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Equipment Selection and Maintenance Flashcards

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Test Tube Color - Yellow

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Blood culture and sterile specimens, ACD solution -additive used is sodium polyanetholesulfonate.

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Test Tube Color - Blue

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Commonly used for coagulation tests (PT, PTT, fibrinogen

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Test Tube Color - Red

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No additive required, Chemistry testing, Blood Bank Testing, Thixotropic gel can be added

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Test Tube Color - Green

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Additive used is sodium heparin or lithium heparin, which is a natural anticoagulant that inhibits thrombin. Commonly used for routine chemistry testing.

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Test Tube Color - Lavender

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Additive used is ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA). Additive binds the calcium needed for clot formation. Commonly used for hematology testing (CBC, reticulocyte count, erythrocyte sedimentation).

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Test Tube Color - Gray

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Additives used are sodium fluoride, a preservative that inhibits glycolic action, and potassium oxalate, an anticoagulant that binds calcium. Commonly used for glucose tolerance and lactic acid measurement.

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Test Tube Color - Royal Blue or Tan

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Used to collect samples for nutritional studies, therapeutic drug monitoring, and toxicology. Also used for testing aluminum, copper, arsenic, calcium, etc. Tan topped is used for lead testing and contains EDTA.

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Anticoagulants

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Prevent blood from clotting

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Clot Activator

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Promotes coagulation. Thrombin directly increases clotting and is therefore used for stat serum chemistries or for patients taking anticoagulants

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Polymer gel (or thixotropic gel)

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Is used to separate plasma and serum

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Type of antiseptic

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The type of antiseptic used in specimen collection is determined by the tests being ordered.

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Isopropyl Alcohol

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The most common antiseptic used for cleaning a puncture site

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Iodine

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When drawing samples for blood cultures, iodine is used to prevent contamination of the sample by skin flora

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Site selection

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The site from which a specimen is

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Hematomas

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Test results may be altered cause blood drawn from a hematoma not as fresh as venous blood

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IV Sites

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When possible, avoid drawing blood from an arm that has an IV in place. If no alternate site is available, be sure to perform specimen collection from a site that is distal (below) the IV site

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Specimen collection

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Collecting specimens in the correct tubes and following the proper order of draw will help to prevent contamination or interference

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Tourniquet application

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Typing a tourniquet too tightly can result in hemoconcentration or an increase in the proportion of cells to plasma

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Select proper antiseptic agents for the test

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Before routine venipuncture selection, the patients skin is cleaned with antiseptic to prevent contamination by normal skin flora

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Needles-part of a multi-sample needle

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Bevel, shaft, hub, graduated barrel, plunger

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Proper capillary equipment and site

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Capillary puncture is also known as skin puncture, microcapillary stick or finger stick

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Proper capillary equipment and site

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Skin is punctured with lancet. This is used to obtain small amount of blood.

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Proper capillary equipment and site

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Use alcohol for disinfection not iodine (as it leaves residue and affect the test result) using a circular motion from the inside out.

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Capillary equipment and site-equipment

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Gauze, bandages, peppers, clay sealer tray, glass slides, gloves, lancets, micro collection containers, microhematocrit tubes , spring loaded puncture device

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Site selection

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First choice if site middle or ring finger, second choice of site index/pointer finger and thumb do not use the pinky finger because of thinner tissue. Non-dominant hand

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Midstream Clean-Catch Urine Collection (1)

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Requisition form, Sterile urine container with label, Sterile antiseptic towelettes

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Midstream Clean-Catch Urine Collection (2)

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Written instructions for cleansing and voiding

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24-Hour (Timed) Urine Sample Collection

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Requisition form, 24 - hour urine sample container with lid, Label, Container with ice, if required, Perservative, if required

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Urine Drug Sample Collection

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Requisition form, Gloves, Bluing agent (dye), Sample container, Chain of Custody form, Temerature strip

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Throat Culture Swab

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Requisition form, Tongue depressor, Collection swab in a sterile tube containing transport media,Flashlight

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Nasopharyngeal Swab

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Requisition form, Sterile mini tip Dacron polyester or rayon tipped swab, Transport medium (saline), Ice slurry

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Quality control on equipment

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Expiration dates on tubes and needles, Equipment checks for POCT testing, Preventive maintenance on centrifuges,Routine cleaning of all surfaces

Phlebotomy (14 decks)

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