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INVERTING
MIXING ADDITIVE WITH BLOOD 8-10 TIMES
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PREVENT INFECTION
70% ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL (RUBBING ALCOHOL)
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ALCOHOL
DOES NOT STERILIZE THE SKIN
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ALCOHOL SHOULD REMAIN ON SKIN
30-60 SECONDS
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THIXOTROPIC GEL
CAN BE FOUND IN SOME TUBES, INCLUDING THE SERUM SEPARATION TUBE (TIGER TOP)
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ETHYLENEDIAMINE TETAACETIC ACID
FOUND IN THE LAVENDER-TOPPED TUBE, PREVENTS PLATELET CLUMPING AND PRESERVES THE APPEARANCE OF BLOOD CELLS FOR MICROSCOPIC EXAMS.
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HEMOCONCENTRATION
A CONDITION IN WHICH THE CONCENTRATION OF BLOOD CELLS IS INCREASED IN PROPORTION TO THE PLASMA.
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HEMOLYSIS
THE DESTRUCTION OR DISSOLUTION OF RED BLOOD CELLS, WITH SUBSEQUENT RELEASE OF HEMOGLOBIN
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PLASMA
THE LIQUID PORTION OF WHOLE BLOOD THAT CONTAINS ACTIVE CLOTTING AGENTS
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SERUM
THE LIQUID PORTION OF WHOLE BLOOD THAT REMAINS AFTER THE BLOOD HAS CLOTTED
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THIXOTROPIC GEL
A MATERIAL THAT APPEARS TO BE A SOLID UNTIL SUBJECTED TO A DISTURBANCE, SUCH AS CENTRIFUGATION, WHEREUPON IT BECOMES A LIQUID
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PROPER COLLECTION OF BLOOD REQUIRES SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT
- DOUBLE-POINTED SAFETY NEEDLES
- EVACUTED, STOPPERED TUBES
- NEEDLE HOLDER
- SHARPS CONTAINER MARKING PEN
- SYRINGES TOURNIQUET
- WINGED INFUSION SETS(BUTTERFLY NEEDLES)
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PHLEBOTOMY
THE PRACTICE OF DRAWING BLOOD
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FOUR BODY HUMORS
- BLOOD
- PHLEGM
- YELLOW BILE
- BLACK BILE
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FOUNDATION OF ALL MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS TO KEEP THESE HUMORS IN BALANCE BY
- PURGING
- STARVING
- VOMITING
- BLOODLETTING
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TOURNIQUETS ARE TIED
3 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE THE ELBOW
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COMMON METHOD OF TAKING BLOOD
VENIPUNCTURE. BLOOD IS TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM SURFACE VEIN
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YELLOW
SPS PREVENTS BLOOD CLOTTING AND STABILIZES BACTERIAL GROWTH (ADDITIVE AND ITS FUNCTION)
BLOOD OR BODY FLUID CULTURES (LABORATORY USE)
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RED
NONE (ADDITIVE AND ITS FUNCTION)
SERUM TESTS; CHEMISTRY STUDIES, BLOOD BANK, SEROLOGY (LABORATORY USE)
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RED-GRAY
NONE, BUT CONTAINS SILICIA PARTICLES TO ENHANCE CLOT FORMATION (ADDITIVE AND ITS FUNCTION)
SERUM TESTS (LABORATORY USE)
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LIGHT BLUE
SODIUM CITRATE; REMOVES CALCIUM TO PREVENT BLOOD FROM CLOTTING (ADDITIVES AND ITS USE)
COAGULATION TESTING (LABORATORY USE)
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GREEN
HEPARIN (SODIUM/LITHIUM/AMMONIUM); INHIBITS THROMBIN FORMATION TO PREVENT CLOTTING (ADDITIVES AND ITS USE)
CHEMISTRY TESTS (LABORATORY USE)
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LAVENDER
EDTA; REMOVES CALCIUM TO PREVENT BLOOD CLOTTING (ADDITIVES AND ITS FUNCTION)
HEMATOLOGY TESTING (LABORATORY USE)
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GRAY
POTASSIUM OXALATE AND SODIUM FLUORIDE; REMOVES CALCIUM TO PREVENT BLOOD FROM CLOTTING; FLUORIDE INHIBITS GLYCOLYSIS (ADDITIVES AND ITS FUNCTION)
CHEMISTRY TESTING ESPECIALLY GLUCOSE AND ALCOHOL LEVELS (LABORATORY USE)
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