Drawing Blood
Additives
Why?
Vocabulary
Miscellaneous
100
ETS tubes fill automatically because of
What is a vacuum
100
Additive carry over in tubes are caused by
What is wrong order of draw
100
Why use gauze vs cotton balls post venipunture to hold pressure
What is the cotton ball will tear off the clot
100
ETS stands for
What is the evacuated tube system
100
Most common antiseptic for venipuncture
What is 70% isopropyl alcohol
200
Do not leave in place for longer than 1 minute
What is a tourniquet
200
Serum color tube
What is a red top tube
200
Why use a discard tube?
What is to maintain the correct 9:1 blood ratio
200
A butterfly is also called
What is a winged infusion set
200
The dilution for a disinfectant bleach solution
What is 1: 10 (1 part bleach to 10 parts water)
300
Standard venipuncture multisample needle gauge
What is a 21 gauge
300
Color of heparin tube
What is green top tube
300
Why should we learn order of draw?
What is to prevent mistakes with labs
300
Shaking a blood tube causes
What is hemolysis (breaking down of RBCs)
300
Most common gauge for a butterfly
What is a 23 gauge
400
An underfilled tube is also known as
What is a "short draw"
400
The first order of draw is
What is yellow SPS for blood culture
400
Why use a BP cuff vs a tourniquet?
What is to obtain more venous pressure than a tourniquet
400
Substance that prevents glycolysis
What is antiglycotic agent
400
Why we don't use bandages on children <2 yrs of age
What is the danger of aspiration
500
Vein locator device
What is a vein locator device or transilluminator
500
Color of EDTA tube
What is lavender
500
Why do non-additive tubes yield serum?
What is serum clots in a non-additive tube, plasma does not
500
The barrier used in a separator tube is called
What is thixotropic gel
500
"ECHO"
What is the most common anticoagulants
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