phlebo Flashcards
most common anticoagulants
ECHO (edta, citrate, heparin, oxalate)
heparin prevents clotting by
inhibiting thrombin formation
length of the needle should be? butterfly needles?
1- or 1.5-inch
1/2 to 3/4 inch
long cylindrical portion of the needle
shaft
Filling tubes in the wrong order can lead to interference in testing from cross contamination of the specimen by
additive carry over, tissue thromboplastin (present in tissue fluids) & microbial
Using a needle with _____ (what gauge?) increases the chance of hemolyzing the specimen
less than 23 gauge
why cotton balls is not recommended to hold pressure
it tend to stick to the site and reinitiate bleeding when removed because they dislodge the platelet plug that seals a puncture site
substances used to prevent sepsis
antiseptics
Removing the stopper from a specimen can cause
loss of CO2
increase of pH
size of microscope slides used to make blood film for hematology determinations
25 x 75 mm (1 x 3 inch)
tourniquet should be oly used once, for it may transmit what bacteria
MRSA/ methicillin resistant staphylococcus areus
additives for yellow top? what department?
ACD (BB)
SPS (micro)
special tip (needle used for syringe system) that allows the needle to attach more securely than a slip tip
Luer-lock tip
Glycolysis by erythrocytes and leukocytes in blood specimens can falsely lower glucose values at a rate of up to
200 mg/L per hour
most frequently used antiseptics for blood alcohol specimens (2)? what top is used?
povidone iodine
benzalkonium chloride
gray top Na fluoride tube
part of the needle that allows the needle to easily slip into the skin and vein without coring (removing a portion of the skin or vein)
bevel
pressure is maintained ____ when using blood pressure cuff in place of tourniquet
no greater than 40 mm Hg
additives that can be used for green top
Lithium heparin, Sodium heparin, Ammonium heparin
additive for orange top? what department?
thrombin
chem
top/ tube used for blood bank? what additive?
pink top
EDTA
give examples of clot activator
silica
celite
thrombin
substances thatshould be kept at body temp/ 37 C upon collection (3)
cold agglutinin
croglobulins
cryofibrinogen
PTT requires analysis within
within 4 hrs after collection
process of recording in the order received
accession
internal space of the needle
lumen
lenth of the tubing in winged infusion/ butterfly
5-12 inch