Chapter 9 Flashcards
Persistent diarrhea may cause
Hemoconcentration
Which hormone is most affected by a fever
Insulin
An interic specimen indicates that
Bilirubin results could be elevated
If the skin around puncture site starts to swell during a draw
Stop and apply pressure to site
Anemia brought on by the withdrawal of blood is described as
Iatrogenic
What is a product of the breakdown of red blood cells
Bilirubin
Closest to basal state
Awakened at 06 and hasn’t eaten since 8 the night before
Easiest vein on obese patients
Cephalic
Which is least likely to affect vein patency
Leaving the tourniquet on too long
Prolonged tourniquet results in
Hemoconcentration
Which tests are most affected by hemolysis
Potassium, magnesium, CK
High degree of jaundice will have
Yellow skin
Lymphostatis is
Obstruction of the flow of lymph
When a patient is on drug therapy you can get a false positive if
A prescribed drug acts to enhance the desired test reaction
Medical term for a nervous system response is
Vasovagal syncope
If you need an HGB specimen from a patient in the ICU with an IV in the only usable arm
Perform a finger stick
Claw hand is the result of
Ulner nerve injury
What changes when a patient goes from supine to standing
Nonfilterable elements increase
Type of line commonly used to monitor blood pressure and collect blood gas
An A line
A subcutaneous vascular access devise with a chamber attached to an in dwelling line under the skin is
An implanted port
Which test requires the patients age in result calculations
Creatinine clearance
What line has three ports and goes directly into heart
CVC
Which test is affected by diurnal rhythm
Cortisol
Which factors affect basal state but are already accounted for
Geographic locale
