Phlebotomy Flashcards
On which finger will you perform Capillary Blood Collection?
3rd (middle) or 4th (ring) finger
In Ivy’s/Template Method, until when will you inflate the blood pressure cuff?
40 mmHg (Adults)
20 mmHg (Toddlers)
Every how many seconds will you blot blood from the incision (bleeding time)?
every 30 seconds
What site is used for Ivy’s/Template Method?
Volar Surface of the forearm
What site is used for Duke’s Method (Bleeding time)?
Fingertip (preferably the ring finger)
Two methods used in Clotting time
- Lee and White Method
- Slide Method
How many tubes of blood will you use for Lee and White and how much (in mL) do you need?
Three red top tubes
at least 1 mL
Time starts when? (Lee and White Method)
When the 3rd tube is filled with blood
Tilt the tubes every __ minute to observe for clot
1
procedure stops when there is _______ ________ formed in the three tubes. (Lee and White method)
visible clotting
Tests stop when a ______ _______ _______ is observed. (Slide Method)
Visible fibrin strand
Angle when preparing a Peripheral Blood Smear
35-45 degrees
Angle for Malarial Smear
45 degrees
Number of inversions:
Blood Cultures - SPS
8-10 times
Number of inversions:
Citrate tube
3-4 times
Number of inversions:
BD Vacutainer SST Gel Separator Tube
5 times
Number of inversions:
Serum tube (glass or plastic)
plastic: 5 times
Glass: none
Number of inversions:
BD Vacutainer Rapid Serum Tube
5 to 6 times
BD Vacutainer PST Gel Separator Tube with Heparin
8-10 times
Number of inversions:
Heparin tube
8-10 times
Number of inversions:
EDTA tube
8 to 10 times
Number of inversions:
BD Vacutainer PPT Separator Tube K2EDTA with Gel
8 to 10 times
Number of inversions:
Fluoride (glucose) tube
8 to 10 times
Additive in Blood Culture Bottles
SPS (Sodium Polyanethol Sulfonate) or ACD
