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38 Cards in this Set
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What can damage a vein?
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Too many punctures (it causes sclerosis- hardening)
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Where do we draw from a damaged vein?
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If we use it we draw below
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What happens when you draw blood from a hematoma?
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You get a hemolized specimen
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What causes the serum to be red?
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Hemolized blood
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What happens when you draw from an arm that had a mastectomy?
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Fluid Embalance- Infection because the lymph nodes are removed
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What is the best vein to draw from on an obese patient?
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Cephalic Vein
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What should we use if someone has an adhesive allergy?
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Coban
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What is Petechiae?
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Red dots-from tying the tourniquet too tight. Capillaries broke
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What does arterial blood look like?
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It is cherry red
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Why do we want to avoid hitting an artery?
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The thick walls cause it to close slower and bleeding is strong and it can cause massive damage
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What is Latrogenic Anemia?
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This is an anemia that occurs when a patient has a lot of blood drawn, over and over. (most common in Children, elderly or small petite person
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What is a VAD?
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This is the category of Vascular Access Devices
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What is a CVC?
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A Catheter surgically inserted proximal to the right atrium.
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What is the blue port on a Hickman CVC for?
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meds
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What is the Red Port on A Hickman CVC for?
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draw blood
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What is the White port use for on a Hickman access Device?
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iv fluid
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When can we make an exception to labeling the blood that we did not draw?
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When we are assisting the nurse with a blood draw? We go through the name and date of Birth verification, we observe the nurse drawing the blood (we put their initials and our initials)
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What is the percentage of lab errors caused by the Pre-Analytical Errors?
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46-68%
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What phase are phlebotomists responsible for during the entire process?
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Pre-Analytical Phase
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What is Hemoconcentration?
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Less Fluid more formed elements
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What causes Hemoconcentration?
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tourniquet on too long and dehydration
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What is Hemolysis?
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The destruction or breakdown of the cells and causes the color of the serum to be pink
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What causes a hemolized specimen?
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Draw from Hemotoma
Large Vein- Small Needle Pulling the plunger too fast Dont invert the tubes too rough |
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What are the Test Collection Priorities?
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STAT
Timed Collect (TC) ASAP Routine Fasting |
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Why must certain specimens be protected from the light?
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The light breaks down the analyte.
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Why must certain specimens be put on ice water?
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The ice slows down the metabolic processes
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Why do require a specimen to be kept warm?
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It it needed to mantain Body temp to prevent precipitation or agglutination of the specimen
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What is Body Temp?
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37 degrees cel.
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What is Room Temp?
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15-30 degrees cel.
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What is refrigeration temp?
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2-10 degrees cel.
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What is the temp for a frozen Sample?
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-20 degrees Cel.
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What is the percentage of lab errors caused by the Pre-Analytical Errors?
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46-68%
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What phase are phlebotomists responsible for during the entire process?
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Pre-Analytical Phase
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What is Hemoconcentration?
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Less Fluid more formed elements
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What causes Hemoconcentration?
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tourniquet on too long and dehydration
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What is Hemolysis?
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The destruction or breakdown of the cells and causes the color of the serum to be pink
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What causes a hemolized specimen?
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Draw from Hemotoma
Large Vein- Small Needle Pulling the plunger too fast Dont invert the tubes too rough |
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What are the Test Collection Priorities?
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STAT
Timed Collect (TC) ASAP Routine Fasting |
