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A hormone produced by the placenta and present in urine during pregnancy is what?
hCG
Normal pH for urine is
5.5 - 8.0
The angle the needle enters the arm in routine venipuncture?
15
Tourniquet should remain on the arm no longer than what ?
1 minute
slant at the open end of a needles is what ?
bevel
needlestick is more likely to occur if a phlebotomist does what big mistake?
Recaps a needle
A turbid urine sample means it is what
cloudy
The most common phlebotomy site in adults is
veins in the antecubital space
This is common finding in cystitis and in individuals passing kidney stones
Hematuria
Syncope means what?
Fainting
Routine venipuncture or capillary puncture, the site typically is cleaned with what?
isopropyl alcohol
What sugar is most common in urine
glucose
The study of poisonous substances and their effects on the body.
Toxicology
winged infusion set is also called what?
butterfly needle assembly
smaller the gauge number the what?
the larger the lumen
color of the tube top for collection of a coagulation test is
light blue
Polyuria is common in which disease ?
Diabetes Mellitus
The presence of red blood cells in urine is called what?
Hematuria
One of the first detectable signs of liver disease is
bilirubinuria
The practice of drawing blood
Phlebotomy
Abnormal urine color may be related to what?
Medication, Diet, Disease
Hematoma means what?
Bruise
Skin puncture device used in capillary sticks
lancet
WBCs that occur in urine with UTIs
Leukocytes
When instructions include thoroughly cleanse area around meatus and flush out distal portion of the urethra. This might be what type of test?
Clean catch midstream specimen