UNDOCUMENTED PHLEBOTOMY SECRETS
2. _______-topped tubes contain sodium heparin. Lavender Red Green
3. Smart phlebotomists always follow Universal _________. Mandates Precautions Suggestions
4. Phlebotomy needles are used once and _____________________. returned to the manufacturer for sharpening and sterilization discarded in the trash discarded in a biohazard sharps container
5. The tourniquet is applied ______ the phlebotomy site. above directly over beneath
6. __ guage needles are commonly used for phlebotomy. 4 12 21
7. Red-topped tubes contain__________. EDTA no additive none of the above
8. Cholesterol and ________ could be tested from the same tube. CBC PT TSH
9. Serum glucose and ________ could not be tested from the same tube. PT SGOT potassium
10. Phlebotomy needles should be stored _____________. in the freezer at room temperature in an autoclave
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