Phlebotomy Test

glands that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream

Antimicrobial removal device: Blood culture bottle containing a resin that removes antimicrobials (antibiotics) from a blood specimen.

ansanguinate is to 'remove all blood'?

process by which the body converts simple compounds into complex substances needed to carry out the cellular activities of the body

What organ would a doctor be interested in if he ordered an ALP, AST, ALT, GGT and bilirubin?.

anaerobic means 'without air'?

If the patient continues to bleed after 8 minutes of pressure you should?

What special handling does a cold agglutinins test require ?

Postprandial means________.

What is the size (in inches) of needle routinely used for venipuncture?

What percentage of the blood is made up of formed elements?

handwashing → What is the most important step in preventing infections?

jaundice: high bilirubin (product of breakdown of RBC's) level in the blood, leading to deposits of yellow bile pigment in the skin, mucous membranes, and sclera (whites of the eyes), giving a patient a yellow appearance

A substance that causes formation of antibodies that are directed against it

What are some of causes of a pre-analytical error(s) ?

condition of serum or plasma that has hemoglobin from broken red blood cells (RBC's) in it

What is the preferred site for venipuncture?

What kind of valve is the tricuspid valve?

The most common complication of phlebotomy ?

Blood Culture tests can be done with a dermal puncture when venipuncture is not possible.

resting metabolic state of the body early in the morning after fasting for twelve hours

Arteriovenous Shunt

large vein on the inner side of the antecubital area, LAST CHOICE vein for venipuncture

test in which the number, type, and characteristics of blood cells are determined by examining a stained blood smear under a microscope.

Which test is NOT a light sensitive test ?

What is the liquid portion of blood (inside of body) called?.

Lavender tubes must be 2/3 full?

Which tube is used for PTT?

An open wound can be a portal of entry in an infection chain.

What tube is used for ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate?

What is the function of a leukocyte?

A pad used to protect the patient's clothing?

ARD

ACT stands for?

Dangerous condition in which the pH of the blood is abnormally high (alkaline)

agglutinate means to?

The myocardium is the layer of the heart that is made of ____________?

What is the first link in the chain of infection?

Microorganisms cultures are collected in ____________ tubes

"APC" is the term for what?

What is a condition that could cause leukopenia (low white blood cell count)?

Arterioles are the smallest branches of arteries, which join with capillaries?

Sodium Citrate is the additive in which tube?

material collected from the inside of the cheek (DNA testing)

the skin and its appendages including fingernails, hair; also the largest organ of the body

Blood cultures are collected in a __________ tube.

What tube is used for a WBC differential?

What is the preferred antiseptic for venipuncture?

There are several possibilities why tubes may lose their vacuum due to _____________?

All patients are presumed to be infectious for Blood Borne pathogens?