Word meanings
What is syncope?
Fainting. :)
Whats the main 3 parts ekg.
heart, blood, blood vessels.
Three layers of the heart.
Epicardium outer layer, myocardium middle muscular layer (that squeezes to pump blood), endocardium innermost layer smooth inside (allow blood to flow easily through heart).
Light blue.
Sodium citrates/plasma/bt/aptt/pt/d-dimer/inr invert 3-4x.
White tubes.
Edta/ whole blood/ amonia levels/mipanel invert 8-10x.
What is cyanotic?
skin that is blue or grey.
Another name for purse (explain 3 meanings)
1.pericardium
2. protects heart from injury
3. holds heart in place
4. contains fluid to decrease friction
These blood vessels almost always carry oxygenated blood.
Pulmonary arteries.
Pink tuebs
edta/whole blood/blood vein invert 8-10x.
Royal blue tube.
Edta/whole blood/ trace elements.
What is anticoagulant
Substance that stops blood from clotting.
What are 3 names for blood vessels ekg.
1. Arteries (carries from blood away from the heart/thick strong walls oxygenated)
2. Veins (carries blood back to heart "de-oxygenated")
3. Capillaries (smallest blood vessels/gas exchange/connects arteries and veins together to mix blood.)
Red glass tube.
non active blood clots/invert 5-10x.
Green tube. :)
Stat tubes/heparin/plasma/abg or electrolytes invert 8x
Tan tube.
edta/whole blood/ invert 8-10x.
What is clia (clinical laboratory)
Handling patients specimens and tests.
What is the meaning for dirty blood and clean blood.
Dirty blood (deoxygenated) clean blood (oxygenated)
Coagulation
Process of blood clotting.
Lavender tubes
edta/whole blood/cbc/esr/sickle cell-anemia/hematology invert 8x.
Gray tube.
Potassium oxolate/sodium floride/plasma/glucose/blood alcohol levels/fbs/gtt inverts 8-10x.
What is order of draw?
ORDER: yellow, light blue, red/gold tiger top, green, lavender, and grey. If you don't have lavender you can use tan, white pink, and royal blue.
Tube meanings: yellow/non sterile.
///acd/whole blood/dna/invert 8x
Yellow/sterile.
///sps/whole blood/blood culture/specimen "microbiology"/identifying bacteria anaerobic vs aerobic/invert 8x
Red/plastic tube.
Cilica "clot activator"/ blood bank/ invert 5-10x
Gold tiger top
Chemistry test/ blood donor screening for effective disease/cholesterol