Chapter 8 Flashcards
A capillary blood collection system
Safe-Wrap Combo blood collection tubes
SPS tubes are used in the collection of
Microbiology specimens
Lithium heparin is a suitable anticoagulant for this study
Glucose level
Additive found in a royal blue-topped blood collection tube
Clot activator
The yellow-topped blood collection tube has this additive
Sodium polyanetholesulfonate
The safety butterfly blood collection system is frequently used with a needle gauge the size of
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For newborns, the penetration depth of safety lancets for blood collection must be
2.0 mm or less
The Unopette can be used for:
Microcollection and dilution of blood samples for the WBC count
Additive that prevents coagulation of blood by removing calcium through the formation of insoluble calcium salts
EDTA, potassium oxalate, sodium citrate
Need gauges that has a small diameter
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The the phlebotomist collects only venipuncture specimens, what would not be needed on the specimen collection tray
Tenderletts (ITC Corp, Edison NJ)
A blood cell count requires whole blood to be collected in a
Lavender-topped tube
Test that usually requires blood in a tan-topped blood collection tube
Lead
Commonly used intravenous device that is sometimes used in the collection of blood from patients who are difficult to collect blood by conventional methods
Butterfly needle
A serum separation tube
VACUETTE serum tube
The color coding for needles indicates the
Gauge
Anticoagulant found in a green-topped blood collection tube
Sodium heparin