The Phlebotomy Process
Anatomy
Initialisms
Acronyms
Potpourri
100

It is the first step in patient prep for venipuncture procedure.

Introduce Yourself

100

It's what we call a person laying face up is what

Supine

100

It's what ETS stands for

Evacuated Tube System

100

This term is used when a doctor wants something done immediately

STAT 

(This is not truly an acronym it is an abbreviation of statim which means "immediately" in Latin)

100

If you accidentally drop your blood sample this can happen

Hemolysis

200

It is the most common needle gauge used for an ETS draw

21 Gauge or Green

200

It's what the hand is to the wrist

Distal

200

It's what PPE stand for 

Personal Protective Equipment

200

It's what the acronym PASS stand for 

Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep

200

It's the most effective way to break the chain of infection

Wash your hands

300

It's How long you must wait before spinning a plasma tube 

0 Minutes or Immediately 

300

It's the system where blood is made

Skeletal

300

It's the proper term for Hospital Acquired Infection (HAI)  

Nosocomial Infection

300

It's what HIPAA stand for

Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act

300

It's the only way you can tell the difference between serum and plasma 

The Colored Stopper or Tube Color

400

It's the first and second thing you do if you accidentally uncap a needle before you're ready to use it

Activate safety and dispose in the sharps

400

It's the layer of skin that contains blood vessels

Dermis

400

It's what SST stands for

Serum Separator Tube

400

This government agency governs workplace safety

OSHA

400

It's is the blood to additive ratio for light blue top tubes

9:1

500

It causes tubes to fill with blood automatically

Premeasured Vacuum

500

It's the maximum amount of time you can leave a tourniquet on a patient

1 Minute

500

It's another term for a Chem 14 test

CMP or Comprehensive Metabolic Panel 

500

It's the Urea Nitrogen level in your Blood

BUN

500

It's what plasma contain that serum does not

Fibrinogen

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