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phlebotomy final exam order of the draw Ans: yellow, light blue, red, green, lavender, and grey additives found in yellow top tubes Ans: SPS (sodium polyanethol sulfonate), or acid citrate dextrose additives found in light blue top tubes Ans: SODIUM CITRATE additives found in red top...

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phlebotomy final exam
order of the draw Ans: yellow, light blue, red, green, lavender, and grey

additives found in yellow top tubes Ans: SPS (sodium polyanethol sulfonate), or acid citrate
dextrose

additives found in light blue top tubes Ans: SODIUM CITRATE

additives found in red top tubes Ans: NONE

additive found in green top tubes Ans: SODIUM HEPARIN, LITHIUM HEPARIN, AND
AMMONIUM HEPARIN

additive found in lavender top tubes Ans: EDTA

additive found in grey top tubes Ans: SODIUM FLUORIDE / POTASSIUM OXALATE /
HEPARIN

additive found in royal blue top tubes Ans: NONE / SODIUM HEPARIN / EDTA

deliver lavender top tubes to this department Ans: HEMATOLOGY

deliver grey top tubes to this department Ans: CHEMISTRY

deliver gold top tubes to this department Ans: CHEMISTRY

deliver yellow top tubes to this department Ans: MICROBIOLOGY

deliver CBG test to this department Ans: CHEMISTRY

filling tubes in the wrong order can result in Ans: CONTAMINATION OF A SPECIMEN DUE
TO ADDITIVE CARRYOVER

standard needle gauge for venipuncture Ans: 21g

coagulation dept runs these tests Ans: PT / APTT / PTT

time needed for blood clotting in a tube containing no additive Ans: 30 - 60 mins

veins are anchored in order to Ans: prevent the vein from rolling

royal blue top tubes are used to collect Ans: toxicology and traced metal specimens

, 21g - 22g needles are used for Ans: routine venipuncture

the proper order of vein selection Ans: MEDIAN CUBITAL / CEPHALIC / BASILIC

reasons to allow alcohol to dry completely before needle insertion Ans: puncture will sting less,
hemolysis is less likely to occur, evaporation process helps destroy microbes

improper cleaning of venipuncture site can cause Ans: INFECTION

second choice vein, more visible on obesse patients Ans: CEPHALIC VEIN

tourniquets should never Ans: tied over open sores (causes infection) / tied too tightly (cuases
petechiae) / left on longer than one minute (causes hemoconcentration)

to properl anchor a vein Ans: pull the skin taut with your thumb, below the tube holder

butterfly and syringe needles may be used Ans: on small frail veins such as those in children and
geriatric patients

types of needles used for phlebotomy Ans: hypodermic needle / multisample needle / winged
infusion (butterfly)

yellow top tubes are used to collect Ans: Blood culture specimens

during venipuncture the needle is inserted at Ans: a 15 - 30 degree angle with the bevel up

lavender top tubes are used to collect Ans: CBC specimens

when identifying a patient in the hospital seeting always Ans: check the patients ID band / ask
the nurse the patients name / ask the patient to state his or her name

after venipuncture pressure should be applied Ans: for at least 5 mins prior to bandaging

phlebotomist should avoid the basilic vein because Ans: it lies near a major nerve and near the
brachial artery and is more painful when punctured

glucose tesst are collected in Ans: grey top tubes

types of anticoagulants include Ans: sodium citrate, EDTA, sodium heparin, lithium heparin and
ammonium heparin

thixotropic gel found in light green tubes is a Ans: coagulant

the easiest veins to anchor Ans: median cubital veins

tubes containing anticoagulants Ans: prevent clotting

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