Venipuncture

The process of collecting blood for diagnostic purposes

The smallest of the formed elements

In order for blood to clot, it must contain

The anticoagulant of choice when drawing a PT or PTT is

A CBC is ordered. This is a whole blood specimen. Does your tube require an anticoagulant?

A chemical that prevents clotting

The "thickness of a liquid"

The vein used most often for venipuncture

Which organization is responsible for recommending the order of draw?

Where are red blood cells produced?

If the tourniquet is left on for longer than 1 minute, this can occur

The correct needle position for venipuncture is

Your patient needs a PT drawn. Which color tube will you choose?

The tube associated with glucose testing

Which of the following determines the order of draw?

A tourniquet is placed how far above the intended puncture site?

The layer of WBC and platelets that form a layer between the plasma and RBC

The gauge of needle most commonly used for venipuncture

Gel that forms a layer between cells and fluid portion of blood after being centrifuged

Formed elements

You have an order for the following: CBC, PT, CMP, Which is the correct order of draw?

Using a tourniquet in an edematous arm is appropriate when collecting a blood specimen

Hematology tests are collected in this tube

Your tube contains EDTA. Where is this tube placed in the recommended order of draw?

A tourniquet is left on the arm no longer than

The liquid portion of blood after it has been allowed to clot

You have an order to collect blood cultures and trace metals. What should occur?

A blood specimen containing an anticoagulant can be centrifuged to separate cells from plasma

Serum is formed in blood that contains fibrinogen

The most abundant cells found in blood

When a BP cuff is used as a tourniquet, the cuff should be maintained at what pressure?

Which of the following substances is NOT an anticoagulant?

A variable that can alter the results of a specimen collected for a blood alcohol level

Which of the following cells is responsible for transporting O2 and CO2?

Sterile collection bottles need to be drawn first because

An SST contains

When a blood sample cannot be obtained, which of the following should occur?

The tube associated with blood chemistry tests

Which of the following would NOT affect laboratory results

This collection method uses a multi-draw needle

Part of the whole specimen that has been taken ooff for use or storage

An anticoagulant that prevents clotting by removing Ca+

The tube used for coagulation studies

Shaking a vacutainer tube instead of gently rolling or mixing can cause

The study of blood and its components, fluids, and cells

The tube used for toxicology testing

Which of the following arteries is not found in the arm?

What happens during the clotting process of blood?

The amount of blood in the human body

This system canbe used when veins are small, rolling, fragile, thin, the back of hands, or foot

The order of draw changes when collecting blood using the syringe method

To get 1 mL of serum, _______ mL of blood should be collected

Obtaining a specimen for blood culture is a sterile procedure

________ of blood is formed elements

The liquid portion of uncoagulated blood

The tourniquet applied prior to venipuncture is removed

The portion of centrifuged, anticoagulated blood that contains most of the WBC and platelets

The preferred system of blood collection on patients with small/easily collapsible veins

___________ of blood is liquid

When drawing multiple specimens in vacuum tubes, which tube is filled first?