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What is one route by which methylxanthines can be administered to patients with COPD?

New phlebotomist, Alex, has an order requisition on an 86 y/o female patient for a CBC, BMP, ESR, troponin, d-dimer and blood culture. While palpating the antecubital area for a vein, the only “vein” that Alex is able to locate is a blood vessel which has a pulse. What is the best course of action for Alex to follow to successfully complete the blood draw for the ordered tests?

Match the following terms with corresponding examples of the variable

In a successful venipuncture procedure using the vacuum tube system, blood flows into the vacutainer tube because of:

Match the Celsius temperature with the following sites

What pipet would you use (best choice) to deliver 25 uL of sample?

Chris, the Lab Tech is running a STAT blood glucose and notices the controls for the run are “out of control”.  All the controls for previous runs that day were “in control”.  The ED Provider has phoned the Lab four times already anxiously awaiting the results.  The patient is a 15 y/o comatose in critical condition of no apparent cause.  Under these circumstances, should Chris release the results of the blood glucose to the Provider?

The most common anticoagulant used in hematology is:

When performing a venipuncture, the needle is positioned at a:

Match the tube additive/anticoagulant with the color of the tube top