detectable separations. Some body fluids require removal of pigments, salts, and other compounds that interfere with electrophoresis or the detection of separated solutes. In molecular diagnostic testing of DNA and RNA, the nucleic acids must first be isolated from the specimen and then purified before separation with electrophoresis. | View Page |
| Which of the following is not considered a potentially infectious body fluid for transmitting HIV? | View Page |
| Potentially infectious body fluids These substances are considered potentially infectious for an occupational exposure: blood cerebrospinal fluid synovial fluid pleural fluid peritoneal fluid pericardial fluid amniotic fluid any body fluid visibly contaminated with blood semen or vaginal fluid tissues removed during surgery. | View Page |
| Which of the following does not pose a significant risk for transmitting HIV? | View Page |
| Body Fluids Most Likely To Transmit HBV Body fluids most likely to transmit HBV are: Blood Semen Vaginal Secretions Pleural Fluid Peritoneal Fluid Pericardial Fluid Cerebrospinal Fluid Synovial Fluid Amniotic Fluid Blood contaminated saliva in dental procedures Any fluid visibly contaminated with blood Sweat uncontaminated by blood is not considered infectious. | View Page |
| Standard precautions continued Potentially infectious body fluids include:
Blood, Semen, Vaginal Secretion, Peritoneal, pericardial and pleural fluids, and Saliva
Sweat and tears are not generally considered infectious.
It is important to remember that bloodborne pathogens are not transmitted by casual contact, like a handshake.
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