Unit 1: Part 2

Question 1

Homeostasis definition

Answer 1

Process by which blood vessels repair after injury

Question 2

What are the four stages of repair?

Answer 2

Vascular phase
Platelet phase
Coagulation phase
Fibrinolysis

Question 3

Vascular phase

Answer 3

Injury to a blood vessel, causes it to constrict slowing blood flow

Question 4

Platelet phase

Answer 4

Injury to the endothelial lining, causing platelets to adhere

Question 5

Coagulation phase

Answer 5

Coagulation factors that converts temporary platelet plug to a stable Fibrin clot

Question 6

Partial thromboplastin time

Answer 6

used to evaluate the intrinsic pathway, also put in a light blue top

Question 7

Prothrombin time test

Answer 7

used to a value the extrinsic pathway for anticoagulant therapy (people on blood thinners)

Question 8

Fibrinolysis

Answer 8

The breakdown and remove all of the clot
-Repairing tissue

Question 9

If the test tube says CMP & BMP which one do you get rid of?

Answer 9

Always get rid of BMP

Question 10

What information should be on the test tube

Answer 10

Name, date of birth, the type of test,ICD10,, and Dr. signature

Question 11

If you’re performing a blood draw on an alcoholic, what do you use to clean the skin with?

Answer 11

Clora prep or iodine

Question 12

Where should tourniquet be applied?

Answer 12

3 to 4 inches above the puncture site

Question 13

How long should a tourniquet be placed on the arm?

Answer 13

Less than a minute to prevent hemoconcentration

Question 14

What do Vacutainer tube do?

Answer 14

Suck blood out of veins

Question 15

Characteristics of a light blue top

Answer 15

Must be filled completely
-Have a 9 to 1 ratio

Question 16

Vacutainer needles (can be multiple sample needle)

Answer 16

Most common is 21G, 1.25 inch.
Angle is 15 to 30°

Question 17

Wing infusions set

Answer 17

Butterfly needle used for small veins on the hand
-23 Gauge at 5° angle

Question 18

What should you do when disposing a needle?

Answer 18

Never recap a needle, whether it has a safety or not

Question 19

Should the bevel be up or down?

Answer 19

Always beval up

Question 20

What information should always be in your notes when dealing with a patient

Answer 20

Sites, location, area
-What needle type, what anti-septic
* know the specifics

Question 21

3 most common veins

Answer 21

Left side of arm: basilic vein
Middle of arm: median cubital vein
Right side of arm: cephalic vein

Question 22

What does OSHA stand for

Answer 22

Occupational safety and health administration

Question 23

What does HIPPAA stand for

Answer 23

Health insurance, portability, and accountability act

Question 24

PHI stand for

Answer 24

Protected health information

Question 25

What does CLSI stand for

Answer 25

Clinical and laboratory standards institute

Question 26

Why do we take the tourniquet off less than a minute?

Answer 26

To prevent hemoconcentration

Question 27

Hemostasis definition

Answer 27

Blood vessels repair after injury

Question 28

How many layers do veins have?

Answer 28

Three layers Inside: partial thromboplastin time (PTT) Middle: contains blood Outside: prothrombin time test (PT/INR) INR: international normalized ratio 

Question 29

What color is the tops of a PTT and a PT/INR?

Answer 29

Light blue tops

Question 30

Plasma definition

Answer 30

Liquid portion of unclouded blood, and still contains clotting factors - blood doesn’t clot

Question 31

Definition of serum

Answer 31

Liquid portion that allows clotting - clotting factors are no longer present bc they’ve already been used

Question 32

What are the clotting factors?

Answer 32

Calcium, protein, fibrinogen

Question 33

Tubes with anticoagulants

Answer 33

(Blood doesn’t clot) -lavender -Green (light or dark) -Pink -Royal blue with lavender stripe -Light blue -Gray

Question 34

Tubes without anticoagulants

Answer 34

(Blood that clots) - clear -Red: glass or plastic -Tiger top, gold top marble top -Royal blue with a red stripe

Question 35

What will be produced when anticoagulants are separated in a centrifuge?

Answer 35

Plasma

Question 36

What will be produced when tubes without anticoagulants are separated in a centrifuge?

Answer 36

They will produce serum

Question 37

What is the approved order of draw?

Answer 37

Broth -discard tube (clear or red) -Light blue top (sodium citrate) -Red top (clot activator if plastic) -Gold/tiger/marble top (silica/gel) -Light green top (lithium heparin/gel) -Dark green top (sodium heparin) -Pink top (potassium EDTA) -Lavender top (EDTA) -Gray top (sodium fluoride/potassium, oxalate) -dark blue ( in order of draw)