Introduction to Phlebotomy
The process of collecting blood
What is phlebotomy?
Also called capillary punctures or "finger sticks" and is used to collect a small amount of blood from the capillaries
What is skin puncture?
A hormone that is able to metabolize glucose in cells
What is insulin?
The collection of blood from a vein
What is venipuncture?
The normal percentage of red blood cells in infants
What is 51%-61%?
The two basic types of phlebotomy
What are skin puncture & venipuncture?
The three layers of blood
What are red blood cells, the buffy coat, and the plasma?
The three types of tests
What are a fasting blood sugar test, a glucose tolerance test, and a glycohemoglobin test?
The 3 methods of venipuncture
What are vacuum tube, butterfly needle, and syringe?
The typical length range of a needle
What is 1 to 1.5 inches?
A condition that is free from infectious microorganisms
The 4 types of tests
What are the microhematocrit test, the hemoglobin test, the blood glucose test, and the PKU test?
A tool used to measure blood glucose levels
What is a blood glucose meter?
The name of the most common site for venipuncture
What is the antecubital space?
The normal hemoglobin levels for adult women
What is 12 to 16 g per dL?
One of the most important parts of a phlebotomy procedure
What is communication?
Will lead to the wounds healing faster and lessen the chance of it becoming infected
What is puncturing across the grain?
When the pancreas does not produce any insulin and when the pancreas produces insulin but not enough to meet the needs of the body
What are Type 1 diabetes and Type 2 diabetes?
The 4 types of tests
What are a complete blood count, blood type, cholesterol, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate?
The 4 major veins in the antecubital space
What are the basilic, cephalic, median cubital, and median?
What is standard precautions?
Ordered for a more accurate idea of the patient's red blood cell volume
What is an H & H Test?
A congenital disease caused by a defect in the metabolism of the amino acid phenylalanine
What is phenylketonuria (PKU)?
The 3 types of additives
What are anticoagulants, separator gels, and chemical additives?
The order of draw and each of their colors
What is the blood culture tube (white), coagulation tube (blue), non-additive tube (red), serum separating tube (yellow), heparin/plasma separating tube (green), EDTA tube (purple), and oxalate tube (gray)?