What Even is Blood Anyway?
This type of blood cell is responsible for defense and immunity.
What are white blood cells?
Blood samples for tests performed by the coagulation department are collected in tubes of this color.
What is light blue?
This is the result of warming the site prior to venipuncture.
What is increasing localized blood flow by up to seven times?
This is the most important step in achieving medical sepsis.
What is hand washing?
In addition to already required information, this must be included on a label for a non-blood specimen.
What is specimen type and source?
This protein carries oxygen from the lungs to the tissues.
What is hemoglobin?
Blood samples for erythrocyte sedimentation rate tests are collected in tubes of this color.
What is lavender?
This is done to lower the risk of bruising after venipuncture.
What is applying pressure to the site?
This solution helps prevent the transmission of hepatitis, among other bloodborne pathogens.
What is sodium hypochlorite (household bleach)?
This type of specimen must be obtained by lumbar puncture.
What is a cerebrospinal fluid sample?
These blood types are the universal donor and universal recipient, respectively.
What are O negative and AB positive?
A tube that contains an additive but does not contain an anticoagulant is collected between tubes of these two colors.
What are red and green?
This is used when a phlebotomy needle does not have a safety feature.
What is a needle holder with a safety feature?
This organization mandates the use of PPE by healthcare workers when coming in contact with blood.
What is OSHA?
This type of sample is collected for a creatinine clearance test.
What is a 24-hour urine sample?
When an anticoagulant is present in a tube, this is the liquid portion of the blood after centrifugation.
What is plasma?
For tubes of the following colors, this is the correct order of draw: gold, gray, green, light blue, pink, and red.
What is light blue - red - gold - green - pink - gray?
These are the three venipuncture sites located in the antecubital area of the arm, listed in order from most preferred to least preferred.
What are the median cubital, cephalic, and basilic veins?
These three terms describe the following methods of cleaning used in lab, in order:
1) scrubbing of instruments to remove bodily fluids
2) cleaning supplies using heat and an autoclave
3) soaking/wiping to inhibit the activity of pathogens
What are sanitization, sterilization, and disinfection?
This type of specimen must be protected from light and is collected from pregnant people.
What is an amniotic fluid sample?
These three terms describe the following phenomena, respectively:
1) tiny red spots due to hemorrhage of capillaries,
2) decreased plasma volume and increased amount of solutes
3) breakdown of red blood cells
What are petechiae, hemoconcentration, and hemolysis?
If a patient is ordered all of the following tests, this is the correct order of draw: A1C, CBC, ethanol, hepatic panel, INR, thyroid panel, and PT.
What is light blue - red - tiger - lavender - gray?
These three phenomena are common symptoms/signs of vasovagal syncope.
What are sweating, looking pale, and blurred vision?
List the kinds of precautions used for the following diseases, in order:
1) COVID-19
2) tuberculosis
3) HIV
What are droplet, airborne, and standard precautions?
Drugs of abuse can be detected in these three types of non-blood specimens.
What are hair, saliva, and fluid samples?