EKG
This is the resting phase of the heart?
Diastole!
To prevent a Hematoma
prevented if pressure is placed on the venipuncture site until bleeding stops
What are barrier protections?
Masks
Gloves
Face Shields
Respirator
Gloves
Correct order of draw
1.Yellow or black (
2.Light blue (sodium-citrate)
3.Serum (red/red/gray)
4.Green(heparin)
5.Purple (lavender)
Gray(b
This agency requires basic practices to protest any employee in the working place from different types of hazards.
OSHA
What is a noninvasive diagnostic procedure to determine indirectly the presence of severity of coronary artery disease and the heart muscle lack of blood supply?
Stress test
For obese patients what vein is used?
Cephalic Vein is most likely to be the one you can palpate and draw blood from in an obese patient
Five main types or mode of transmission
Contact, Airborne, Droplet, Common vehicle, vector borne.
Purple top or lavender
EDTA, CBC,Hematology (CBC) and Blood Bank (Crossmatch); requires full draw - invert 8 times to prevent clotting and platelet clumping
Negligence is?
Failure to give appropriate care. DON'T BE NEGLIGENT!
A sudden onset of tachycardia with a stimulus that arises above the AV node refers to a
supraventricular dysrhytmia
The three major veins are?
Median cubital vein
Cephalic vein
Basilic vein
Infectious agents: name and define
Bacteria: most significant and most prevalent in hospital settings
Virus: smallest of all microorganisms
Fungi: plant-like organisms present in air, soil, and water
Heparin
Anticoagulant found in blood and tissue cells
Types of Hazards
Biologic, sharps, chemical, fire or explosive, physical, allergic reaction.
Name the 4 valves of the heart?
Tricuspid
Bicuspid/ Mitral
Pulmonary semilunar
Aortic semilunar
The most important step to ensure accuracy in sample collection is?
Identifying the patient properly
Cardinal Signs of Acute Infection
Redness
Heat
Swelling
Pain
Loss of function
Black top additive
Sodium citrate (buffered) forms calcium salts to remove calcium (westergren sedimentation rate.
Lymphedema is...
a type of swelling which occurs in lymphatic tissue when excess fluid collects in the arms or legs because the lymp nodes or vessels are blocked or removed.
what is the main parasympathetic pathway?
vagus nerve
The purpose of doing blood cultures is to detect?
Septicemia
Four Categories Responsible for Majority of Hospital-Acquired Infections (HAIs)
Urinary tract infections
Surgical site infections
Bloodstream infections
Pneumonia (USDHHS, 2012b)
Additive used for blood donor collection
CITRATE PHOSPHATE DEXTROSE (CPD)
Five Moments for Hand Hygiene (WHO)
Moment 1 - Before touching a patient
Moment 2 - Before a clean or aseptic procedure
Moment 3 - After a body fluid exposure risk
Moment 4 - After touching a patient
Moment 5 - After touching patient surroundings