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What are the three clinical purposes of phlebotomy?
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Diagnostic Testing, Therapeutic Assessment, and Monitoring
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What are the clinical duties of a phlebotomist?
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Identify the patient correctly, Assess the patient prior to blood collection, Perform the puncture, Withdraw blood into the correct containers/tubes, Assess the degree of bleeding and pain, and Assess the patient after the phlebotomy procedure
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What does HIPAA stand for
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act/
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What are the functions of blood
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Transportation, Disbursement of nutrients, Regulation, Hemostasis/
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What is plasma made up of?
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90% water and 10% dissolved solutes such as glucose, amino acids, fats, metabolic wastes (urea, creatinine, and lactic acid), respiratory gases, regulatory substances (hormones, enzymes), electrolytes, and antibodies.
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What is difference of constituents between plasma and serum?
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Serum does not contain anticoagulant, neither does it contain the clotting factors and the blood cells which are contained in the fibrin clot.
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Reasons for skin puncture.
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Severe burns, obesity, thrombotic tendencies, fragile veins, veins that are being saved, home testing, and point-of-care testing.
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