Special Collections & Procedures
Applying/using a tourniquet should NOT be done when collecting a specimen for this
What is lactic acid?
What a blood smear is used to determine
What is differential count (determining proportion of various blood cell types)?
Bone that is at risk of being damaged during a heel puncture
What is calcaneus?
Using a small gauge needle and a large vacuum tube can cause this complication
What is hemolysis?
Capillary blood gas specimens are mixed using a magnet and a metal filing called this
What is a flea?
How often/when should a phlebotomist should perform blood donor screening
What is EVERY time and before a person donates blood?
Amount of time a patient may take to drink the glucose solution in an oral GTT
What is 5 minutes?
Frequency at which blood should be wicked with filter paper when performing a bleeding time test
What is every 30 seconds?
Reason a phlebotomist would use a sphygmomanometer instead of a tourniquet
What is to locate hard-to-find veins in a patient's arm?
Maximum acceptable depth for a heel puncture
What is 2 mm?
One type of blood sample that must be protected from light
What is Vitamin-A Retinol? (Also beta carotene, bilirubin, urine-porphyrins, urine-porphobilinogen, Vitamin C, B1 B2 or B6)
Name for level that is drawn from 30 minutes to a few hours after a medication has been administered
What is peak level?
(ESR) erythrocyte sedimentation rate, coagulation tests, tests requiring large volumes of blood or plasma and this test cannot be performed using a dermal puncture.
What is blood cultures?
Step you should take if bevel of needle is stuck to the vein wall
What is slightly rotate the needle?
Color topped tube used for toxicology and trace metal testing
What is a Royal Blue topped tube?
Statement that means to collect specimen "2 hours after eating.
What is collect specimen 2-hour postprandial?
Drug with a short half-life that requires monitoring by drawing blood in timed pairs (peaks & troughs)
What is Vancomycin?
In addition to hemoglobin and potassium (serum sample), this substance shows higher levels in capillary blood than in venous blood
What is glucose?
Steps you should take if patient has a seizure during venipuncture
What are: Remove tourniquet & needle immediately, apply pressure, and move patient to the floor, if possible?
Stat Serum is collected in this color-topped tube
What is Orange topped tube?
Situation that happens when a patient with cold agglutinins has a drop in body temperature
What is hypothermia which will cause the agglutinins to attach to RBCs (stick to red blood cells)?
Reason why most specimens collected for therapeutic drug monitoring are collected in a red top tube
What is because a red top tube has no additive to interfere with analysis of the drugs?
Standard incision size (depth and length) for a bleeding time test
What is 1.0 mm deep by 5.0 mm long?
Condition caused by removal of lymph tissue as part of a mastectomy
What is lymphostasis (lack of lymph fluid movement)?
An OGTT is collected in this color topped tube
What is a Gray topped tube?
The most important concept in handling forensic specimens.
What is chain of custody (COC)?
Blood culture collection method that requires drawing the aerobic tube before anaerobic tube
What is BC collection using a winged infusion device (butterfly)?
Elevated results of Bilirubin, uric acid, phosphorus, and potassium may occur if this substance is used to clean skin for a dermal puncture
What is betadine iodine?
If tubes are labeled incorrectly, this will likely happen
What is the specimen(s) will be rejected by the laboratory?
Minimum amount of time a phlebotomist should hold pressure on an arterial puncture site
What is 5 minutes?