HARTMAN PHLEBOTOMY EXAMINATION PREP
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◉ most common point of care tests include? Answer: 1- glucose
2- blood clotting
3- hemoglobin/hemacrit
4- electrolytes
5- blood gases
6- complete blood count
◉ what kinds of patients might need a capillary puncture? Answer: 1-
obese
2- burned our scarred arms or a cast
3- infants under age 1
4- patients predisposed to blood clots
5- patients who's veins are only used for chemo
6- fragile veins
7- patients with iatrogenic anemia
◉ Iatrogenic anemia Answer: anemia caused by excessive blood
draws
, especially common in infants or patients in intensive care
◉ ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate) Answer: this test cannot be
done by capillary puncture bc it requires more blood
◉ why can coagulation studies not be done with capillary blood?
Answer: needs more blood
◉ analytes are different in capillary blood because it contains Answer:
venous blood, arterial blood and tissue fluids
◉ capillary blood more resembles Answer: arterial blood than venous
blood
◉ why can capillary blood can be used for blood gas testing and
blood smear? Answer: bc it closely resembles arterial blood
◉ blood smear Answer: examination of different blood cells under a
microscope
should have a feathered look as you smear across slide
◉ how to prevent iatrogenic anemia? Answer: do not draw more than
2.5% of blood volume in 24 hours
draw no more than 5% in 30 days
STUDY GUIDE LATEST UPDATED PRACTICE
SOLUTION VERIFIED 100 PERCENT
◉ most common point of care tests include? Answer: 1- glucose
2- blood clotting
3- hemoglobin/hemacrit
4- electrolytes
5- blood gases
6- complete blood count
◉ what kinds of patients might need a capillary puncture? Answer: 1-
obese
2- burned our scarred arms or a cast
3- infants under age 1
4- patients predisposed to blood clots
5- patients who's veins are only used for chemo
6- fragile veins
7- patients with iatrogenic anemia
◉ Iatrogenic anemia Answer: anemia caused by excessive blood
draws
, especially common in infants or patients in intensive care
◉ ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate) Answer: this test cannot be
done by capillary puncture bc it requires more blood
◉ why can coagulation studies not be done with capillary blood?
Answer: needs more blood
◉ analytes are different in capillary blood because it contains Answer:
venous blood, arterial blood and tissue fluids
◉ capillary blood more resembles Answer: arterial blood than venous
blood
◉ why can capillary blood can be used for blood gas testing and
blood smear? Answer: bc it closely resembles arterial blood
◉ blood smear Answer: examination of different blood cells under a
microscope
should have a feathered look as you smear across slide
◉ how to prevent iatrogenic anemia? Answer: do not draw more than
2.5% of blood volume in 24 hours
draw no more than 5% in 30 days