What vein is most frequently used for venipunture is?
What is median cubital vein
100
What is the medical term for fainting?
What is syncope
200
What tube is used for a Hemoglobin?
What is a lavender top
200
The left ventricle pumps blood into the heart itself and into circulation via the?
aortic artery
200
What two ID's are used to Identify a patient?
What is full name and date of birth
200
What are used needles disposed in?
What is sharps container/ biohazard container
200
What is a hematoma?
What is bruise
300
After a serum separator tube is spun down what is liquid portion called?
What is serum
300
What does Limb alert mean?
What is lets the phlebotomist know an arm may not be used for drawing blood.
300
At what degree angle is the needle inserted into the vein?
What is 15-30 degrees
300
What should go on each tube after drawing?
What is patient name, dob, time, date and phlebotomist initials.
300
What is hemoconcentration?
What is rapid increase in the ratio of blood components to plasma. Caused by leaving the tourniquet on to long or fist pumping.
400
what additive is in green color tube?
What is royal blue tube
400
What test does not require a tube to be spun down to test the specimen?
What is CBC (whole blood is needed)
400
What are the 3 different size gauge needles commonly used in phlebotomy?
What is butterfly (23), black cap(22) and green cap (21)
400
What areas should be avoided when drawing a patient?
What is sights that have lesions, abrasions, scar tissue, edema, IV in place, mastectomy and hematomas.
400
What is petechiae?
What is red spots on the skin due to minute hemorrhage, results of tourniquet being left on to long.
500
When collecting blood for plasma reinin activity testing, the blood must be transported?
In ice water
500
What laboratory test are severely affected by hemolysis (rupturing the red blood cells and releasing the content into surrounding fluids)?
What is PTT, AST, CBC, K, LD, PT. It causes the specimen to be hemolyzed.
500
A patient sample that was difficult to collect had complete blood count with abnormally high Red blood cells and hemoglobin values. Upon recollection the results were normal. This could be a result of?
prolonged tourniquet application
500
When drawing blood cultures what goes on the label?
What is patient name, dob, date, time, phlebotomist initials, location of draw, order of draw (set 1 of 2) and how much blood was collected.
500
What is additive reflux?
What is flow of blood mixed with tube additive back into the patient's vein. Rare