Anatomy & Physiology
Term meaning farthest from the point of attachment
Distal
One of the antecubital veins
Median, cephalic, or basilic veins
Resting state of body in early morning and after fasting 12 hours
Basal State
The Recommended heel puncture depth
2.0 mm
Blood test that requires strict antisepsis procedures
Blood culture
2 Reproductive hormones for women and men
Estrogen and testosterone
Left ventricle
Best action if IV in both arms and you must draw blood
Draw below the IV
The reason first drop of bld is wiped after capillary puncture
Eliminate fluid tissue
Mis-identification of this test can cause fatal consequences
Type and crossmatch
The master gland of the endocrine system
Pituitary gland
Tiny one-celled blood vessels
Capillaries
The population of pts that has increased WBC after crying
Infants
The preferred capillary finger
Middle finger
Blood culture bottle that should be filled first
Aerobic
A respiratory test that checks gas levels
Arterial blood gas test (ABGs)
These blood vessels have one-way valves
Veins
Prolonged tourniquet use
This causes increase of blood flow up to 7 times
Warming the site
buccal swab most preferred method for this test
Parentage testing
Cerebrospinal fluid
Main function of RBCs, platelets, and WBCs
A more experienced phlebotomist should be asked to draw on a pt after what?
A phleb has attempted 2 times
Fluid that comes from in between tissue cells
Interstitial fluid
These blood tests determine a beneficial drug dosage for patients
Therapeutic drug monitoring
The body system that maintains electrolyte balance
Urinary system
The relaxing phase of the cardiac cycle
Diastole
Tests influenced by diurinal variation are ordered as these types of test to assure they are drawn closest to correct time
timed tests
The capillary bilirubin test must be protected from this
Light
This coagulation test requires 9:1 ratio of blood to anticoagulant
Prothrombin time test