Exam 48: Collecting, Processing, and Testing Blood Specimens

The clear, yellow liquid in which the formed elements of blood are suspended is called _______.

Which of the following is the term for red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets?

A vein commonly used for venipuncture and indicated by number 2 in the figure is the ________ vein.

When blood is centrifuged, the heavier red blood cells move to one end of the tube, lighter plasma moves to the other end, and the ________ ________ that contains the white blood cells and platelets is between the two.

A blood collection tube with a gold stopper contains a silicone serum separator and is used for studies requiring blood ________.

-A(n) blood collection tube with a ________ stopper contains heparin.

Which of the following would you include when performing venipuncture using an evacuation system?

In addition to using appropriate engineered safety devices, NIOSH recommends that health-care workers ____.

An erythrocyte (RBC) count is used to identify ____.

Which blood test can help identify coronary artery disease and atherosclerosis?

The rupturing of red blood cells, releasing hemoglobin, is called ________.

After explaining the process, you are drawing blood on 82-year-old Mrs. Green using an evacuated tube system. As you insert the third tube into the holder, the Mrs. Green begins to cry. You ask if she is in pain and she says, "No, but I am so scared! Why do they need this much blood? I must have a terrible disease!" Which of the following is your best response?

A blood test that measures creatine kinase (CK) can identify ____.

A small, disposable instrument with a sharp point used to puncture the skin and make a shallow incision is called a(n) ________.

Which of the following is used in the capillary puncture technique?

The total volume of plasma and formed elements is called ________ blood.

The addition of a(n) ________ to a blood collection tube causes the blood to remain in a liquid state.

A laboratory _______ form must be filled out when sending blood specimens to a reference laboratory for testing.

Which procedure for obtaining a blood sample is usually performed on the middle finger or the ring finger?

Julia is a pretty, 16-year-old patient who has come to the office for her annual physical. The physician has asked you to draw blood for routine blood tests. When she realizes that you are going to draw her blood, she frowns and backs away. She tells you that when "they" drew her blood last year, it left a huge, ugly bruise that took weeks to go away. Which of the following would be your best response?