Phlebotomy 1
The remaining fluid portion after the blood has clotted is known as what?
Serum
These are used to prevent sepsis and is considered safe to use on human skin and is used to clean the site before collection.
antiseptics
Tubes are labelled before collection
(true/false).
False
At what angle should a needle be inserted during a venipuncture?
What is a 15 to 30 degree angle
This vein is located on the medial aspect of the antecubital area. Punctures on this vein tend to be more painful and bruise easily
Basilic vein
ETS stands for what
What is Evacuated Tube System
What is the maximum attempt for a venipuncture
2
How long do we allow alcohol to dry on the patient's skin?
30 seconds to 1 minute
___________ is the Stoppage of bleeding. It is the body’s response to stop blood loss after an injury
Hemostasis
Best way to keep a vein from rolling is to
Anchor the vein well
How many unique identifiers should be on a patient requisitions
2
Indicate if the following component is an Anticoagulant (A) tube or a non-anticoagulant (NA)
1. Serum:
2. Red Blood Cells
3. Buffy Coat
4. Clotted Blood
5. Plasma
6. Separator Gel
1. Serum: NA
2. Red Blood Cells: A
3. Buffy Coat: A
4. Clotted Blood: NA
5. Plasma: NA
6. Separator Gel
When performing a venipuncture on a difficult vein using a butterfly. You have a SST and a light-blue-top to collect. How do you proceed.
1. Fill and mix light blue top
2, draw a clear tube
3. Fill SST
2, 1, 3
Order of draw and tubes for the following test:
- fasting glucose and lipid panel
- cbc
- Mercury
SST: Fasting glucose and lipids
EDTA: CBC
Navy blue: Mercury
Haematology test are usually collected in
EDTA
When should the tourniquet be removed
After all tubes have been filled
You have a request to collect a STAT specimen. A doctor is with the patient when you arrive. What should you do?
Excuse yourself and politely ask the doctor of you can do the draw
What part of an ETS is inserted into the patient
Bevel
This blood tube requires a 9:1 blood-to-additive ratio (Full tube)
Sodium Citrate tube
When collecting blood from a vein in the back of the hand, where should the tourniquet be placed
Just above the wrist