| A | B |
|---|
| Light Blue Tube | Sodium Citrate |
| Lavendar Tube | EDTA |
| Green | Heparin |
| Gray | Sodium Fluoride and Potassium Oxalate |
| Red | None |
| Tourniquet Application | 1 minute |
| 4 inches above site | Tourniquet |
| Order of Draw | Prevent additive carry-over |
| Vein of choice | Median Cubital |
| Vein that rest below brachial artery | Basilic |
| Hemolysis | Rupturing of RBCs |
| Order of Draw | To prevent additive carry-over |
| Angle of needle insertion | 15 - 30 degrees |
| Tort | A civil wrong |
| Implied Consent | Extending arm after explanation is given |
| Nosocomial Infections | Hospital or healthcare setting acquired infections |
| Droplet Transmission | Transfer of microbes to the mucous membrane |
| Vector Transmission | Transfer of microbes by an insect or animal |
| Susceptible Host | Someone with a weakened immune system |
| PPE | Personal Protective Equipment |
| Percutaneous | Through the skin (Needle stick) |
| Permucosal | Through the mucous membrane |
| Anatomic Position | Standing erect, arms at the side, with eyes and palms facing forward |
| Supine Position | Lying horizontal on back with the face up |
| Dorsal cavity | Located in the back of the body (Spinal Cavity) |
| Homeostasis | The state of equilibrium - "steady state" |
| Metabolism | Sum of all chemical and physical reactions necessary to sustain life |
| Catobolism | Destructive process (complex substances are broken down into simple substances) |
| Annabolism | Constructive process (simple simple compounds into complex substances) |
| Endocrine System | Hormones |
