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What step should a phlebotomist take if blood was drawn from the wrong patient?
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The role of a phlebotomist is to?
A phlebotomist is responsible for drawing the blood of a patient. They must choose the proper needle, know the proper amount to be drawn, label the blood vial properly, and use caution because blood is a possible contaminant.
What do you call a person that tests the blood that has been drawn?
Phlebotomist
What position should a patient never be in when having blood drawn?
Sitting or lying down
What is the name of a person that withdraws blood?
In some hospitals there is a team of phlebotomist, whose main function is to draw blood specimen from indoor and outdoor patient. A phlebotomist draws blood from either inpatients or outpatients. If you are an inpatient, you can have blood drawn by either a nurse, a Medical laboratory assistant(also called Medical Laboratory technician in the US), or an Medical Laboratory technologist. These people all have additional training other than just drawing blood. A phlebotomist is only trained in drawing blood, not other tasks.
Why should venipuncture be avoided on the affected side when a patient has had a mastectomy?
A patient who has had mastectomy may have blood drawn. You should avoid the side that has had lymph node dissection.
What is the cost of blood draw procedures?
It depends on the amount of people being drawn, but we have had a phlebotomist draw 11 people where each blood draw cost $15. We have heard of blood draws costing up to $25 for a single blood draw. Several factors to consider: is person going to clinic? is phlebotomist at one location? is phlebotomist going to multiple locations (ie homes or businesses)? how many people will be drawn at one time/location? how long will person need to be there?
What are the risks of an adrenocorticotropic hormone test?
They may include slight bleeding from the location where the blood was drawn. The patient may feel faint or lightheaded after the blood is drawn. Sometimes the patient may have an accumulation of blood under the puncture site.
How should patients be prepared for an aldosterone assay?
Since posture and body position affect aldosterone, hospitalized patients should remain in an upright position (at least sitting) for two hours before blood is drawn. Occasionally blood will be drawn again before the patient.
When a patient offers his or her arm to have blood drawn he or she has what consent?
Consent by action or acquiescence.
If a patient has a disease and blood was drawn what would show?
It will generally show a high white blood cell count.
How is an analanine aminotransferase test done?
This test involves blood being drawn, probably from a vein in the patient's elbow.
What is the ratio of blood to the blood culture bottles?
To increase positive cultures more blood should be drawn. For adults the amount of blood that should be drawn is 20 ml which is 10 ml per bottle. The ratio is 1 to 5 to 1 to 10.
