Blood Cultures

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  1. 4. An elevated ________ is a major sign a patient might have sepsis.
  2. 5. Bacteria must do what in the blood culture bottles to diagnose a patient?
  3. 6. Resin beads neutralize what?
  4. 9. What do you use to cleanse the blood culture bottle tops?
  5. 10. Blood culture bottle that contains resin beads.
  6. 11. What must you remove from the bottle stoppers before performing a blood culture?
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  1. 1. Type of needle used in a blood culture collection.
  2. 2. You absolutely may not do a draw if you do not have correct patient _________.
  3. 3. Blood culture bottles must be kept _____ in order for bacteria to grow.
  4. 5. What is the one PPE you must always use when touching a patient?
  5. 7. A bacterial infection in the blood stream is also called ______.
  6. 8. The most commonly used product to cleanse the patients skin before a blood culture.