Category 1
An individual who collect blood specimens is known as a(n)
Phlebotomist
Where should the tourniquet be placed?
3-4 inches above the bend in the elbow
What is the additive in a lavender stopper
EDTA
What color stopper do you need to perform a complete blood count
Lavender
10ml - SST
What are the 3 methods of performing venipuncture
Butterfly, Syringe & Vacuum Tube
Pulsates when palpated, has more elastic and thicker walls, blood is bright red in color these are characteristics of the ?
Brachial Artery
What is the additive in a green stopper
Heparin
What color stopper would you need to perform a prothrombin time test?
Light Blue
What are the site that can be used to make a skin puncture on an adult?
Lateral part of the 2nd & 3rd finger
What position should be used if a patient is prone to fainting?
Semi-Fowler
Blood specimens to which an anticoagulant has been added separates into?
Plasma, buffy coat and blood cells
What is the additive in a red stopper
nothing
What color stopper would you use to perform an electrolyte panel
Green or SST
What can happen if a capillary puncture is made that is deeper that 3.1 mm?
Penetration of the bone
What is the best way to prevent venous reflux
Keeping the patient's arm in a downward position
How is serum obtained?
from clotted blood that has been centrifuged
What is the additive in a Light Blue Stopper
Sodium Citrate
Which of the following tubes cannot be used to collect serum:
Red/gray-stopper, Gold-stopper, Lavender-stopper or Red stopper
Lavender
What angle is used when performing venipunture?
15 degree
What are the 3 things that you should ask your patient before performing venipuncture
1. Name and DOB
2. Have you followed the doctors instructions and are you prone to fainting
3. Are you allergic to adhesive.
What gauge needle is used most often to perform a routine venipuncture the the E-Vac tube method
21 G
What is the additive in a Gray Stopper
Potassium Oxalate
What is the correct order of draw for the vacuum tube method of venipuncture
Red, green, lavender, gray
What will occur if the needle is removed from the arm before removing the tourniquet?
Bleeding will occur around the puncture site