MLSP Prelims
MLSP Prelims
Flammable/Combustible Chemicals
Classified according to flash point → the
temperature at which sufficient vapor is given off
to form an ignitable mixture with air .
Corrosive Chemicals
injurious to the skin or eyes by direct contact or
Biological Hazard to the tissue of the respiratory and
- These microorganisms are frequently present in the gastrointestinal tracts if inhaled or ingested
specimens received in the clinical laboratory.
- CDC → Universal Precautions (1987) Reactive Chemicals
- Blood and body fluid precautions should be consistently spontaneously explode or ignite or that evolve
used for all patients heat or flammable or explosive gases
- Specimens should be “capped” during centrifugation Carcinogenic Chemicals
Listening Skills
- Looking directly and attentively at the patient Stress
-nervous patient before sample collection may increase
- Encouraging the patient to express feelings,
anxieties, and concerns levels of adrenal hormones, increase WBC counts,
decrease serum iron, and markedly affect arterial blood
- Allowing the patient time to describe why he or
she is concerned gas (ABG) results.
- Providing feedback to the patient through Smoking
appropriate responses - Acute effects:
- Encouraging patient communication by asking increase in glucose, BUN, cholesterol and triglycerides
questions -Chronic effects:
Increase in blood hemoglobin values
Nonverbal Skills
- include facial expressions, posture, and eye (carboxyhemoglobin) Decrease in IgG, IgA, and IgM →
weak immune system
contact.
- If you walk briskly into the room, smile, and look Altitude
directly at the patient while talking, you -RBC counts and hemoglobin (Hgb) and hematocrit (Hct)
demonstrate positive body language. This makes levels are increased in high-altitude areas such as the
patients feel that they are important and that mountains where there are reduced oxygen levels.
you care about them and your work
- Allowing patients to maintain their zone of Age and Gender
comfort (space) is important in phlebotomy even - Laboratory results vary between infancy, childhood,
though you must be close to them to collect the adulthood, and the elderly
sample. → gradual change in the composition of body fluids.
-Hormone levels vary with age and gender
Telephone Skills -RBC, Hgb, and Hct values
▪ The phlebotomy department frequently acts as → higher in male patients
a type of switchboard for the rest of the
laboratory because of its location in the central Pregnancy
processing area. - caused by the physiological changes in the body
▪ This is a prime example of the phlebotomist’s including increases in plasma volume.
role as a liaison for the laboratory, and poor Alcohol ingestion
telephone skills affect the image of the
laboratory. Venipuncture
Capillary Tubes
• Also known as micro hematocrit tubes
• small tubes used to collect approximately 50 to
75 µL of blood for the primary purpose of
performing a micro hematocrit test.
• One end of tube is sealed with plastic or clay
sealants
Microtainer Tubes
• Small plastic tubes designed to hold
approximately 600 µL of blood.
• Color coded in the same way as evacuated
tubes.
• Some have stoppers & markings for min/max
fill levels.
Warming equipment
- Warming the site increases blood flow as much as 7
times
• Commercial Heel Warmer A packet containing
sodium thiosulfate and glycerin that produces
heat when the chemicals are mixed together by
gentle squeezing of the packet.
• Warm washcloths or towels
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