Chapter 4 Flashcards

1
Q

Veniputure Order Of Draw

A
Yellow (Sterile/NonSterile)
Light Blue
Red
Green
Lavender 
Gray
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2
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Capillary Order Of Draw

A

EDTA
Heparin
Other Additives
Red (No Additives)

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3
Q

What do you use for collapsed veins?

A

Winged infused/Buttefly needle, syringe, 23 gauge needle & transfer device

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4
Q

Why do we use butterfly needle?

A

Small or fragile veins or infants

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5
Q

Thixotropic gel

A

The barrier between cells and serum & to separate layers of blood

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6
Q

Layers of separated blood?

A

Plasma/serum
WBcs
Platelets
RBCs

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7
Q

Additive

A

Substance that inhibits or promotes clotting

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8
Q

Puncture of vein

A

Venipuncture

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9
Q

Dividing specimen

A

Aliquoting

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10
Q

Small cutting device

A

Lancet

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11
Q

Inversion

A

Mixing blood with additives

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12
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Glucose preservative

A

Glycolytic inhibitor

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13
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Types of additives

A

Anticoagulant
Clot activator
Thixotropic gel

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14
Q

What do additives do?

A
  • Inhibit-stopping the process coagulation
  • Initiate-starting the process of coagulation
  • Separating blood layers
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15
Q

Purpose of anticoagulant?

A

Inhibit the blood clotting process, letting the blood collected in the blood collection tube stay in the liquid form

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16
Q

Evacuated tube system means

A

Venipuncture

17
Q

Coagulation test is what color tube

A

Citrate

18
Q

Barrel & plunger

A

Syringe

19
Q

Blood cultures (yellow tube)

A
Sterile/Non Sterile
Additive: SPS
Specimen: Whole Blood
Lab: Microbiology Dept.
Test: DNA, Paternity
20
Q

Light Blue tube

A

Additive: Sodium Citrate
Specimen: Plasma
Lab: Coagulation
Test: PT, PTT & fibrinogen

21
Q

Red tube

A

Plastic & Glass
Additives: Plastic (clot activators) Glass (no additive)
Specimen: Serum
Lab: Chemistry

22
Q

Green tube

A

Additives: Heparin
Specimen: Plasma
Lab: Chemistry
Test: electrolytes, ammonia

23
Q

Lavender tubes

A

Additive: EDTA
Specimen: Whole Blood
Lab: Hematology
Test: CBC, Hematocrit, Hemoglobin

24
Q

Gray tubes

A

Additive: Potassium Oxalate/Sodium Flouride
Specimen: Plasma
Lab: Glucose
Tests: Blood alcohol level

25
Q

Dermal Puncture

A

When you are unable to do another method on pt or when blood amount is minimal.

26
Q

EDTA

A

Ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid