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Title: Phlebotomy Notes
Description: Everything you need to know!! Detailed notes, Order of Draw, Tube Additives Procedures: Bleed Test- Glucose Test- Capillary Test, Preparing Blood Smear, Venipuncture, vocabulary, Definitions,

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Blood Specimens in Phlebotomy
• Whole Blood- (For the most part) Not Centrifuged


Serum- Centrifuged



Plasma- Centrifuged

For Serum specimen:
1
...

Tube Additives
1
...
Initiating (starting or activating) the process of coagulation















3
...
Anticoagulant- Prevent blood from clotting/ Let the blood in
collection tube stay in liquid form
2
...
Silica=absorbs moisture/ Desiccant)
3
...
A
...
B
...
Light Blue - Fully Fill Tube- (9 to 1 ratio/ 9 parts blood to 1
part Sodium citrate)
(3-4 inversions)
Additive: Sodium citrate (anticoagulant)
Specimen: Plasma
Laboratory Uses:Coagulation studies: PT, PTT, and
Fibrinogen
(PT- ProThrombin time)
(PTT- Partial Thromboplastin time)
3
...
Plastic / B
...
)
Additive: Plastic: Clot activators - Glass: No Additive
Specimen: Serum
Laboratory Uses: Chemistry, Serology, Immunology, &
Blood Bank
Plastic: (5 inversions)
Glass: No additive - no inverting
Serology= Study of serum
3
...
Gold / D
...
A
...
B
...
Lavender (8-10 inversions)
Additive: EDTA K2 (Potassium EDTA), EDTA K3
Specimen: Whole Blood
Laboratory Uses: Hematology Studies: Complete Blood
Count(CBC), WBC count, Hemoglobin(iron protein), Hematocrit(%
of Blood), Platelet count, Erythrocytes sedimentation Rate (ESR),
RBC, Reticulocyte, and differential count
Reticulocyte: immature RBC first 24hrs
6
...
Royal Blue (8-10 inversions)
Additive: Sodium or Sodium EDTA or No Additive
Specimen: Plasma or Serum
Laboratory Uses: Chemistry trace elements: Toxicology
trace metals, lead, and nutrition analysis
2
...
Orange (5-6 inversions)
Additive: Thrombin (Clot activator) or T
appropriate gauge)



Reapply tourniquet



With fingers of non-needle carrying hand pull skin taut







Dispose of gloves and supplies into containers







Remove gloves







Package specimen for transport







Apply bandaid







Check the patient for hemostasis by inspecting the site of
incision







Blood collection tubes labeling must be done to facility
standards











With needle carrying hand insert needle at the appropriate
angle



Fill tubes in correct order of draw



Remove tourniquet- 60sec
...








Fill syringe but pull plunger back slowly







insert needle at appropriate angel







Pull patient skin taut to anchor skin







Reapply tourniquet







Connect syringe to needle, inspect needle







Disinfect site with alcohol







Package specimen for transport



Remove gloves



Dispose of gloves



Wash hands



Title: Phlebotomy Notes
Description: Everything you need to know!! Detailed notes, Order of Draw, Tube Additives Procedures: Bleed Test- Glucose Test- Capillary Test, Preparing Blood Smear, Venipuncture, vocabulary, Definitions,