Draw in Order
The blood collection tube that comes first.
What is Blood Culture (white)?
The process of collecting blood.
What is Phlebotomy?
Test used to determine the level of sugar in the blood.
What is Blood Glucose Test?
What is Venipuncture?
The most common type of Venipuncture
What is a vacuum tube?
The color of the serum tubes.
What is red, gold/tiger top?
A capillary puncture or finger stick.
What is skin puncture?
Used to test phenylketonuria, a congenital disease in infants.
What is PKU test?
What is a Butterfly Needle?
To tap on the arm and trace the veins with your finger
What is palpate?
The blue tube top.
What is coagulation tubes?
Disease causing microorganisms that are found in the blood.
What is Bloodborne Pathogens?
Used to determine the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood
What is Hemoglobin Test?
The most common site for Venipuncture
What is the inner arm?
The way blood should be mixed with the additives in the collection tube
What is inverted?
The last two tubes in the order of draw.
Infection control practices that must be used by health care workers.
What is Standard Precautions?
Used to measure the volume of red blood cells in the blood
What is Microhematocrit test?
Equipment used for Venipuncture
What is tourniquets, needles, evacuated collection tubes, adapters?
What is 1 minute?
The tube omitted from the order of draw.
What is acid-citrate-dextrose (pale yellow top)?
Ways of removing microorganisms and preventing infection in the patient.
What is Aseptic Technique?
Normal percentages of red blood cells in adult men
What is 40-55 percent?
The gauge for Venipuncture needles
What is 20 to 22?
The amount of time pressure should be put on a arterial blood puncture site
What is 5 minutes?