Terms
Vacuum Tubes
Methods
Equipment
Making it Safe
100
Hemoconcentration
What is an increased concentration of constitutes in the blood sample that may lead to inaccurate test results?
100
Contains EDTA
What is the lavender top tube?
100
Used on severely burned or obese patients
Who is the syringe method used on?
100
Omitted from a veinpuncture for patients who are edematous
What is a tourniquet?
100
Often causes greater discomfot than the blood draw
What is a tourniquet?
200
Hematoma
What is an accumulation of blood around the venipuncture site.
200
The color of the Serum separating tube with clot activator
What is the red-gray mottled top tube?
200
Used on small or fragile veins
What is the butterfly method used for?
200
Contents of a Microhematocrit tube with a red band or black band
What is Heparin?
200
Three veins on the arm to draw blood
What are cephalic, basilic and median?
300
Erythrocytes, thrmobocytes, leukocytes
What are blood components contained in the buffy coat of a centifuged sample of blood?
300
On the tube, what designates the additive inside the tube
What is the rubber stopper?
300
Cannot have in place for longer than one minute
What is the length of time a tourniquet can be left on?
300
Cotton ball
What is not used for blood draws?
300
Blood draw on this patient should be avoided due to potential lymphostasis
What is a mastectomy?
400
The process of collecting blood for diagnostic purposes
What is Phlebotomy?
400
Color of tube used for Toxicology or TDM
What is the red top tube?
400
To obtain sample, clotting must be prevented
What is a plasma specimen?
400
Name, birthdate, time of draw, ICD-9 code, tests to be run
What is information that needs to be on a lab requisition?
400
Pulling the plunger back quickly while using the syringe technique may cause this complication to occur
What is vein collapse?
500
The factory for the production of blood cells
What is bone marrow?
500
Dark blue top tube
What is the last tube drawn?
500
Must hold pressure on the site for at least one minute to avoid this
What is a hematoma?
500
40-60 mm Hg
What is the diastolic reading on a blood pressure cuff used for a venipuncture?
500
Hold pressure for a full three minutes with this type of patient
What is a patient on a blood thinner?
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