Edta anticoagulant Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Capillary Puncture 3rd or 4th finger for adults, heel stick for infants; Lancet cut across ridges; hold the tube horizontal when filling. Don't sqeeze finger too tightly or milk the finger. Wipe off 1st drop. The vein can collapse If you pull on the plunger of the syringe too hard or too quickly during a draw or you use too strong of a vaccum for the vein, this can happen... Anticoagulant An agent used to preven blood clotting and to keep the specimen whole blood Red top NO ADDITIVE --- Cl...

CPT - Certified Phlebotomy Technician Questions with Certified Solutions What mask needs to be worn in a room with airborne isolation precautions N-95 Mask (plus gloves & a gown) What does PPE stand for Personal Protective Equipment What PPE needs to be worn in a room with droplet isolation precautions Gloves, mask, eye protection & gown What PPE needs to be worn in a room with contact precautions Gloves & gown What gauge needle will cause hemolysis 25 gauge (and above) (to small & it breaks...

MLPAO Test Prep ~ Hematology 200 Questions with Complete Solutions 100% Verified Correct What does CBC stand for? - Correct Answer Complete Blood Count What are the formed elements of blood? - Correct Answer WBC, RBC, and Platelets EDTA Anticoagulant - Correct Answer Maintains cell shape and size and prevents blood from clotting by binding to calcium Heparin Anticoagulant - Correct Answer Initiates cell clumping and provides blue background staining Citrate Anticoagulant - Correct A...

NHA Phlebotomy National Exam 2022-2023. 300 while transferring serum into an isolator tube, some blood splashes into your eyes. what must you do? you are conducting a streptococcal pharyngitis test on a patient. what transmission-based precaution should you take? you observe a glucometer reading of 250 mL/dL. you get a reading in the average range when you do a second test. what may have caused the first result? you are to perform a glucometer reading for a young adult while the...

A tube of blood that arrives in the laboratory without a label must be (Ans- Rejected automatically If a blood sample should be collected 2 hours post-prandial, the phlebotomist should collect the sample (Ans- 2 hours after a meal Knowing when to collect peak and trough levels is important when drawing (Ans- Therapeutic drugs A pre-warming technique may be used to (Ans- Increase patient's tendency to bleed The role of all anticoagulants is ultimately to prevent formation of ...

A Fundamental Guide to Phlebotomy Question and answers rated A+what are the test for an order of draw? Bottles= Nutrient Broth (BC X 2), blood cultures, aerobic & anaerobic, use Chloral Prep in lab 1hr, microbiology 2. Clear Top Tube= Discard Tube 3. Light Blue= (Sodium Citrate, anticoagulant) Plasma PT, PTT, aPTT, PT/INR, D-Dimer, coagulation dept 4. Red top ==( plastic cot activator) Alcohol, ethanol, ETOH, serum pregnancy test, Serum, Chemistry Dept 5. .Tiger/Gold top tube-Silica cot ac...

A Phlebotomist has a requisition to draw blood on a patient who has severe Down syndrome. Which of the following steps should the Phlebotomist take? A) Explain the procedure to the patient in simple terms, then proceed with venipunture. B) Speak with the patients guardian before performing the venipuncture to ensure the explanation is understood C) Draw the Patient's blood without trying to explain the procedure D) Ask the patient's guardian to assist in holding the patient's arm...

Yellow Tube 1 - Blood cultures SPS Aerobic bottle drawn first/anaerobic second This tube is drawn first due to infection purposes Use chloraprep for aseptic site Mix 8-10 times Lavender Tube 5 - Anticoagulant EDTA- sodium or potassium Common tests- CBC Prevents clotting by binding calcium Prevents platelet clumping Preserves shape of cell NEVER BEFORE HEPARIN Mix 8-10 times Post prandial glucose test - Glucose test performed after ingestion of a meal Hematopoiesis - bl...

First piece of PPE that should be removed GLOVES Which of the following should be collected first when taking a dermal sample? Lavender Top How long after a patient has taken an oral medication should blood be drawn for peak level of the medication? 2 hours What should be done if vein collapsed half way through collecting blood from a patient for donation? use a new collection bag to draw a new unit of blood If a patient has a right side mastectomy ..... use medi...

What does CBC stand for? CORRECT ANSWER Complete Blood Count What are the formed elements of blood? CORRECT ANSWER WBC, RBC, and Platelets EDTA Anticoagulant CORRECT ANSWER Maintains cell shape and size and prevents blood from clotting by binding to calcium Heparin Anticoagulant CORRECT ANSWER Initiates cell clumping and provides blue background staining Citrate Anticoagulant CORRECT ANSWER Dilutes the blood due to the volume of the liquid and is used for platelet count only CBC h...

Phlebotomy Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers Verified | Updated 2024/2025 EDTA What is the anticoagulant of choice for most venous blood hematology tests? ethylenediamine tetra acetate What does EDTA stand for? Proper patient identification What is PPI? Plunger and barrel What are the two parts of a syringe? bevel, shaft, hub Three parts of a needle? After blood is drawn When are tubes labeled ? blood culture, Yellow, light blue, red, gold, light green...