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The veins in both arms of a patient who is obese are difficult for a phlebotomy technician to palpate and the patient is complaining of pain from the standard disposable tourniquet applied to her arm.  Which steps might help the phlebotomy technician locate a vein and improve comfort for the patient?

When drawing a specimen for an ammonia test, what should a phlebotomy technician have ready for specimen transporation?

When an order is marked STAT it should be collected 

A severe allergic reaction possibly resulting in death is called

Clostridium perfringes causes gas gangrene and is classified as a(n)

Scars cover the arms and hands of a patient whose requisition requires CBC and electrolytes. After finding no acceptable venipuncture site on either arm or hand, the phlebotomy technician sees that the scarring does not extend to the fingertips.  Which of the following is true?

After assembling the ETS and double-checking that he has the correct tubes gathered for a venipuncture draw, a phlebotomy technician realizes that he forgot to remove the tourniquet after site selection.  He knows that is has been in place for more than one minute.  If he continues with the draw, what is one possible consequence?

Specimens drawn for testing cold agglutinins must be 

Veins carry blood _______ the heart and arteries carry blood ______ the heart.

When a healthcare worker gets a vaccine against hepatitis B, they are creating