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Flashcards by Pip Fraggle, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Pip Fraggle
over 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| First tube in order of draw (before EDTA) | Slides |
| Second tube in order of draw (after slides and before other additive tubes) | EDTA |
| Third tube in order of slide (after EDTA and before non-additive tubes) | Tubes with other additives |
| Fourth tube in order of slide (after tubes with additives) | Tues without additives |
| How should a capillary incision be positioned in relation to the grooves in the finger? | perpendicularly |
| ancillary blood glucose test | bedside test to determine blood glucose level, performed by dermal puncture |
| What three substances are higher in Capillary blood than venous blood | Glucose, Hemoglobin, Potassium (serum sample) |
| What three substances are higher in venous blood than capillary blood? | Calcium, total protein, potassium (plasma sample) |
| At what age should dermal heel punctures be done? | 12 months or younger |
| When is it okay to obtain blood from the big toe? | it depends on your facility's policy |
| What kinds of tests cannot be performed from a capillary collection? | blood cultures and most coagulation tests |
| What is the biggest risk of capillary stick? | Not getting enough blood? |
| What must be done with the first drop produced from a capillary puncture? | It must be wiped away to avoid contamination by interstitial fluid. |
| what is osterochondritis? | painful inflammation of the bone or cartilage |
| what is osteomyelitis? | serious sometimes fatal infection of the bone |
| Which fingers are used for capillary punctures? | the third and fourth finger of the non-dominant hand |
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