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HA COMP EXAM

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collecting units of blood for transfusion   16 gauge needle  
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Regular sticks   21 gauge needle  
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Very small veins   23 gauge needles  
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List the parts common to all needles:   Beveled point, shaft, hub  
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Using a 25 gauge needle with a 10ml evacuated tube may cause:   hemolysis  
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How does the anticoag in the green stopper tube work:   by inhibiting thrombin in the coag cascade  
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Name 3 anticoags that prevent clotting by binding calcium and the color coded stopper associated with them:   sodium citrate- light blue EDTA- lavendar Sodium citrate-black  
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What is the purpose of sodium flouride in a gray stopper tube:   Maintains glucose stability for 3 days  
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Why is EDTA the anticoag of choice for the CBC:   Maintains cellular integrity better that the other anticoag: inhibits platelet clumping- doesn't interfere with routine staining procedures  
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What color tube that must always be completely filled:   light blue  
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What is the purpose of tapping an evacuated tube containing dried anticoag before using it:   loosen the powder from the tube for better results  
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Which of the following tubes will clot first: red, gold, or orange   Orange  
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Under what circumstances should the amount of anticoag in a light blue stopper tube be decreased:   Collecting on patients with polycythemia or hematocrit reading less than 55%  
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Why are royal blue stopper tubes used for collecting trace metal analyses:   tubes are chemically cleaned and rubber stoppers are specially formulated to contain the lowest possible metal levels  
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When are winged infusion sets used in phlebtotomy:   very small veins- children and geriatrics  
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Syringes are graduated in:   mL and cc (milliliter/cubic centimeter)  
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When a blood pressure cuff is used as a tourniquet how should the pressure be adjusted:   below the systolic bp but above the diastolic bp  
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List 2 precautions a phlebotomist would take when collecting a blood specimen from a patient with a latex allergy:   use latex free tourniquet, gloves and bandages  
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List 2 antiseptics used in venipuncture and a state a situation when each is used:   70% isopropyl alcohol- to prevent contamination by normal skin bacteria during specimen collection iodine/chlorhexidene gluconate- additional sterility for collections such as arterial punctures and blood cultures  
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Lavendar stopper tubes and Hemoguard closures   Anticoagulant- EDTA Purpose- chelates calcium Tests- CBC, ESR Inverted-x8  
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Pink hemoguard tubes   Anticoag-EDTA Purpose-Blood banking Tests-T&C Inverted-x8 Section-Blood Bank  
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White hemoguard tubes   Anticoag-EDTA and seperation gel Purpose-molecular diagnostics, MI panels and ammonia Inverted-x8  
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Light blue stopper tubes and hemoguard tubes   Anticoag- sodium citrate Purpose- Binds calcium Tests- PT, PTT Blood/liquid ratio-9:1 Inverted-x3-4  
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Soybean trypsin inhibitor   also in light blue tube used for fibrin degredation products  
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Black stopper tubes   Anticoag- sodium citrate Purpose-Westergren sedimentation rate (automatic) blood/liquid ratio-4:1  
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Green stopper tubes and hemoguard tubes   Anticoag- sodium heparin, ammonium heparin or lithium heparin Purpose- prevents clotting by inhibiting thrombin Tests- STAT lytes Interference-should not be used for hematology because it interferes with the Wrights stained blood smear  
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Light green Hemoguard/green & black stopper tubes   Anticoag-lithium heparin and separation gel Purpose-Plasma determinations in chemistry Tests- Potassium Inverted-x8  
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Gray stopper tubes and hemoguard tubes   Anticoag-potassium oxilate, EDTA Additives-sodium flouride, lithium iodoacetate Purpose-glucose preservatives Tests: Glucose testing/blood alcohol levels  
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Why are blood aclohol levels drawn in gray tubes with sodium flouride   sodium flouride inhibits microbial growth which could produce alcohol as a metabolic end product  
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Royal blue stopper tubes   Anticoags: None, sodium heparin Chemically clean tubes stoppers containing the lowest level of metals Tests: toxicology trace metal analysis, nutritional analysis invert 8x  
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Tan hemogaurd tubes   Anticoag: (plastic) EDTA (glass) sodium heparin Tests: Lead levels invert 8x  
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Yellow stopper and hemoguard tubes   2 types: 1) Additive- ACD (rbc preservative) Tests- HLA phenotyping, paternity testing 2) Sterile yellow tubes Additive: SPS Purpose: Inhibits action of complement, phagocytes and some antibiotics Tests: Blood culture  
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Yellow/gray stopper tubes Orange hemogaurd tubes   Additive: thrombin Purpose: results in faster clot formations (usually within 5 minutes) Tests: STAT serum chemistry and anticoag therapy  
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Red/gray stopper tubes Gold hemoguard tubes   SST tubes-thixotropic gel Additives- silica, glass particles and celite Tests: chemistry 30 minute clot time then centrifuge  
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Red stopper and hemoguard tubes   Glass- No additives Clot time is 60 minutes Tests: Blood bank, immunology, therauputic drug testing 2) Plastic- has silica for faster clotting  
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Order of the draw   1) Yellow (Sterile specimens 2) Glass red 3)Lt. blue 4) Red plastic 5) red/gray gold 6) Green 7) Lt. green 8) Lavender 9) Gray 10) Yellow gray, orange  
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When should you use syringes?   On small, fragile veins  
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Why must you "pop" the syringe before using?   Push air in and out to let out the vacuum  
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When should you use winged infusion sets?   hand veins, peds and geriatrics, patients that move alot  
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What does a tourniquet do?   impedes venous flow, doesnt stop arterial flow  
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What is aseptic cleansing?   cleaning from the middle to the outside  
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