Tubes
Skin Puncture
Hemo/Hema What?
Venipuncture
Miscellaneous
100
Gray Stopper
What tube is used for blood glucose testing?
100
Hematocrit, Hemoglobin, Blood Typing, Glucose, and PKU.
What is Capillary Blood used for?
100
Hemaglobin
This Iron-carrying protein also carries oxygen to body parts and gives reb blood cells their color.
100
Tourniquet
What is the aid used during venipuncture to distend the vein?
100
Centrifuge
What is the machine used to spin and seperate blood called?
200
Lavender Stopper
What tube is used for Hematology testing?
200
Lancet
What is used to puncture the skin to obtain capillary blood?
200
Hematoma
This is what can happen if you go in one side of a vein and out the other side.
200
Butterfly
What is used to draw blood from small veins?
200
Emesis Basin
What is needed before a blood draw in case a patient were to vomit?
300
Red Stopper
What tube do you stand up vertically for 20 to 30 minutes to allow clotting?
300
Phenylketonuria
What congenital, metabolic disease is also known as PKU?
300
12-16 grams
What is the normal Hemoglobin value for a female?
300
Alcohol
What is used to remove bacteria from the skin before doing a venipuncture?
300
Mastectomy or Renal Dialysis sites
What are two sites to avoid when doing a venipuncture or placing a tourniquet?
400
Green Stopper
What tubes contain Heparin?
400
Ring Finger
What is the finger most often used on adults for a finger stick?
400
Hematocrit
This is a screening test for anemia.
400
Vacuum tube
What is the method most commonly used to get several tubes of blood?
400
Because the skin is so tough.
Why do we not want to use the thumb for a skin puncture?
500
Light Blue Stopper
What tube is used for Prothombrin tests?
500
Infants Heel
What area do puncture with a sterile lancet on an infant?
500
37-47%
What is the normal Hematocrit value for a female?
500
Biohazard Sharps Container
What is used to propertly dispose of a used needle?
500
2 minutes
What is the maximum time that you should leave a tourniquet on a patient?
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