Week 11- Phlebotomy procedures- Order of Draw Flashcards

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Order of Draw

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Stop Light Red Stay Put Green Light Go (sterile yellow, light blue, red, SSTiger top, Green, Lavender, Gray

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Yellow Tube

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Additive - SPS ; Used for- cultures of body/ blood fluid

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Light Blue - INVERT?

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Additive- Sodium Citrate; Used for- Coagulation studies; Invert 3-4 times

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Red- INVERT???

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Additive- NONE; Used for- whole blood collection that is allowed to clot; Invert 5 times

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Gold/ Tiger Top

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Additive- SST (serum separator gel) ; Used for- chemistry testing

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Light Green- INVERT???

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Additive- Heparin Used for- plasma samples; 8-10 timesss

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Lavender

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Additive- EDTA; Used for- blood cell components; cbc

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Gray

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Additive- Sodium Flouride & Potassium Oxalate; Used for-glucose and alcohol blood collection

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Purpose of inverting an evacuated tube during ventipuncture?

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Proper mixing of additive contained in the tube and the specimen

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10
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A CMA should allow a serum specimen to stand for what length of time to allow the specimen to clot before centrifuging?

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45 mins

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11
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To divide a sample into one or more smaller portions is to ______ a sample

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Aliquot

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12
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Correct way to aliquot a blood sample

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Divide the sample into several using a pipette

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13
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When red blood cells burst, it is known as

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hemolysis

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14
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Typical needle size for a butterfly draw is

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25-26 gauge

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15
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Additives in draw tubes are either

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anticoagulants (stop blood from clotting) or serum tubes (only used to test serum)

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