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A phlebotomist explains to an inpatient that he has come to collect a blood specimen. The patient extends his arm and pushes up his sleeve. This is an example of 

 There are two patients in a room. One of them has a latex allergy.  You have a request to collect a blood specimen on the other one.  How should you proceed?

Which are the initials for the type of plan established when data identify a problem?  

The most frequently prescribed medications for the management of blood lipids are statins. Statins reduce hepatic production of cholesterol and increase hepatic clearance of LDL cholesterol from blood circulation. 

Which one of the following tubes is filled first when multiple tubes are filled from a syringe?

What sterile, disposable, sharp-pointed device is used for capillary punctures?  

A blood specimen was collected in a royal blue-top tube with a lavender stripe on the label. What is the specimen being used for and what additive should the tube contain?

An unconscious inpatient does not have an ID band. What should you do?

The essential fatty acids are which type of fatty acid?

Which organ is responsible for making the triglyceride-emulsifying agent?