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What is the most important factor in choosing which gauge needle to use for venipuncture?
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Size and condition of the vein
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Why is a 21 gauge needle recommended for venipuncture?
The 21 gauge is a smaller needle.
What is a venipuncture?
Venipuncture is the medical term used when drawing blood. Basically, it means your vein has had a needle stuck into it for some purpose.
The slant at the open end of a needle used for venipuncture is termed the?
belval
The insertion of a needle or cannula into a vein for the purose of withdrawing blood is?
Venipuncture
What happens if pressure is not applied when removing a needle following a venipuncture by a lab tech?
you get a hematoma
How is the term venipuncture properly defined?
The term venipuncture is a medical term which means to use intravenous for the sampling of blood for blood analysis. A small needle is inserted into the vein to withdraw blood.
What do you do first when a patient is having a synocopal episode while venipuncture is being performed?
Remove the tourniquet, then remove the needle
CPT 36415 is surgery or medical type of service?
From a CPT perspective, collection of the specimen by venipuncture or finger/heel/ear stick is not considered an integral part of the laboratory procedure performed and, thus, may be coded separately. The CPT code for routine venipuncture is 36415, and the CPT code for finger/heel/ear stick is 36416. Venipuncture: In the smallest patients, venipuncture is accomplished using a 1cc syringe with a 25 or 28g needle, or an insulin syringe. Remember to remove the needle before putting the blood into tubes or on your slide to make smears. Use a hemostat to remove the needle from an insulin syringe.
When anchoring a vein for venipuncture why is it inadvisable to place one finger above the venipuncture site?
There are two reasons for this first is for safety. If the patient pulls the arm back when the needle is inserted the needle may recoil as it comes out of the arm, springing back into your finger. Also there is the possibility of contamination of the site that you just cleaned.
What is the rubber sleeve that goes over a needle when doin a venipuncture?
The orange ones? Those are just to help with safe sharps disposal.
What are the 10 qauge needles?
Gauge is a measure of how large the opening of the needle is. The larger the number the smaller the hole. Most venipuncture is done with a 16-24 gauge needle, depending on the size of the patient and the location of the vein. A 10 gauge needle would be huge.
What professional does hemoglobin tests?
A nurse or phlebotomist usually collects the sample by inserting a needle into a vein, or venipuncture, after cleaning the skin, which helps prevent infections.
