Blood Culture
What are blood cultures analyzing for?
Bacteria
How long can a tourniquet be left on?
1 minute or 60 seconds
Most routine and diagnostic blood test are performed on what blood?
Venus
What color of tube is Blood cultures?
Yellow
Capillary collection is unlikely to be successful if the patient is what?
Dehydrated
What antiseptic would you use to clean for a blood culture other than alcohol?
CHG or Iodine
What is CLSI
Clinical and Laboratory Standard Institute
What is the best way to locate a good vein for venipuncture?
Palpate
What does Plasma tubes contain?
Anticoagulant
What is the common Centrifuge time for standard serum tubes?
10-15 min
The site will require extra contact between the cleaning agent and the skin for what test?
Blood culture
What should you not do to a patients finger during a capillary puncture
Milk or Scrape
What is the most common antiseptic used to clean the site for venipuncture
What is the Lavender tube used for?
CBC
What is there a risk for if the lancet hits bone?
Osteomyelitis
When using a blade-style lancet the cut should be ________ to the fingerprints?
Perpendicular
Where is the first choice when drawling blood for venipuncture?
Median Cubital Vein
What do you take before you begin order of draw?
Waste (Red)
Filling the tubes in the wrong order is what type of error?
Preanalytical
What finger should you not do a capillary puncture on?
Pinky or callused
Why should you not use the Basilic vein?
Close to brachial artery and nerve
What additive is in the Light Blue tube?
Sodium Citrate
What are Preanalytical errors?
Error before testing