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What begins when test is ordered and ends when testing begins?
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Preanalytical Phase of Testing
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Another name for Jaundice.
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Icterus
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Resting state of body early in the morning after fasting 12 hours.
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Basal State
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Basal State is influenced by age, gender and what?
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Conditions of body
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Swelling caused by abnormal accumulation of fluid in tissues.
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Edema
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A swelling or mass of blood.
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Hematoma
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Surgical breast removal.
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Mastectomy
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Veins may be deep and hard to find in what kind of person?
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Obese
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What is a catheter that is placed in an artery?
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Arterial Line
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What is the permanent, surgical fusion of an artery and a vein?
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Arteriovenous Shunt or Fistula
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What is a catheter or cannula connected to a stopcock/cap with a diaphragm?
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Heparin or Saline Lock
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What is a catheter that is inserted in a vein to administer fluids?
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IV Line
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What is it called when the arm of a patient is swollen with excess fluids?
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Edema
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Several short lengths of IV-type tubing protruding from a persons chest is called what?
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(CVC) Central Venous Catheter
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Tiny red spots that appear on a patient's arm when the tourniquet is applied are signs that the site may what?
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Bleed excessively
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Veins that feel hard and cord-like when palpated may be what?
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Thrombosed
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What tests are most affected if the patient is not fasting?
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Glucose and Triglycerides
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Icterus, a condition characterized by increased bilirubin.
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Jaundice
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Condition of increased lipid content in the blood.
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Lipemia
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Term used to describe serum or plasma that has a milky look.
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Lipemic
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Stoppage or obstruction of normal lymph flow.
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Lymphostasis
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Tiny, nonraised red spots appearing on patient's skin.
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Petechiae
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Peripherally inserted central catheter.
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PICC
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Prior to analysis.
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Preanalytical
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Word that means the same as preanalytical.
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Pre-examination
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Normal lab test values for healthy individuals.
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Reference ranges
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Backflow of blood into the vein during venipuncture.
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Reflux
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Hard, cord-like, and lacking resilience.
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Sclerosed
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Fainting.
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Syncope
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Relating to the action of a particular nerve on blood vessels.
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Vasovagal
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Stagnation or stoppage of the normal blood flow.
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Venous stasis
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The NCEP recommends that lipid profiles be collected in a consistent manner after the patient has been either lying down or sitting for a minimum of how many minutes?
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5 minutes
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Never apply a BP cuff, tourniquet or perform venipuncture on an arm with a what?
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Shunt or fistula
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What is used to revive patients who have fainted and can have unwanted side effects?
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Amonia inhalants
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Why should you stop a venipuncture immediately?
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If the patient is in extreme pain or asks you to remove the needle for any reason.
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What can increase blood potassium levels up to 20%?
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Hand or fist pumping
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What is painful to the patient and can damage nerves or lead to inadvertent puncture of an artery?
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Probing
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What can cause liver inflammation caused by Hepatitis B or C Virus?
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Jaundice
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Never perform a venipuncture through what?
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Hematoma
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Who should access CVADs Line to draw blood?
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Specially trained personnel
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When should a blood test be stopped when drugs interfere?
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4 to 24 hours prior to the test
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What test is affected the most if collected from a crying infant?
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WBC count
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A loop under the skin between the wrist and the elbow, can be a what?
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AV graft
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What is the best place to collect a specimen if a patient has an IV in the left arm near the wrist and a hematoma in the antecubital area of the right arm?
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Distal to the hematoma
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What should you do if a patient starts to faint while you are in the middle of drawing a blood specimen?
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Quickly release the tourniquet and remove the needle.
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Where is the best place to perform a venipuncture if a patient has had a mastectomy on the left side and has an IV midway down the right arm?
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Below the IV on the right arm
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What is a word for blood loss to a point where life cannot be sustained?
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Exsanguination or exsanguinate
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What is a clue that you have accidentally punctured an artery instead of a vein?
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The blood spurts into the tube.
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What color is a serum or plasma of a hemolyzed specimen?
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Pinkish to red
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What can lead to failure to draw blood?
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Choosing a vein that has patency.
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What is the best way to keep a vein from rolling?
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Make certain to anchor it well.
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If no blood flows into the tube, other than making subtle needle adjustments what else can you do?
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Try a new tube in case it is a vacuum problem.
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What can affect test results?
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Edema
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What situation can result in hemoconcentration?
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Leaving the tourniquet on over 1 minute.
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What should phlebotomists never do to save time?
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Underfill tubes
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If the patient vomits, what should you do?
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Terminate the procedure immediately.
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After the patient regains consciousness from fainting, how long must they wait before operating a vehicle?
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30 seconds to 1 minute
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When is life threatened during an Iatrogenic Anemia?
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If 10% or more of blood volume is removed at once.
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