hema - veni and anticoagulant Flashcards
first step in skin preparation
cleanse the skin with alcohol swab
what should be maintained in skin preparation?
asepsis
2 sources of microbial contamination
- hand of the phlebotomists
- skin of the patient
what are the blood collection method in skin puncture
capillary blood/peripheral blood
site of the capillary blood
finger, earlobe and medial/lateral portion of the plantar surface of the foot
skin puncture order of draw
lavender-plasma additive-serum tubes
puncture site for infants under 12 mos
lateral/medial plantar heel surface
puncture site for infants below 12 mos, children and adult
palmar surface of last digit of 2nd, 3rd, 4th finger
two methods of venipuncture
syringe and evacuated tube method
needle length range
1 inch for routine venipuncture and 1.5 inches for patients with deep veins
angle of the syringe
15 degrees
suitable needle gauge for adults
19-21 g
suitable needle gauge for childreen
23g
needle used when blood is to be collected from a very small vein
butterfly needles (21, 23, 25 g)
site for venipuncture?
antecubital fossa
veins in the antecubital fossa
median cubital, median cephalic, and basilic
alternate sites
ventral forearm, wrist area, back of the hand and ankle/foot
order of draw
yellow - blue - red - green - lavender - gray
specimen rejections
clotted specimen, severely hemolyzed specimen, improperly labeled specimen, specimen too old, failure to meet volume criteria, improperly dilluted capillary specimen, leaking tube, delay in transport and collection of specimens in wrong tube.
immediate local complications
haemoconcentration, collapse of the vein, failure of blood to enter the syringe.
immediate general complications
syncope
late local complications
thrombosis of the vein, thrombophlebitis, hematoma
errors in s.c
misidentification of patient, mislabeling of specimen, short draws, mixing problem, wrong anticoagulant, hemolysis/lipemia, hemoconcentration of prolonged torniquet, extreme temperature, delayed delivery, processing errors
peaks at 4-6 am, lowet at 8 pm to 12 am
cortisol
lower at night, increased with stress
adrenocorticotropic hormone
lower at night, increased with supine>standing
plasma renin activity
lower at night
insulin, aldosterone
higher in the afternoon and evening
growth hormone, acid phosphate
increase with exercise
thyroxine
higher with stress and 4-8 am and 8-10 pm
prolactin
peaks early in the morning, decreases up to 30%
iron
4% decrease supine
calcium
commonly used anticoagulants
edta, double oxxalate, sodium citrate, sodium flouride, heparin, acd, cpd and cpda.
chelates ca (calcium)
EDTA