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Blood Collection Flashcards

1
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Order of draw

A 
Blue
Red
Gold
Green
Lavender
Gray
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2
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Blue top

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Anticoagulant
Sodium citrate
Coagulation testing

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3
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Red top

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No anticoagulant
Chemistry/serology testing
Serum only

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4
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Gold top

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No anticoagulant
Clot activator
SST
Contains gel

Chemistry/serology testing
Serum only

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5
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Green top

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Anticoagulant
Heparin

STAT chemistry and electrolyte tests

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6
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Lavender top

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Anticoagulant EDTA

Hematology tests

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7
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Gray top

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Anticoagulant Oxalate

Glucose and drug testing

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8
Q

Tourniquet use and guidelines

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Help to make veins more prominent
Shouldnt be on longer than 1 minute
Looped to be easily removed

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9
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How many times should a phlebotomist stick the same patient

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No more than 2

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10
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Fasting

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12-14 hours

Ask patient if they have ate or drank anything

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11
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Anticoagulant

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Prevents blood from clotting

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12
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Additive

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Clot activator

No anticoagulant

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13
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Liquid part obtained when blood is clotted, lacks clotting factor

A

Serum

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14
Q

Anticoagulant

Not centrifuged

A

Whole blood

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15
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Troubleshooting technique for difficult draws or lack of draw

A

Obesity

Warm the site

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16
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Syncope

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Fainting (nausea, hyperventilating, pale)

17
Q

Hemolysis

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Pink/red

Rupture of red blood cells and release of hemoglobin

18
Q

Prevention of hemolyzed specimens

A

Avoid shaking blood tubes

Use correct needle size

19
Q

Mastectomy and venipuncture

A

Do not perform venipuncture on arm adjacent to a mastectomy site.

20
Q

Hematoma and prevention

A

Bruise
Remove tourniquet before needle
Apply pressure to venipuncture site

21
Q

Sites on patients arms that you should avoid

A 
Sclerosed/hardened
Scarred
Burns
Obstructed veins
Open wounds
22
Q

Centrifuge

A

Machine that processes blood and spins at a high rate of speed.

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