Phlebotomy chpt.7

When doing a fingerstick with a lancet, you should cut_______ the fingerprint line.

What is the reason for going across the finger print when doing a finger stick?

When using the fingerstick method of obtaining blood, warm the dand with ______ degree centigrade heat.

Wipe the _______ drop of blood that appears from a fingerstick

wipe the first drop of blood that appears from a fingerstick because it may contain_______

Scraping blood off the skin with the collecting device should be avoided to prevent________

The depth of a heelstick should be no more than _______mm.

Where is interstitial fluid contamination likely to occur in a blood specimen?

TEST: Glucose

DIFFERENCE IN VALUES:?

TEST: Total protein

DIFFERENCE IN VALUES:?

TEST: Calcium

DIFFERENCE IN VALUES: ?

TEST: Potassium

DIFFERENCE IN VALUES: ?

Blood gases
Lavender- stoppered (EDTA) microcontainer
Green- stoppered (Sodium heparin) microcontainer
Other additive microcontainers
Red- stoppered (nonadditive) microcontainer

1.Severly burned pt.
2. oncology pt whose veins are reserved for theraputic purposes
3. obese pt whose veins are to deep to locate
4. Geriatric pt. or other pt whose vein are inaccessessible or very fragile
5. (POCT) in health care facility

1.The alchohol used to clean the skin was not allowed to dry
2. The finger or heel was squeezed too vigorously in an attempt to produce greater blood flow
3. Increased red fragility and high red blood cell ( RBC) volume in newborn infants
4. Blood scraping off instead of allowing blood to flow into the microcollection container