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Needles
Needle types & gauges
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Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 1
12/07/2017
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Term
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Hub
Term
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Bevel
Term
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Shaft
Term
Red
 Definition
25g
Term
Blue
 Definition
22g
Term
Pink
 Definition
20g
Term
Green
 Definition
18g
Term
White
 Definition
16g
Term
Tan
 Definition
14g
Term
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Bulb syringe
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Nylon syringe
Term
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Center slip syringe
Term
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Eccentric slip syringe
Term
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 Definition
Luer lock syringe
Term
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Catheter syringe
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Curved tip syringe
Term
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Butterfly catheter
Rapid placement
Short term use only
Lacerates vessels
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Over the needle catheter
Low cost, easy placement
Less flexible
Higher incidence of thrombosis/phlebitis
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Through the needle catheter
Very flexible, decrease incidence of phlebitis
Long term use
Very expensive
Greater risk of lacerating catheter, difficult to place
Term
Red top blood tube
 Definition
No additive
Used for serum studies
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Lavender top blood tube
 Definition
Contains EDTA
Used for CBC
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Tiger top blood tube (red/black)
 Definition
Contains gel separator
Used for serum studies
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Blue top blood tube
 Definition
Contains sodium citrate
Used for coagulation studies
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Green top blood tube
 Definition
Contains heparin
Used for blood smears
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