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grandymaker [24]
3 years ago
9

Why do you invert your tubes after performing a venipuncture?

Health
2 answers:
Aloiza [94]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

The anticoagulant in the tube keeps the blood from clotting, so the specimen still has the clotting factors and fibrinogen

Explanation:

frozen [14]3 years ago
4 0
After the tube has been filled with blood, immediately invert the tube 8-10 times to mix and ensure adequate anticoagulation of the specimen.To avoid RBC shrinkage due to excess EDTA (with resulting changes in HCT and RBC indices values) and possible dilutional effect, the tubes should be filled with the proper
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