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Which statement describes the correct use of antiseptics during venipuncture?

Please refer to the information below for questions #82 through #88. A patient is brought to emergency in a semi-conscious state. The results of the laboratory tests are listed below: Sodium = 140 mmol/L Potassium = 7.0 mmol/L Chloride = 98 mmol/L CO2 = 19 mmol/L Glucose = 7.8 mmol/L Urea = 4.2 mmol/L   Osmolality = 320 mmol/kg     What is the anion gap for this set of electrolytes?

Which of the following tests may be adversely affected if the time of collection is not accurately recorded?

When the QC was first run in the morning on multichannel analyzer XYZ, the results on one level of QC appeared erratic for all the analytes with some being outside 3SD and several having R4S violations, the results from the other level of QC appeared to be acceptable. What does this type of error indicate?

Which of the following age groups can finger punctures be performed on?

When performing venipuncture for blood cultures, what is the proper method for disinfecting the site?

What is the proper procedure for identifying a three year old patient?

Which situation will most likely result in hemolysis of a capillary specimen?

A sodium citrate tube is collected for coagulation testing.  How many times should this tube be inverted following collection?

Match each colour of BD Vacutainer stopper with the additive found inside the tube. [Each correct answer is worth 0.5 marks]