Planes, Trains, Automobiles
Transportation requirement for specimens collected for blood gas, gastrin, ammonia, lactic acid, catecholamine, and parathyroid hormone
Icy water
This must be recorded on QC logs to ensure it was checked by the phlebotomist
Expiration date
This type of label is read by a computer
Bar code
30 to 60 seconds is the recommended time to allow this to dry
Alcohol
Tourniquet
To increase the accuracy of pathogen identification blood culture and urine specimens must be transported to the lab_____________
Quickly
Breaking out components into a diagram to understand a process is the function of this quality improvement method
Flowchart
This type of information cannot be converted into a barcode
Handwritten
The depth in mm a Monoject Monolette punctures an infant's heel
2
Contained in the first drop of capillary blood that is wiped away
Interstitial fluid
Specimen transport method used in large healthcare facilities
Pneumatic tube
Quality Improvement pareto charts that show the frequency of problems are also called by this name
Bar charts
ID tag with a silicon chip that responds to a wireless receiver
RFID
30 degrees
Caused by a tourniquet left on too long or occluded/obstructed veins
Hemoconcentration
The protein in RBCs that transports O2 to the tissues
Hemoglobin
Phlebotomist technique, number of hematomas, and recollection rates are quality improvement methods aimed to improve this part of the venipuncture process
Specimen collection
What is identified by the color coding on a collection needle
Gauge
7.35-7.45, slightly alkaline, is the range for blood
pH
Chemicals leak from cells, causing inaccurate results when this occurs
Hemolysis
A biopsy would be sent to this type of pathology lab
Anatomic
The process of collecting a specimen the phlebotomist is primarily responsible for
Preanalytical
The name of the primary site used to collect blood
Antecubital
Makes up 55% of blood
Plasma
A preanalytical variable that can alter a FBS or cholesterol test
Not fasting