Needless to say
21g?
Green
HIPPA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
You found a fire?
RACE
Where are blood cells primarily made?
Bone Marrow
Where’s the blood going to go?
Tube
Bevel degree?
15-30 degrees
Plasma vs Serum
Plasma: WBC, platelets, fibrin. Does not clot.
Serum: Fluid portion of blood, what is separated when spun in centrifuge.
You want to use a fire extinguisher?
PASS
RBC lifespan?
100-120 days
How are you going to get blood?
Needle
Where does one activate the safety?
Away from the patient
Platelets clump and cause platelet plug
Platelet aggregation
CBC
Complete Blood Count
Types of Leukocytes
N.L.M.E.B
3 basics
Gloves, Alcohol wipes and cotton ball
22g?
Black
Plasma Tubes
They do not clot so serum tubes are not used for potassium testing.
EDTA
inhibits clotting by removing or chelating calcium from the blood
Blood flow
Artery -> arteriole -> capillary -> venule -> vein -> heart
Blue
Tourniquet
Blue
Types of Anemia
Sickle cell, iron deficiency, hemolytic, thalassemia, iatrogenic
ABG’s
Arterial Blood Gases
Blood Clot steps
1. Uncoagulated blood
2. Calcium utilized
3. Prothrombin to thrombin
4. Fibrogen to fibrin
5. Clot formation with serum extracted
Last step
Coband