order of draw
the doctor orders a CMP and a CBC. which tube is drawn first?
CMP- green top
What tube does a CBC go in?
purple
Which president died from "Blood letting"?
George Washington
What type of equipment has a plunger and pulls the blood into it?
Syringe
what type of stick would you do on a four month old for a cbc?
capillary
The doctor orders a PSA (gold top), Chem7 (green top), and a lactic acid (gray top). What is the order of draw?
gold, green, gray
A PT/INR goes in what colored tube?
Blue
If a patient is laying on their back, what position are they in?
supine
What drawing system uses an evacuated system to pull blood into the tubes?
vacutainer
A two year old comes through outpatient needing his blood drawn. He is scared and doesn't want to hold still. What do you do?
Have the mother hold the child, comfort the patient the best you can.
the doctor orders blood cultures, lactic, and a cbc. What is the order of draw?
blood cultures, cbc, lactic
what tubes are used primarily for chemistry?
gold and green
What does MLT stand for?
Medical Laboratory technician
What piece of equipment has tubing and wings?
Butterfly
An elderly patient has collapsing veins, and you need to draw from the hand. You are only getting a Pt/inr. what type of needle and device should you use?
A 3ml syringe with a butterfly to keep the vein from collapsing. Draw back slow and steady.
the doctor wants a type and screen, cbc, chem7, and PT/Inr. What is the order of draw?
Blue, green, pink, purple
What color tube is a lactic drawn in and what are the special requirements?
gray on ice
What department runs CBCs?
Hematology
What would you use to put the blood from a syringe into a tube?
transfer device
You are drawing a patient and you forget to pop the tourniquet and pull the tube off the vacutainer. The patient gets a huge hematoma immediately. What do you do?
Immediately apply pressure with gauze until the bleeding has stopped. Apply more gauze and wrap coban around the venipuncture site.
The doctor orders an ammonia, lactic, acetaminophen, and a chem7. What is the order of draw?
What tubes are rarely seen in a laboratory?
Yellow (solution A & B), mottled top (tiger top), FDP, (small dark blue that is glass).
Who has the most schooling in the laboratory?
Pathologist
What are the bottles with fluid inside them used for? What are they called?
Blood cultures- check for infection in the blood
You go to draw an inpatient and they refuse to let them draw their blood. The patient has Alzheimer's. What do you do?
Speak with the nurse and get their approval. The patient is not of sound mind, therefore, they cannot make their own decisions.