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Fundamental Concepts
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Misc. Concepts
Blood Composition
100
Blood vessels with valves that carry blood toward the heart.
What is a vein
100
Term for the diameter of the bore of the needle
What is gauge
100
Why is the order of the draw important?
To avoid cross contamination of additives.
100
What is the most critical error that a phlebotomist can make when collecting a blood specimen?
miss identification of the patient
100
What is the liquid part of whole blood?
plasma
200
What are smallest blood vessels
Capillaries
200
You activate this immediately after a venipuncture
What is the safety device
200
What is the first tube in the order of draw
Blood Cultures
200
What is the maximum recommended time to apply a tourniquet?
1 minute
200
narrow middle layer of white blood cells and platelets in a a centrifuged whole blood specimen?
buffy coat
300
Vessel that carries de-oxygenated blood from the heart
the pulmonary artery
300
What are the most frequently used gauge for venipuncture and which is the largest?
20-22 20
300
What is the last tube in the order of draw?
Grey Top
300
What must be visibly worn by the phlebotomist at all times.
What is their ID badge
300
Liquid part of blood that has clotted?
serum
400
The vessel that carries Oxygenated Blood from the lungs to the heart
What are the pulmonary veins
400
What is the position the bevel should be in prior to a venipuncture
Up
400
Tubes with air removed are called...
evacuated tubes
400
A collection of blood caused by blood leaking from blood vessels that causes bruising in blood collection procedures is a _____________
hematoma
400
The clotting factor ___________ changes to _______ when blood clots.
Fibrinogen to fibrin
500
What is the composition of capillary blood?
More arterial and has interstitial fluid.
500
Type of attachment system where your screw the needle to the hub.
Luer Lock
500
What are the additives in the following tubes? Light Blue, Lavender,Grey
(LB) Soium Citrate, (Lav) EDTA, (Gray) Potassium Oxalate
500
List the 5 of the items that must be on a lab requisition?
pt name test ordered date DOB ordering physician
500
Which substances are higher in capillary blood: hemoglobin, total protein, potassium, glucose or calcium?
hemoglobin and glucose