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Phlebotomy: Week 1
Oder of Draw, Additives, Etc
Question | Answer |
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Order of Draw | Yellow Light Blue Red Tiger Red Green Lavender Grey |
Additive: Yellow Tube | SPS (blood culture) |
Additive: Light Blue Tube | Sodium Citrate (anti coagulant) |
Additive: Red Tube | None |
Additive: Red Tiger Tube | Polymer Gel (Clot Activator) |
Additive: Green Tube | Heparin |
Additive: Lavender Tube (CBC) | EDTA |
Additive: Grey Tube (glucose) | Sodium Flouride or Potassium Oxalate |
What is the hole in the bevel of the needle? | Lumen |
What happens when you advance the stopper past the mark of the adaptor? | Release vaccume |
Evacuated Tube: | Has a vaccume |
What do you do with a light blue tube if it is only filled half way? | Draw more blood? |
What do you do before you bandage the puncture site? | Apply pressure |
Hematoma: | Reddened, swollen area, in which blood collects under the skin |
Palpate: | Probing/feeling |
Hemolysis: | Destruction of red blood cells |
Petechia: | When capillaries rupture due to the tourniquet being left on too long. |
What is the largest gauge? | 16-18 gauge (used at bloodbanks) |
What is the smallest gauge? | 23 gauge (butterfly, used for pediatrics and small veins) |
What gauge is typically used for routine venipuncture? | 21-22 gauge |
How do you prevent a hematoma? | Release the tourniquet before removing the needle |
FBS | Fasting blood sugar |
STAT | Short turnaround time |
ABG | Arterial blood gases |
Where should the tourniquet go? | 3-4 inches above the puncture site |
How long should the tourniquet stay on? | Less than 1 minute |
TDM | Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (toxicology study) |
SST | Serum Separator Tube (has clot activator in it) |
(Serum) icteric | darker, yellow color; represents liver disease |
C & S | Culture sensitivity test- Most common biology test. Ex:Strep throat. Test to determine antibiotic therapy |
Pap smear is examined in ______________ lab | Cytology |
Immunohematology | is blood banking (transfusions). Red/ Pink top tube. |
Autologous Donation | Patients can donate their own blood for use late |
C & S is performed in | Microbiology |
Hystology (check the spelling) | Test tissues |
Lavender | CBC |
APTT | Blood test for coagulation of IV like heparin therapy |
Lipemic specimen | Fatty and cloudy |
Hemostasis | Controlling the bleeding |
Pink tinged serum | Hemolysis |
CSLI | Set clinical standards Clinical and laboratory standards institute |
CEU | Continuing education units |
Two legal concerns | Informed consent and confidentiality |