If you think a vein selected for venipuncture may collapse, you should…

After centrifuging, a blood specimen to which an anticoagulant has been added separates into plasma, buffy coat, and blood cells.

A phlebotomy technician is performing a hand venipuncture on a 75-year-old patient with small veins. Which of the following equipment should the technician use to perform the procedure?

Following administration, how long does it take for the influenza vaccine to become effective?

The purpose of quality control is to…

You are performing a venipuncture, and the patient becomes dizzy and is about to faint. Your first priority in this situation should be to…

The phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect blood from a patient who has previously experienced syncope during blood draw procedures. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

Hemolysis of a blood specimen results in…

A system contracts from an initial volume of 15.0 L to a final volume of 10.0 L under a constant external pressure of 0.800 atm. The value of w, in J, is Given: 1 L∙ atm = 101.3 J

Polyuria may be caused by…