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- 1Capillary punctures are located where?finger or heel
- 2the sites for capillary puncture are?ring finger, great finger, lateral sides of the heel on an infant (because its thicker)
- 3when performing the Capillary Puncture what do you use?a sterile lancet
- 4when making a skin puncture on the finger where do you do it?across the fingerprint not parellel
- 5when using a sterile lancet what is the depth you puncture?adults is 2mm depth, babies are 1.75 mm
- 6what is the reason you cut across the finger?gives a better bleed result
- 7if apt has cold fingers what do you do?they need to be warmed up to be able to prick them
- 8what is Venipuncture?surgical puncture of a vein also called phlebetomy
- 9sites for venipuncture areinner arm at the bend of the elbow or back of the palm (for difficult draw)
- 10tourniquets help with venipuncture why?they promote palpation and sometimes visual position of the veins
- 11where do you put the tourniquetts?apply 3" above the intended venipuncture site
- 12how long do you leave the tourniquet on the pt.no longer than a minute
- 13tourniquets1 to 2 " wide, latex or latex free, 12-16" long
- 14when preparing the patient what do you do ?explain the procedures and answer any patient questions
- 15during the pt instructions what do you need to do ?explain that there will be minimal pain and/or discomfort which usually subsides quickly. ask pt which arm would they prefer, and to relax because if they don't being tense will make it hurt more and make the procedure take longer
- 16when the gauge is a high numberthe needle is smaller
- 17stretching the skinwill reduce the pain
- 18Venipuncture Methodsvacuum tube and sterile needle
- 19when doing the venipuncture what size needle do they use21-23 gauge
- 20vacuum tube and sterile needle aremost popular method of collection
- 21blood specimens are seperated by3 components Red, Plasma, and white
- 22Sterile needle and syringe infoused when pt has small veins , usually a 10-20 ml syringe is used , less damaging to the tissues than the vac. method
- 23Butterfly Methodused for difficult draws, a smaller gauge is used, the tourniquet is applied just above the wrist, can be painful
- 24sites for venipuncturebasilic-outer right vein, cephalic -outer left vein,
median cubital and median - 25centrifugemachine where the collection tubes are placed and spun
- 26Lavender Tubes-contains EDTA
-Range from 5 to 10 ML
-used in whole blood collection
used for tests called CBC (complete blood counts) there is an addative in there that prevents clotting - 27gray tubescontains oxylate
usually 5ml
used in blood glucose tests - 28blue tubesusually 5ml, used for testing prothrombin times, must be completely full, has a short shelf life. must test within 2 hours for best results. only tube that has a fill line . if you dont fill you need a redraw.
- 29green tubescontains heparin , usually 5 ml, used to determine several chemical constituents.
cardiac enzymes, muscle enzymes - 30Aerobicw/out air
- 31anaerobicwith air
- 32when are blood cultures drawnonly when patient has a fever
- 33pink tubeblood bank use only also conatins EDTA. gives you more whole blood
- 34if you allow blood to clot you will get what ?serum
- 35what documentation is needed when drawing blooddate collected, and time.
patients full name .DOB or record number.
phlebotomist initials.
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- college medical FlashCards sobre Sem título, criado por sostan em 18-06-2014.
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