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26 Cards in this Set
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Chemistry |
The hematocrit test is performed in which department of the lab |
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Physiology |
The study of the function of each body part and how the functions coordinate is called |
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Plasma contains fibrinogin, serum does not |
The difference between plasma and serum |
One contains that thing that starts with an f, the other doesn't |
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Leukocytes and thrombocytes (platelet) |
The buffy coat consists of: |
Wbc and plt |
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Veins |
Which blood vessels in pulmonary circulation carry blood that is high in oxygen |
After it comes from lungs, it goes back TOWARD the heart |
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Pt is more susceptible to infection |
When a pt has had a mastectomy, venipuncture should be avoided on the affected side because: |
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Pumping blood |
The ventricles of the heart are principally responsible for: |
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45% |
The formed elements make up about (what percent) of whole blood volume |
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Chlorhexadine |
Besides povidone iodine what can be used to cleanse a site before collection for a blood alcohol test |
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Skin antisepsis |
The most critical aspect of blood culture collection (beside pt identification) |
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Flouride |
What additive maintains glucose stability in the sample for at least 24 hours |
Glucose, sugar, teeth |
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Blood |
What kind of specimen is collected to test for the presence of inborn metabolic disorders, such as galactosemia screening |
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True |
A bilirubin specimen being icteric is a reason not to reject a specimen for analysis. T/f |
Icteric= yellow, jaundiced |
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True |
In general, a syringe is used when drawing specimens and/or pts except for requests for multiple testing, requiring different anticoagulant and multiple tubes. T/f |
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Edta |
The anticoagulant preferred for hematology testing |
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Lavendar |
The anticoagulant that preserves the cell morphology for a differential is what color tube |
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Gray |
This tube contains oxalate |
The glucose one |
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Higher pressure in the arteries |
An arterial puncture is more likely to result in a hematoma than a venipuncture is because |
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False |
Blood from arterial punctures is collected in the green tube. T/f |
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5 minutes |
Once an arterial blood sample is obtained, the puncture site should have pressure held for how long |
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Lavendar top |
You are to collect by fingerstick a green top, lavendar top, and red top microcollection container. What microcontainer do you collect first? |
Order of draw: plt counts, CBCs, and other hematology tests are collected first. Followed by chemistry tests. |
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Wrapping foil around specimen and using an amber colored tube |
Protecting a specimen from light is best done by: |
2 things |
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True |
Specimens may be rejected for testing if an anticoagulated specimen has a clot, specimen wasn't labeled w pts complete name, the specimen was drawn above a running IV. T/f |
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Bilirubin causing jaundice |
Serum that's icteric has increased presence of |
Yellow |
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Lipids in a nonfasting sample |
Serum is lipemic with a increased presence of |
LIPemic : LIPids |
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Hemoglobin from ruptured rbcs |
Serum described as hemolyzed in the presence of increased |
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