NCCT test practice Phlebotomy Q&A

NCCT test practice Phlebotomy After drawing blood you should - Invet tube 8-10x to mix the blood with the anticoagulant that the tube has Ampule - small glass container that can be sealed and its contents are sterile Arteries - carry blood from the heart, carry oxygeneted bllod. Bright red in color. Elastic walls. No valves. Have a pulse Barrel - Holds the medicine and has markings Before centrifuging you should - Let tube blood sit for 15 mins. Buffy Coat - White blood cells. Which is between the plasma and RBC after blood tube has been centrifuged. Capillaries - When the body gets warm the capillaries in the extremities dilate and let off heat. Cellular elements - Erythrocytes, Leukocytes and thrombocytes. Centrifuge - a Instrument used to speed the removal of serum from a tube of blood. It spins the blood. Elixir - Mostly common for liquid oral medicine. A sweetened, aromatic, hydroalcoholic liquid used in compounding of oral medicines. Flange - At the end of barrek where the pluger is inserted. It helps syringe stay in place. Gauge 18 - Use in blood banking/donatins not phlebotomy Gauge 20 - Can be used but large form common phlebotomy Gauge 21 - Most common used with vacuum tubes Gauge 22 - Pediatric phlebotomy, very small veins. Used on hands or feet Gauge 23 - To small, causes hemolysis of blood cells, used with butterfly system. Hematology - The study of blood and its components, fluids and cells. Also, includes the study of blood-forming organs and blood diseases. How many liters of fluid in the human body? - 6 liters of blood, 45% of which is formed elements