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Flavin 21 LAB
Clinical LAB 21
Question | Answer |
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Always verify what with the pt before touching them. Hint- if they say none you would write or enter "NKDA" | allergies |
DOS aka | The current date or date of service |
What do you do with the fist drop of blood when you do a capillary stick? | Wipe it |
When you administer an IM injection it is over what mucle? | Deltoid |
What angle is an IM administered? | 90 degree |
ID means: | Intradermal |
What do you call the bubble a TB test causes? | wheal |
The TB is administered at what angle? | 15 degree |
Sub Q injection is administered at what angle? | 45 degree |
The bevel should be ____ . | Facing up |
You should do what between pts? | Wash your hands |
After you obtain blood what do you need to do with the tubes that you filled with blood? | Invert |
Inverting the tubes does what? | Mixes the additives with the blood. |
What tube would you use if the Dr. ordered a CBC? | Purple top |
If you are drawing a chemistry panel on a pt what tube would you use? | Serum Separator aka SST aka tiger top |
The red top tube will give you what after spinning down? | Serum (transfer off RBCs to prevent hemolysis) aka used for medication levels. |
The blue & white pads you use to protect the table from blood is aka? | Chucks or Chux |
The bigger the number the __ the needle. | smaller |
An 18G & 16G are used primary for: | STAT fluids or blood donation. (possible viscus solutions) |
Viscus means: | Thick |
Always verify your "Rights" prior to administering___. | Anything |
The tourniquet should not stay on longer than a ___. | minute |
How do you prevent bubbles from getting into the capillary tube when filling with blood? | Hold the furthest part of the tube upright. |
If it is difficult to pull solution from a vial it could be from: | Lack of air exchange if the bottle is big and a multi dose vial. |
If a pt had a mastectomy you should ___ obtain a BP on that side. | NOT |
When charting allergies what color pen is used? | Red |
Palpate means: | To touch/feel |
Auscultate means: | listen |
What 3 things are going to help you find a vein and successfully obtain blood: | Tight tourniquet, straight arm, tight fist. |
When locating a vein should you feel a _____. | bounce |
d | day or daily |
npo | nothing by mouth |
po | per oral or by mouth |
tid | 3 times a day |
PCN | penicillin |
STAT means: | RIGHT NOW |
VS | VITAL SIGNS |
VA | visual acuity |
OD | right eye |
OS | left eye |
OU | both eyes |
AD | right ear |
AS | left ear |
AU | both ears |
SOB | shortness of breath |
What question would you ask female pts but not males? | LMP |
f/u | follow up |
LOV | last office visit |
EKG | elctrocardiology |
If a person does not have a fever they are: | afebrile |
hematology is the ___. | study of blood |
When you get to work the first thing you do is___ | clock in |
What is the name of the person that obtains blood from you? | Phlebotomist |