Additives
Additive that is used in a lavender tube?
EDTA(ethylenediamine tetra acetic)
What colored tube is most commonly used for a bookbank?
PINK
What way does the bevel face when performing a venipuncture?
Bevel up(always)
What is the most amount of time a tourniquet should be left on a patient?
No more than 60 seconds
Errors that occur before a specimen is tested?
preanalytical errors
Sodium Heparin & Lithium Heparin
What tube is considered a stat tube?
Orange
What is the double-sided needle called that is screwed into the hub?
Multisample Needle
What is it called when you feel for a vein?
Palpate.
What color tube is an oxalate tube?
Gray top
How does the additive heparin act? What does it do?
Acts by preventing thrombin from acting to form fibrin.
What tube always comes first when doing a dermal puncture?
Lavender
What equipment should be used for an old lady with fragile veins?
Butterfly(winged collection set) or a Syringe transfer device.
What is the vein called that should be accessed first for a venipuncture draw?
Median Cubital Vein
This test is used to test the blood for a presence of bacteria or fungi.
Blood Culture
Another name for a Light green tube?
PST(plasma separator tubes)
What tube has an additive when it is a plastic tube or no additive when it is a glass tube?
RED
The hollow space inside the needle is called?
The lumen
What is Hemolysis?
Destruction of red blood cells.
What can happen when a tourniquet is left on too long? And what does it do?
Hemoconcentration. The buildup of blood cells relative to the liquid components.
Additive that is in yellow top tubes?
Acid citrate dextrose or Sodium Polyanethol Sulfonate.
What is the full order of draw for a venipuncture?
Yellow, Light blue, Red, Orange/gold, Light green, Dark green, Lavender, Pink, Gray.
What is included in an evacuated tube system?
Double-sided needle, Holder, and Vacuum tube.
What is something a PBT should never do to find a vein?
Never FLICK or SLAP the patients skin to find a vein.
This is when a patient has not consumed any food or beverage(other than water) in the last 12 hours and has not done any excessive exercising.
Basal State