Dermal
The best choice for an adult dermal puncture.
What is the middle and ring finger?
Palpate the patient's antecubital area.
What is technique for selecting a vein in the patient's antecubital area?
The bore or lumen size.
What is the gauge?
Therapeutic drug monitoring
What test is most often a timed specimen?
10%
What is the percentage of blood, when removed from a patient, may become life-threatening?
This is an infection of the bone and marrow.
What is osteomyelitis?
The first step if the area surrounding the venipuncture site develops a hematoma.
What is remove the tourniquet?
Potassium oxalate
What is the aniticoagulant agent in the gray-stoppered tube?
Postprandial
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
What is EDTA?
The phrase "milk the finger" means...
What is forcing and scraping blood from a dermal puncture site?
Hemoconcentration occurs when this happens.
What is leaving the tourniquet on too long?
Translucent tube stopper
What is indicates that the tube has a lower vacuum and draws less blood?
Basal State
What is a specimen collected first thing in the morning after fasting for 8-12 hours?
Two identifiers
What is confirmed about the patient prior to the procedure?
Osteochondritis is
What is an inflammation of the bone and cartilage?
15-30 degrees
What is the proper angle of needle insertion during a venipuncture?
Plasma Separator Tube
What is a green tube with separator gel at the bottom?
Cloudy or milky serum
What is a lipemic specimen that is due to a patient eating a meal prior to collection?
Code of Ethics
What is a set of rules or guidelines that help you determine right from wrong?
Iatrogenic anemia
What is the result of drawing too much blood for testing?
Do this if you find that you have punctured an artery instead of a vein, or if your patient has an extended coagulation time.
What is apply direct pressure until bleeding stops?
70%
What is the percentage of isopropyl alcohol used to clean a venipuncture site prior to the procedure?
Accession number
What is the number assigned to the specimen?
Blue, Red/Gold, Green, Lavender, Gray
What is Order of Draw?