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VENIPUNCTURE Flashcards

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EQUIPMENT FOR VENIPUNCTURE

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-Tourniquet
-Collection Tubes
-Additives in Collection Tubes
-Needles
-Needle Holders
-Winged Blood Collection Set (Butterfly)
-Syringes
-Solutions for Skin Antisepsis

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used to provide a barrier against venous blood flow to help locate a vein

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Torniquet

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3
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Additives in Collection Tubes

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-Clot activators
-Anticoagulants
-Antiglycolytic Agent
-Separator Gel

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Blood specimens for serum testing must first be allowed to clot for

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30 to 60 minutes prior to centrifugation and removal of the serum

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5
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Accelerates the clotting
process and decreases the specimen preparation time

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Clot activators

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6
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Examples of clot activators

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-glass
-silica particles
-thrombin

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7
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Prevents blood from clotting

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anticoagulant

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8
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Anticoagulants

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-Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
-citrate
-oxalate
-heparin

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9
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Inhibits the metabolism of glucose by blood cells

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antiglycolytic agent

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10
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The most commonly used antiglycolytic agent

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Sodium fluoride

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11
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Tubes containing sodium fluoride alone yields what?

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Serum

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12
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Tubes containing sodium fluoride and an anticoagulant yields what?

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Plasma

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13
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An inert material that undergoes a temporary change in viscosity during the centrifugation process; this enables it to serve as a separation barrier between the liquid (serum or plasma) and cells.

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Separator gel

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14
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Prevents blood from dripping into the holder when changing tubes

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Rubber sleeve

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15
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The gauge number of a needle is directly related to the bore size

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False,directly—-Inversely

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16
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The most common needle size for adult venipuncture

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21 gauge with a length of 1 inch

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17
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Advantage of using a 1-inch needle

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Provides better control during venipuncture.

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18
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Gold top additive

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Clot activator and gel
for serum separation

19
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Light Green additive

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Lithium heparin and gel for plasma separation

20
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Red top additive

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-Silicone coated (glass)
-Clot activator, Silicone
coated (plastic)

21
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Orange top additive

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Thrombin-based clot activator with gel for serum separation

22
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Royal Blue top

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-Clot activator (plastic serum)
-K2EDTA (plastic)

23
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Green top additive

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-Sodium heparin
-Lithium heparin

24
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Gray top additive

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-Potassium oxalate/ sodium fluoride
-Sodium fluoride/Na2 EDTA
-Sodium fluoride (serum tube)

25
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Tan top additive

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-K2EDTA (plastic)

26
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Lavender top additive

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-Liquid K3EDTA (glass)
-Spray-coated K2EDTA
(plastic)

27
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White top additive

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-K2EDTA and gel for plasma separation

28
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Pink top additive

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-Spray-coated K2EDTA (plastic)

29
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Light Blue additive

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-Buffered sodium citrate
0.105 M (3.2%) glass
0.109 M (3.2%) plastic
-Citrate, theophylline,
adenosine, dipyridamole
(CTAD)

30
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Gold top tube

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  • serum determinations in chemistry
    -used for routine blood donor screening and diagnostic testing of serum for infectious disease
31
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Light Green tube

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  • plasma determinations in chemistry
32
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Red top tube

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  • serum determinations in chemistry
  • used for routine blood donor screening and diagnostic testing of serum for infectious disease
33
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Orange top tube

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  • Stat serum determinations in chemistry.
34
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Royal Blue top

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For trace-element, toxicology, and
nutritional-chemistry determinations

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Green top tube

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For plasma determinations in chemistry

36
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Gray top tube

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For glucose determinations

37
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Tan top tube

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For lead determinations. This tube is certified to contain less than .01 mg/mL(ppm) lead.

38
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Lavender top tube

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-K2EDTA and K3EDTA for whole blood
hematology determinations
-K2EDTA may be used for routine immunohematology testing, and blood donor screening

39
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White top tube

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For use in molecular diagnostic test methods

40
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Pink top tube

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  • For whole blood hematology determinations.
  • Ued for routine immunohematology
    testing and blood donor screening
  • Designed with special cross-match label for patient information required by the AABB
41
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Light blue

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  • ## For coagulation determinations
42
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For selected platelet function assays and routine coagulation determination.

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-Citrate, theophylline,
adenosine, dipyridamole (CTAD)

43
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Order of Draw for venipuncture

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  • CCSHES
    Culture, Coagulation, Serum, Heparin, Edta, Sodium

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