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testing, testing
fingers and heels
tubes and their content
Is that the needle or your technique?
procedures procedures and more procedures!
100
a metal bar and magnet are used to mix this specimen
What is CBG specimen?
100
this specimen needs protection from light and is typically collected in an amber microtube.
What is a capillary bilirubin specimen?
100
this additive is normally contained in this tube with the green stopper
What is heparin?
100
the slanted tip of the needle that enters the vein is called this
What is the bevel?
100
this is a specimen that must be drawn immediately!
What is a STAT specimen?
200
when mixing a specimen too vigorously this can happen.
What is hemolysis?
200
A capillary puncture site should not appear________which is described as being bluish from lack of this________?
What is cyanotic and oxygen?
200
the purpose of this additive is to preserve glucose.
what does antiglycolytic agent
200
a type of needle used to collect blood from a small or difficult vein is know as
What is the winged infusion set or butterfly?
200
this procedure of identifying a patient using the written requisition, arm band, and verbal confirmation.
What is 3 way ID?
300
leaving a tourniquet on for longer than 1 minute will cause this reaction.
What is hemoconcentration?
300
the preferred capillary puncture site in an adult.
What is the middle finger?
300
this tube has a 9:1 blood to additive ratio for a coag test
What is the light blue stopper?
300
the safest way to transfer blood from a syringe is by using this
What is a syringe transfer device?
300
drawing the protime specimen from a patient with IVs in both arms should use this procedure
What is drawing the specimen below the IV?
400
the most critical error a phlebotomist can make is this
What is misidentifying a patient specimen.
400
medical term referred to as the heel bone
What is calcaneus?
400
this tube has glass particles present to enhance clotting
What is the serum separator tube?
400
inserting the needle in the antecubital area at this degree is recommended
What is 30 degrees or less?
400
drawing a specimen from a site with a hematoma should be obtained where?
What is distal to the hematoma?
500
this is the first step in the testing process. **********************************
What is when the test ordered by the physician?
500
Wiping away the first drop of blood during a skin puncture eliminates this from your specimen
What is tissue fluid contamination
500
this additive prevents blood from clotting by inhibiting thrombin
What is heparin?
500
when blood is drawn too quickly from a small vein, it will have a tendency to do this.
What is a vein collapse?
500
This is the best way to avoid reflux when drawing a blood specimen?
What is filling the tube from the bottom up?