Urinalysis and Body Fluids 6th Edition by Majorie DiLorenzo, Susan Strasinger

Exercise 38

Pipetting by mouth is:

A. Acceptable for urine but not serum

B. Not acceptable without proper training

C. Acceptable for reagents but not specimens

D. Not acceptable in the laboratory

Step 1 of 2

Pipette:

It is the tool used in laboratory, to transfer the measured volume of liquid.

• Pipetting is done by keeping the pipette’s one end in the solution container and closing one end of the pipette tube by the index finger (facing towards the employee)

• While closing the pipette tube, the liquid in the pipette raises. In closed state the liquid is transferred to another test tube or container by keeping the pipette inside the container where the solution to be transferred and removing the index finger

• Pipetting is to be done carefully, as it contains chemicals which are harmful in nature.

• “Pipetting by mouth should be avoided” in case of laboratory purpose

o There is a chance for intake of chemicals when pipetting by mouth

Therefore, the correct answer is option.