Phlebotomy Basic Vocabulary

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Serum

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an amber-colored, protein-rich liquid that separates out when blood coagulates.

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Plasma

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the colorless fluid part of blood, lymph, or milk, in which corpuscles or fat globules are suspended.

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Whole Blood

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blood drawn directly from the body from which none of the components, such as plasma or platelets, has been removed.

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CLSI

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The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute: promotes the development and use of voluntary laboratory consensus standards and guidelines within the health care community.

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OSHA

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The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is an agency of the United States Department of Labor.

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PPE

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Personal protective equipment, commonly referred to as "PPE", is equipment worn to minimize exposure to serious workplace injuries and illnesses. These injuries and illnesses may result from contact with chemical, radiological, physical, electrical, mechanical, or other workplace hazards.
Stable in dried blood for up to 3 days

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HIV

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Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HIV is a virus spread through body fluids that affects specific cells of the immune system, called CD4 cells, or T cells. Over time, HIV can destroy so many of these cells that the body can't fight off infections and disease. When this happens, HIV infection leads to AIDS.

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HBV

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Hepatitis B
a severe form of viral hepatitis transmitted in infected blood, causing fever, debility, and jaundice.
Stable in dried blood for up to 7 days

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HCV

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Hepatitis C
a form of viral hepatitis transmitted in infected blood, causing chronic liver disease. It was formerly called non-A, non-B hepatitis.
Stable in dried blood for up to 7 days

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Anticoagulant

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having the effect of retarding or inhibiting the coagulation of the blood.

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EDTA

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Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, widely abbreviated as EDTA

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Hemolyzed

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Hemolyzed blood is blood that is disintegrated.
Characterized by Pink to Red Color.

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Icteric

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jaundiced: affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc
Characterized by having a dark yellow color

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Lipemic

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Cloudy, Milky. Meaning increased lipids.

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How often should a blood collection tray or cart be cleaned?

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Once a week unless visably soiled

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ETS

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Evacuated tube system

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ESR

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Erythocyte sedimentation rates

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BUN

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Blood ureanitrogen

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PST

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Plasma Separator tubes

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At these instructions, the order of transfer should be:

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. sterile specimens
. light blue stopper tube
. other anticoagulants and additives
. lavender stopper tube
. green stopper tube
. grey stopper tube
. red, SST, or orange stopper tube

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Winged blood set, or butterflies as they are routing called,or used for:

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. The infusion of IV fluids
. performing venipuncture from very small veins
. obtaining specimens from children and the elderly

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Blood pressure cuffs can be used as a:

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Tourniquet. The cuff should be inflated to a pressure of 40 mm hg to allow blood to flow into but not out of the affected veins.

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Antiseptic

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used for cleaning the skin in routine blood collection is 70% isopropyl alcohol.

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Iodine or chlorhexidine

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used to cleans the site for blood collection that require additional sterility, such as blood cultures and arterial punctures.