Misc.
What is the purpose of the bevel?
Help to smoothly enter skin/vessel
What is the function of the kidney?
filter toxins/waste from blood
What would you do if a patient's vein collapses during a draw?
Remove tube, see if it refills. If it does not, end the draw and perform another.
How many times do you invert an EDTA tube?
8-10
What does a BUN test the function of?
kidney
Where should your supplies be located for a draw?
Side of your non-dominant hand.
What is the universal donor blood type?
Universal acceptor?
donor O-
acceptor AB+
Pro and con of deep veins?
How many times do you invert a plastic red tube?
5
If a patient does not have an infection but gets one while in the hospital, what type of infection is that?
nosocomial
What is the purpose of the rubber covering on the end of the needle?
Prevent blood from dripping off needle.
What determines blood type?
How do you label a capillary tube?
place in red top tube and label red tube like you normally would
Does a lactate test require a plasma tube or serum tube?
plasma
Type of isolation for an infection that can be spread by air or direct contact?
strict/complete
liver
What WBC carries histamine?
basophils
What does K2E mean?
EDTA- dipotassium salt
Does the tan tube have a separator gel?
No
What happens at lymph nodes?
pathogens destroyed by immune cells
What type of muscle are arteries lined with?
visceral muscle
What two WBCs are phagocytic?
neutrophils and monocytes
Physical activity prior to a draw can cause a higher level of what in the patient's blood?
electrolytes
What additive is in a royal blue tube?
Anticoagulants or clot activator
reverse
AIDS, post-transplant