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Specimen Collection And Handling Flashcards

1
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Tube used for finger sticks use tubes with the smallest volume necessary for testing to prevent iatrogenic anemia/hospital acquired anemia

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Lancets

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2
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Tube used for coagulation studies (PT or PTT)

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Light blue or blue

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3
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Additives of light blue top

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Sodium citrate
Thrombin and soybean trypsin inhibitor

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4
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Test affected by additive carry over in light blue top

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Citrate
ALP
Calcium
Phosphorus

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5
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Tube used in routine chemistries, therapeutic drug levels, immunohematology, and serology

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Red (Glass)

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6
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Additive of Red (plastic) tube

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Clots activator (silica)

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7
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Test affected by additive carry over in red (plastic)

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Silica
Partial thromboplastin time
Protime

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8
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Additive of Red/Black (tiger) Gold Red/Gold tube

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Clot activator and gel separator

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9
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Additive of Green/Gray Light green tube

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Lithium Heparin and Gel separator

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10
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Tube used for routine and special chemistry and cytogenetic testing

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Green/Gray Light green

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11
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Additive of Green tube

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Lithium heparin
Sodium Heparin

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12
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Test affected by additive carry over

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Heparin
Activated clotting time
ACP
Calcium
Sodium
Lithium
Partial thromboplastin
Protime

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13
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Best anticoagulant for hemolysis prevention and for STAT sample

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Heparin

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14
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Tube used in hematology for complete blood count, slide preparation, routine hematology procedures\ immunohematology and some special chemistry assays

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Lavender or pink top

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15
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Additives of Lavender or pink top

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EDTA/thylenediaminetetraacetate

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16
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Tests affected by additive carry over

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EDTA
ALP
Ca
K
Fe
Sodium
CK
Partial thromboplastin
Protime

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17
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EDTA when used in electrolytes will increase:

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Sodium and potassium

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18
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EDTA when used in electrolytes will decrease:

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Calcium and Fe

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19
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Tube used to inhibit glycolysis

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Gray top

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20
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Additive of gray top

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Sodium fluoride and Potassium oxalate
Sodium Fluoride and EDTA
Sodium Fluoride

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21
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Additives that prevent fermentation of glucose

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Sodium fluoride and Potassium oxalate
Sodium Fluoride and EDTA
Sodium Fluoride

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22
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Distorts RBC morphology

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Oxalates and sodium fluoride

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23
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Tests affected by additive carry over

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Oxalates
ACP and ALP
Ca
K
LD
Partial thromboplastin
Protime
Sodium Fluoride
Na

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24
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Additive of Orange Gray/Yellow top

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Thrombin

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25
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Tube used in chemistry and toxicology

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Royal blue top

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26
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Additives of royal blue top

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None (red label)
EDTA (Lavender label)
Sodium Heparin (Green label)

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27
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Additives of Tan (glass tube) and Tan (plastic)
Yellow tube

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Sodium Heparin
EDTA

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28
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Additives of yellow tube

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Sodium Polyanethol sulfonate (SPS)
Acid Citrate Dextrose (ACD)

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29
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Tube used in WBC preservative

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Yellow tube

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30
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Tubes w/gel are not used for:

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ImmunoSero
Blood bank
Trace Metals
TDM

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31
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Tube colors with EDTA:

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Lavender (glass and plastic)
Pink
White
Royal blue
Tan (plastic)

32
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Tubes that chelates calcium

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EDTA
Sodium citrate
All tubes with EDTA + blue, light blue

33
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Tubes that inhibit thrombin formation

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Lithium Heparin
Sodium Heparin
Light green
Green
Black
Royal blue

34
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Tubes with clot activator

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Red (plastic/hemogard) (Silica)
Red/gray and gold (Silica)
Yellow/Gray and orange

35
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Tube that acts fibrin degradation product

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Light blue

36
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Tube used for blood bank, microbiology, HLA phenotyping and Paternity testing

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Yellow tube

37
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Order vein choice

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Median
Cephalic
Basilic

38
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Anchored and less painful vein

39
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Vein common in obese patients

40
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Vein near cutaneous nerve and brachial artery and painful

41
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These are symptoms of nerve puncture:

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Electric shock
Arm numbness
Burning
Pain radiating up or down

42
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Problem sites in venipuncture

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Burn, scars or tattooed
Damaged veins
Edema
Hematoma
Mastectomy
Lymph removed

43
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It inspects an organ by passing light thru its wall LED or infrared light

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Transillumination

44
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If blood pressure cuff used in venipuncture

45
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Angle in venipuncture

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15-30 degrees

46
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Angle of deep vein

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High angle

47
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Angle of not too deep vein

48
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It introduces a tissue factor then factor 7 activates then PT will shorten. Possible nerve damage.

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Probe fishing

49
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Length of needle in venipuncture

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1 or 1.5 inches

50
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Antiseptic for ethanol testing

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Benzalkonium chloride

51
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Standard needle for venipuncture

52
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Causes of collapse vein

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Too much vacuum
Quick pull of plunger
Tight tourniquet or close to the site of puncture

53
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Order of draw of venipuncture

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Blood culture
Citrate
Red (glass)
Red (plastic)
Heparin
EDTA
Sodium fluoride

54
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The most common cause of carry over

55
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The transfer of one additive/specimen to another thru needle contact causing contamination

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Carry over

56
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It means to detect errors and to minimize clerical errors

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Bar code labels

57
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Postphlebotomy Neurologic complications

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Diaphoresis
Seizure
Pain
Nerve damage

58
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Most common complication in blood

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Ecchymosis (Bruise)

59
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In pediatric venipuncture, how many percent of loss of blood that can lead to shock and cardiac arrest

60
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Arterial puncture is used for:

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Blood gas and pH

61
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Test conducted prior to collection in arterial puncture

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Modified Allen test

62
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Unacceptable sites in arterial puncture

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Irritated, edematous, near a wound, or area with fistula

63
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Length of lancet in skin puncture

64
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Depth of incision in skin puncture

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<2.0mm in infants
<2.5mm in adults

65
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Preferred sites in skin puncture

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Lateral plantar heel (newborn)
3rd and 4th fingers
Earlobes (least site)

66
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Order of filling microtainer

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Blood gas analysis
Slides
EDTA
Other tubes with additives
Non-additive tubes

67
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Used for measuring pH and pCO2 but not pO2

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Arterialized capillary blood

68
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Preferred site of arterialized capillary blood

69
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In arterialized capillary blood, don’t perform if arterial BP is below:

70
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Often created when multiple tests are ordered on a single specimen.

71
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In case of delay, most samples are refrigerated at:

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4°C for 8 hrs

72
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Cell lysis and slight elevation of LD and K

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Excessive centrifugation

73
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Causes of hemolysis

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Too small needle
Fast pulling of plunger
Fast transfer of blood to tube
Shaking tube vigorously
Blood collected before alcohol dried
Rimming

74
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Causes hemolysis and aerosol infection

75
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Any test used as evidence in legal proceedings; e.g., blood alcohol, drug screens, DNA analysis. Procedure to guarantee integrity of specimens to court, e.g., legal blood alcohol, drug test.

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Chain of custody

Clinical Chemistry (6 decks)

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