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Phlebo Definitions

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Vacutainers used to collect blood specimens to be sent to the lab blood collection tubes
Device that holds the blood tubes vacutainer/tube holder
Blood is drawn into a syringe and transferred into an evacuated tube. A method utilized when working with fragile veins. syringe method
Medical instrument used to inject or withdraw fluids syringe
Tip, barrel, plunger, ribs, flange parts of a syringe
Should always be facing up when inserted into the skin bevel of a needle
For pediatric and geriatric pts the best option to draw blood on the back of the hand or wrist with a butterfly needle
The first choice for venipuncture median cubital vein
Mastectomy, tattoo, hematoma, edema, scars, and sclerosis factors that can affect blood collection
Large vein on the outermost side of the upper arm cephalic vein
Large vein on the inner side of the upper arm basilic vein
A closed system in which the pts blood flows directly into a collection tube through a needle inserted into a vein ETS (evacuated tube system)
Substance that prevents infection antiseptic
A closed glass or plastic tube that contains a premeasured vacuum evacuated tube
A demand for goods, usually made by an authority requisition
Procedure used to puncture a vein with a needle to remove blood, instill a medication, or start an intravenous infusion venipuncture
A type of sterile dressing used for small wounds, available in separately wrapped packages of various sizes. Some have a special coating to keep them from sticking to the wound gauze pad
These are attached to the needle and used to guide the tubes towards the needle to initiate blood flow into the evacuated tube hub/adaptor/needle holder
Space in front of the elbow antecubital
Collects blood from capillaries, usually finger using a lancet dermal puncture
Another term for dermal puncture capillary draw
A condition in which the concentration of blood cells is increased in proportion to the plasma hemoconcentration
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