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1
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Difference between a manual and automatic differential count

A

Manual>human and automatic> machine.

2
Q

PST and SST

A

Mint green also called a plasma separation tube and tiger top called a serum separation tube.

3
Q

Blood cultures are drawn to ID

A

Pathogenic microbes in the bloodstream.

4
Q

What sample needs to be run in 15 mins of collecting?

A

ABG

5
Q

H + H

A

Done before blood donation. Can be collected from finger stick or purple. Which means you can get a CBC from purple.

6
Q

How long can tourniquet remain on arm during the venipuncture?

A

Entire length of draw we have two minutes to find blood or hemoconcentration.

7
Q

Assession number

A

For tracking and Id ing blood. A unique tracking number.

8
Q

Unconscious patient

A

John Doe

9
Q

Most common cause blood culture contamination

A

Improper site preparation (also clean top of sterile bottle).

10
Q

Difference between plasma and serum

A

Plasma-has clotting factors, serum-no clotting factors. Plasma is the liquid portion of unclothed blood.

11
Q

If physician orders a drug screen what collected?

A

Urine chemistry evaluation.

12
Q

Complication repeated venipuncture

A

Phlebitis

13
Q

Patient asks for results

A

Speak with your physician

14
Q

Tube used for coagulation studies

A

Light blue never used for coagulation studies purple

15
Q

Which bigger 18g v. 21g?

A

18g. Don’t use 25g be risk hemolysis.

16
Q

Tourniquet 2+ minutes

A

Petechiae and hemoconcentration

17
Q

Three hr OGTT tube #

A

Four tubes are drawn.