2nd - Test Unit 6-9

• Also known as plasma or serum separation of the cell?

  Aliquoting
• Why do we need aliquoting?

  Sample is frozen
• • Sometimes you need to share samples between labs
  • some of the requirement platelet poor means double spin
  • we dont want the solid and liquid part to contact?

  Requirements of Aliquoting
• Do we need to use gel tube for aliquoting?

  No
• If test cant be performed how long in period of time?

  2hours
• If test cannot be performed within two hours, it technically needs to be aliquoting if it’s?

  Serum or plasma
• but if it’s whole blood, you might need to?

  Fridge
• Another name of a butterfly needle?

  Wing infusion set/wing infusion collection set or scalp vein set
• SDS stands for?

  Safety data sheet
• How many section does SDS has?

  16 section
• Is SDS provided by the manufacturer or employer?

  Manufacturer/supplier
• provide information about the hazards of a chemical, including its physical and chemical properties, health effects, and safety precautions?

  safety data sheets (SDS)
• TAT stands for?

  Turn around time
• Examples of TAT?

  Urgent/Time, routine, stat
• Longest TAT?

  Routine
• Shortest TAT?

  Should be done right away

  STAT
• What is the state in order of draw?

  Sodium citrate tube (light blue), serum tube (red/gold), heparin tube (Green), EDTA (Lavender/pink), fluoride glucose tube (grey)
• what colour of tube is sodium citrate?

  light blue
• What colour of tube is serum tube?

  Red/gold
• What colour of tube is heparin tube?

  Dark/light green
• What colour of tube is EDTA?

  Purple/pink
• What colour of tube fluoride glucose tube or potassium oxalate?

  Grey
• To avoid cross contamination, blood must be drawn and collected in tubes in a specific order?

  Order of draw
• What is the other additive is in grey top tube beside potassium oxalate?

  Sodium fluoride
• Sodium fluoride preserves? Also for alcohol testing

  Glucose levels
• Sodium fluoride also called?

  Anti-glycolytic agent
• Should we pre-label the tube or label the tube after we collect it?

  After we collect the blood
• Should we label it in front of the patient or not?


  Beside the patients
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• What is likely consequence, or possible of putting needle to steep?

  Damage arteries, nerves, tendons, also cause hematoma
• Most relevant or least damaging when putting needle?

  Go right through vein
• shallow of angle, putting needle?

  Right above the vein
• What is hematoma?

  Bleeding under the skin, swelling, redness, bruises, all over
• What do you do if it appears they are patient developing haematoma?

  First, take off turnique, Second tube, third needle and apply pressure
• How many inversion is light blue?

  3 to 4 times inversion
• How many inversion is serum tube?

  5 times inversion
• how many inversion is heparin tube, EDTA tubes, glucose tube?

  8 to 10 times inversion
• If we add anticoagulant to a tube if we centrifuge it what are we gonna get?

  Plasma, Buffy coat, blood cells
• If we collect blood tube to which NO anticoagulant what are we gonna get?

  Serum and clot
• Why is anti-cubital fossa important for phlebotomy or to collect blood?

  Least painful, veins are large, veins close to surface or skin