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6 Cards in this Set
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Veins |
Cephalic- the second choice made it is usually more difficult to locate and has a tendency to move however it is often the only thing that you can palate in the obese patient Basilic- the third choice it is the least firmly anchored and located near the brachial artery if the needle is inserted too deep this artery may be punctured |
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Unsuitable veins |
Sclerosed- beating so hard and cord like can be caused by disease inflammation chemotherapy or repeated venpunctures Thrombotic veins Tortuous veins- these are winding or crooked veins these names are susceptible to infection and since blood flow is impaired the specimen collected made produce erroneous test results Do not draw blood from an arm with IV fluids running into it the fluid will alter the test results also do not draw blood from a fistula site such as those surgically implanted in dialysis patients |
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Identification |
Asta conscious patient to state his or her full name the medical assistant will still need to check the arm band - verify the correct patient is being drawn even after the patient has stated his or her name in addition to checking the patient's name the patient's identification numbers do the 3 point identification |
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Dui blood sample |
Only use chlorhexidine to clean area. Alchol and idione can produce false results |
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Tourniquet |
Release the tourniquet what's the needle in her the vein and you attach the first to you to the infusion side or the vacutainer holder release the tournament tourniquet if needed tell the patient to unclench his fist the tourniquet should not be left on longer for the longer than 1 minute if you do not release the tourniquet after one minute three complications are possible first the specimen can undergo hemolysis hemolysis is a medical term that means destruction are breaking of blood cells white blood cells become hemolyzed the laboratory test result can be an accurate because electrolytes and other and other interests cellular components that are normally contain inside the cells now the circulating the syrup the second complication that can occur at the development of Itachi Itachi is tiny hemorrhages they are not harmful the third complication that can occur in hemoconcentration is the tourniquet can force fluids out of the veins and into the surrounding tissue this class is the concentration of the blood components to artificially increase in the blood test will be inaccurate |
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Label |
Playful label directly on the specimen to after the blood is obtained not before |
