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phlebotomy equipment can be organized in all of the following trays, drawing station, mobile workstations
the most economical and safest method for performing routine venipuncture is the use of evacuated tubes
all of the following can decrease the possibility of developing latex allergies except wearing powdered gloves
the primary antiseptic for routine venipuncture is isopropyl alcohol
a properly tied tourniquet permits arterial flow and blocks venous flow
the plastic tubing on a butterfly set may be attached to all of the following except large red stopper tube
the color coding if evacuated tubes provides info about all the following except the volume of specimen collected
which of the following tubes must always be completely filled light blue
the purpose of sodium flouride in a gray stopper tube preserve glucose
all of the following tubes contain a seperation gel except green
the tube of choice for trace metal analysis royal blue
tubes containing soybean trypsin inhibitor and thrombin are used to collect specimens for fibrin degredation products
serum separator tubes should not be used for TD test, serology or blood banking
yellow stopper tubes are used for all the following except lead testing
packages of evacuated tubes manufactured at the same time are called a lot
the ratio of blood to anticoag in a light blue stopper tube 9:1
the purpose of thixotropic gel in an evacuated tube is to prevent cellular contamination of serum
blood cultures may be collected in yellow stopper tubes containing SPS
the anticoag that is present in a light blue tube is sodium citrate
in an evacuated tube blood flow into the tube depends on the vacuum in the tube
most anticoags in blood collection tubes prevent clotting by binding calcium
lavender stopper tubes can be used for all of the following except coag tests
which of the following tubes contains an anticoag that inhibits thrombin light green
when collecting coag tests from a patient with polycythemia the amount of anticoag is decreased
the tube the will best prevent falsely inceased potassium test results is light green
basic info that should be present on all requisition forms includes all of the following except the type of collection tube
to aid in specimen processing requisition forms may contain a bar code
the most important procedure in phlebotomy is to identify the patient correctly
all of the following are used to identify a pateint except bed sign
the most important part of a requisition for is authorization to perform the procedure
proper specimen collecting begins with requisitioning
before you draw a blood specimen you must always check the patients ID number and the name on the wristband
when encountering a patient with casts on both arms and no wristband the phlebotomist should check the patients ankle
blood should not be drawn from a patient who is standing
patient reassurance includes briefly explaining the procedure
failure to check the requisition form prior to leaving the lab may cause the phlebotomist to have inadequate equipment
when organizing equipment at the patients bedside it is important have extra evacuated tubes readily available
the maximum time a tourniquet should remain on the patients arm is 1 minute
the vein of choice for routine venipuncture is the median cubital
the vein located on the thumb side of the arm is the cephalic
A large rigid cord located during palpation indicates tendons
palpate means to examine by touch
prolonged application of a tourniquet will cause hemolysis
the appearance of petechaie on a pateints arm during site selection indicates that the tourniquet is tied too tightly
failure to allow the alcohol to dry on the patients arm after site cleansing can cause all of the following except increased bacteriostatic action
correct palpation of a vein includes all of the following except detecting a pulse using the thumb
the veins that are the easiest to anchor are the median cubital veins
hemoconcentration can be caused by prolonged tourniquet application
which of the following is not acceptable sterile technique putting on gloves and palpating the cleansed area
firmly anchoring the vein prior to needle insertion is necessary to prevent the vein from rolling
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