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| Blood specimen additive that inhibits metabolism of glucose |
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| Serum specimen collected in |
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| Anticoagulants that remove calcium from specimen by forming insoluble calcium salts |
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| Sodium citrate, EDTA, oxalate |
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| Lavender-stopper tubes used to collect |
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| One reason ETS is preferred blood collection system |
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| Exposure of blood to contaminants is avoided |
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| Measurement of copper, trace element, requires collection in |
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| Blood-to-additive ratio most critical |
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| Disinfectant preferred by HICPAC for use on surfaces and instruments |
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| EPA-registered sodium hypochlorite product |
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| Sink not available, phlebotomist should clean hands with |
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| Detergent-containing wipes followed by a sanitizer |
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| Properly applied tourniquet should |
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| Restrict venous and arterial blood flow |
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| Gauge of needle used primarily for infant or child veins |
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| Types of ETS tube additives |
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Anticoagulants, Clot activators, Separator gels
All of the above |
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| Plastic red-top tubes contain |
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| Improper handling or storage of tubes can affect |
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Additive integrity, shape of tube, vacuum of tube
All of the above |
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| Test affected by cross-contamination from light-blue top |
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| Using needle smaller than 23 gauge increases chance of hemolyzing specimen |
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| Carryover of additive unlikely to affect a partial thromboblastin time |
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| Used to obtain high degree of antisepsis |
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| Preferred solution to use to clean up blood spills |
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| EPA-approved bleach product |
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| Gauge of a needle relates to |
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| Multi-sample needles available in gauges |
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| Plays no role in deciding what size tubes to use for ETS blood collection |
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| Patient allergy to antiseptics |
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| Stopper color used to identify coagulation |
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| Tube to yield a serum sample |
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| Tube stopper color indicating prescence or absence and type of additive in tube |
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| Heparin prevents blood from clotting by |
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| Department to conduct test on SPS tube |
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| Tube with royal-blue top and lavender label contains |
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| Substance that is anticoagulant |
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| Substance contained in serum separator tube |
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| Purpose of antiglycolytic agent |
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| Best tube to collect ETOH specimen |
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| Tubes needed to collect CBC, PTT, and STAT |
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| Light-blue, Green, Lavender |
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| Test collected in light-blue top |
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| STAT test collected in lithium heparin tube |
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| Stopper color indicates EDTA |
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| Anticoagulant contained in Plasma Separator Tube |
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| Purpose of Sodium Citrate |
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| Protect coagulation factors |
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| An anticoagulant is unable to |
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| Inhibit the metabolism of glucose |
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| Gel separator tube containing EDTA |
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| Additive contains a substance inhibiting phagocytosis of bacteria by white blood cells |
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| Sodium polyanethol sulfonate |
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| Test most affected by tissue thromboplastin contamination |
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| Test most affected by carryover of K2EDTA |
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| Fewest number of tubes needed to collect a CBC and protime when using butterfly on a patient who is difficult draw |
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| Trace element specimen tube should be collected |
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| Pink-top tube containing EDTA primarily used for |
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| Tubes to collect PT, STAT, Lytes, and BC |
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| Stopper color containing either of two different form of anticoagulant salt |
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| Additive found in 4 different tubes with different colors |
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| Stopper color same for two different additives used by two departments |
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| Tubes with different-colored stoppers go to chemistry department |
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| Additive most commonly used for chemistry test |
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| Which three tests most likely had questionable results and needed redrawn |
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| Tube added to ones collected to check for metal poisoning |
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| Tube/additive used to collect DNA tests |
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| Electrolytes should never be collected in |
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| Item unnecessary when performing routine venipuncture |
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| Evacuated tubes fill automatically when stopper pierced |
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| Premeasured vacuum in each tube |
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| Adhesive bandages are choking hazard and shouldn't be used on children 2 and under |
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| Underfilled additive tube will have incorrect blood to additive ratio |
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| Phlebotomist has dermatitis |
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| Wear a barrier hand cream or lotion |
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| Decontamination of hands after glove removal essential |
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| Hand contamination might not be visible to naked eye |
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| After blood spill, disinfectant applied and must sit how many minutes to be effective |
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| Purpose of trans-illumination device |
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| Locate veins for venipuncture |
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| Needle safety features work by |
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Covering or shielding the needle
Retracting the neede after use
Usind device to blunt the needle
ALL OF THE ABOVE |
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| OSHA require that after use |
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| Tube holders with needles attached be disposed of as a unit |
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| Tubes designed by manufacturer to be "short draw" |
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| Made to fill only partially |
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| Ok to transfer blood from tube into another tube if additives are same |
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| Solution used to clean site before routine venipuncture |
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| Gauze pads better choice than cotton balls |
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| Cotton ball fibers can stick to the site |
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| ClSI standards advise against using these on children 2 and under |
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| Deleted from list of required characteristics of sharps container |
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| Used once and then discarded |
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| Vigorously mixing a specimen can cause hemolysis |
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| Criterion used to decide which needle gauge to use |
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| Size and condition of vein |
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| Needle gauge with largest bore or lumen |
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| Purpose of rubber sleeve covering tube end of needle |
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| Prevent leakage of blood during tube changes |
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| Phlebotomy needle that doesn't have safety feature |
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| Must be used with holder that has safety feature |
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| Mixing additive tubes properly involves |
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| Turning the wrist 180 degrees and back |
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| Cleaning agent in hand sanitizers |
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| Important to fill oxalate tubes to stated fill capacity because excess oxalate |
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| Causes hemolysis of blood specimens |
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| Glass particles present in SST |
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| Tourniquet should not be left on longer |
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| Part of syringe that shows measurements in cc or ml |
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| Part of evacuated tube holder meant to aid in smooth removal of tube |
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| Best choice of equipment for drawing difficult veins |
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| Mixing equipment from different manufacturer's |
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| Most likely to increase chance of hemolyzing specimen if using |
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| 25-gauge butterfly needle to collect from small child |
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| Purpose of tourniquet in venipuncture procedure |
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| Enlarge veins so they are easier to find and enter |
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| If blood pressure cuff used, pressure must be |
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| Below patient's diastolic pressure |
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| Needle safety devices must |
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| Create a barrier between a user's hand and the needle after use |
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| ETS holder and syringe transfer device look similar, difference is |
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| Permanently attached needle with a sleeve inside the transfer device |
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| PT and platelet count ordered on 80-year old female patient |
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| No tube was drawn to remove air from butterfly tubing |
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| If microclots are detected in a hematology specimen, it cannot be used and must be recollected |
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| Head space in evacuated tube is |
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| Consistent amount of airspace left when tube is filled properly |
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