Title: Demonstrate blood collection, handling, and processing for venipuncture procedures.
Course: Medical Laboratory Technology I (14102-I) > Section: Understanding the Basics of Specimen Collection

Demonstration should include the tube choice and venipuncture procedures for serum vs. plasma vs. whole blood, to include centrifuge operation and specimen aliquoting.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Which tubes result in the formation of serum? Of plasma?
- What is the role of fibrinogen in the determination of serum or plasma?
- What is the significance of correctly labeling an aliquot?
- How do you determine the centrifugal force needed to separate blood components?
- When is it inappropriate to use a gel separator tube?
- Why must some tubes, such as the light blue-top tube, be filled completely?