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Basic Practices Flashcards

1
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A bright to dark fluid of variable composition curculating throughout the transport vessels of the body

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blood

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2
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color of deoxygenated blood

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dark red

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3
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color of oxygenated blood

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bright red

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4
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causes the red coloring of blood and responsible for carrying oxygen

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hemoglobin

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5
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blood volume

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5-6L / 7-8% of body weight

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6
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composition of blood

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55% liquid portion water
95% H20 5% solutes

45% formed elements

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7
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composition of 5% solutes

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proteins, carbs, hormones, vitamins, enzymes, electrolytes, etc

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8
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RBC is also called

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erythrocytes

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9
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WBC is also called

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leukocytes

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10
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Platelets are also called

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thrombocytes

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11
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Layers of blood when centrifuge

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plasma
buffy coat
red blood cell

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12
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Liquid portion of uncoagulated blood

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plasma

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13
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Liquid portion of coagulated blood

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serum

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14
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color of serum and plasma

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clear and pale yellow to slightly hazy

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15
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protein responsible for clotting

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factor 1 or fibrinogen

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16
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mesh like compund found in serum responsible for clotting

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fibrin

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17
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Function of blood

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transport, communication, immunity, coagulation, temperature regulation, hydraulic functions

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18
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Blood tests

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CBC, Chemistry, Blood gas

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19
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General Methods for Blood collection

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venipuncture, arterial puncture, capillary puncture

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20
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collection of blood from arteries

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arterial puncture

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21
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arterial blood collection us used on what kind of test

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blood gas analysis and blood ph determination

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22
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sites for arterial bkood collection

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radialartery, brachialartery, femoralartery, scalpartery, umbilicaltery

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23
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hardest kind of bleeding to control

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arterial bleeding

24
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blood collected in venipuncture

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venous blood

25
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used to prived barrier against venous blood flow

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tourniquet

26
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dimensions of tourniquet

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18-20 inches, 1 inch

27
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parts of evacuated tube system

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evacuated tube, needle, adapter

28
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most common antiseptic

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70% isopropyl alchohol

29
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most common non alcoholic antiseptic

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benzalkonium chloride solution, zephiran chloride

30
Q

bethadine is used in cleaning the area for blood collection when collecting blood for what test

A

legal blood alcohol level or ethanol testing

31
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antiseptics used in a two step procedure with 20-60 second scrub for collecting blood for blood culture

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70% isopropyl alcohol

1% to 10% povidone-iodine pads, tincture of iodine, chlorhexdine compunds or another isopropyl alcohol prep

32
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another antiseptic used in venipuncture

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chlorhexidine gluconate / isopropyl alcohol or providone - 70% ethyl alcohol

33
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most common site for venipuncture

A

superficial veins of the antecubital fossa

34
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Two anatomical patterns of veins in the antecubital fossa

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H and M pattern

35
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H pattern is found in what vein

A

median cubital vein

36
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median cubital vein connects what veins

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basilic and cephalic veins

37
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it is the best site for venipuncture because it is the largest and the best anchored vein

A

Median Cubital Vein with H pattern

38
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cephalic vein is found where?

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lateral aspect of the antecubital fossa

39
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basilic vein is found where?

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medial aspect of the antecubital fossa

40
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what vein is found in the M pattern

A

median vein

41
Q

which veins are least prioritized for venipuncture, which is the last choice?

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cephalic and basilic veins, basilic should be the last choice

42
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which artery is near the basicil vein that is why it should be the last choice for venipuncture

A

brachial artery

43
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which nerve is in risk of injury when we choose to extract blood from the basilic and cephalic veins

A

median nerve

44
Q

The destruction of red blood cells

45
Q

what to avoid when blood collection

A

hemolysis and lipemia

46
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general aspects that causes hemolysis

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small needle, over and under filling of tubes, aggressive mixing

47
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color of serum or plasma in hemolyzed blood

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pink or red

48
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average gauge size used for adults

49
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which analytes are present in blood and is released which gives false decrease results when blood is hemolyzed

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potassium, creatine, kinase, alanine aminotransferase

50
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analytes affected by hemolysis based on color

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hemoglobin, bilirubin, and protein

51
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what reacts with analytes causing a false decrease, this may occur when testing which compunds

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red cell constituents

carbon dioxide, thyroxin, and insulin

52
Q

increase lipids in the blood

53
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color of serum or plasma in lipemia

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opaque white

54
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what happens to rbc when lipemia happens

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becomes fragile

55
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FBS

A

fasting blood sugar

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