Aseptic technique & infection control
Preferred Antiseptic for routine venipuntures?
Isopropyl alcohol
Why capillary order of draw differs from venipuncture?
increase rate of coagulation
What is edema?
Excess water retention
HIPAA protects patients?
privacy
Who do lab results go to?
Ordering provider
Antiseptic for blood alcohol testing?
Soap & Water
tube for ESR test?
lavender
Point-of-care testing:
testing at the time and place of patient care
Most common point-of-care/home test?
glucose
What is the best thing to do when a patient has a history with fainting?
Have patient lie down
Additional PPE for diphtheria (droplet)?
MASK
Order of draw
-Blood cultures
-Blue
-Red (gold/tiger)
-Green
-Lavender/pink
-Gray
Condition requiring airway, bleeding control, warming:
SHOCK
critical troponin T level to report?
0.3ng/mL
First step for a 24 hr urine?
Discard the first morning void
Why let alcohol dry before puncturing?
allow antiseptic to work and prevent hemolysis
Tube for thyroid studies ?
tiger SST
Results affected by povidone- iodine
potassium
What type of consent is a unresponsive patient alone?
implied consent
Fragile veins - best equipment choice
syringe with butterfly and transfer device
What's the first step for blood slash in the eye?
flush the eye with water.
Other name for a winged infusion set?
butterfly
Risk for repeated draws on a premature infant?
latrogenic Anemia
NFPA color for health hazard?
BLUE
A phlebotomy tech is using POC test system to determine a patients WBC for which results should the tech immediately notify provider?
1.8/mm3