A blood sample that is needed from a dialysis patient. Which of the following is sanitize acceptable procedure.
Draw from a hand vein
When antiseptic what antiseptic should the phlebotomist technician use to collect a blood culture?
Chlorhexidine gluconate
Older patients are more prone to hematoma formation because
their veins have decreased elasticity.
Color-coded tube that is most frequently associated with coagulation test
LIGHT BLUE
A Serum or plasma specimen from a patient with severe lipemia would visibly appear
Venoscope
The liquid portion of anticoagulated blood specimen is called.
Plasma
Green
No more than 1-2 minutes
Gauge
Before Laboratory Testing
Yellow
A basal state specimen, is used to establish reference ranges for inpatients, and best collected
Early Morning, after 12 hours of fasting
Gray Top
First Morning
Midstream clean catch specimen
Directly after a meal is consumed
3-4 inches
What is the correct procedure to stop bleeding at a venipuncture site?
Fecal
With a physician's order
Lipemic