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Can you pour blood from one tube into another? |
False |
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Do requisition forms accompany every specimen? |
Yes |
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Can we wash and reuse examination gloves? |
No |
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Is blood biohazardous? |
Yes |
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The quality of laboratory test results are only as good as the quality of the sample? |
True |
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Three main veins used for venipuncture? |
Cephalic, median cubital and basilic veins |
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Can dehydration give falsely elevated lab levels? |
Yes |
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What does the needle gauge tell us? |
The smaller the gauge number the bigger the diameter |
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What is shaft? |
The long portion of the needle |
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What is bevel? |
Slanted cut |
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What is lumen? |
Hole of the needle |
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For what reason would you use a syringe draw method? |
For fragile, small or weak veins |
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When do we use the winged infusion system (butterfly)? |
Pediatrics and geriatrics or small and fragile veins |
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What is the substance called in an SST (serum separator tube) that separates the plasma from blood? |
Serum separator gel |
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What does the term "post-exposure prophylaxia" mean? |
Preventive treatment after exposure to pathogen |
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What are the source for error in venipuncture? |
Preparation,procedure, pumping,the requisition form |
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What might trigger a hematoma formation? |
Tourniquet too long , going through the vein, needle too big for vein |
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Why do you wipe the first drop of blood during capillary punctures? |
Contains bacteria or tissue |
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Define hemolysis |
Red blood cell explodes |
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What is the most common antiseptic used for venipuncture? |
Alcohol wipes |
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Biohazardous spill are clean up with a 1:10 solution of bleach and water? |
True |
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What substance is added to tube to prevent clot formation? |
Anticoagulant |
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What is the best way to minimize anxiety and divert attention during phlebotomy procedure? |
Gain their confidence and trust, make patient comfortable |
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What type of test can be performed through capillary puncture? |
Glucose, hematocrit |
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If hematoma forms during blood collection, what should be the first thing the MA does? |
Release the tourniquet |
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Can iron supplement cause diarrhea? |
No |
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What does iron helps to make? |
Hemoglobin |
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Why do we measure a hematocrit? |
Signs of anemia |
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Platelets are essential in blood clotting, other term for blood clotting? |
Hemostasis |
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Vitamin important in blood clotting? |
Vitamin K |
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What drug prolongs prothombin time? |
Coumagin |
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Is a hematocrit of 40% normal for men and women? |
Here in Colorado yes |
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Does a vegetarian diet provide a person with enough iron? |
No |
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If HDL cholesterol goes up so does the risk of heart disease? |
False |
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Do triglycerides store energy? |
Yes |
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If you are pre-diabetic foes your risk of developing diabetes in the next 10 years increase? |
Yes |
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80% of the body's phosphorus is found in bone? |
False |
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Does time from the last meal or how many hours a person is fasting affect the results? |
Yes |
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Does diet affect uric acid levels,? What condition does high uric acid levels cause? |
Yes Gout |
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Normal range of glucose levels |
Less than 100 |
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Normal range of cholesterol |
140-200 |
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What does postprandial mean? |
After meal |
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High levels of what will make a patient appear jaundiced? |
Bilirubin |
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Largest gland in body? |
Liver |
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Urea is typically measured with what type of blood test? |
BUN |
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What does extracellular mean? |
Outside the cell |
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What does intracellular mean? |
Inside the cell |
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Why do we order BUN tests, what body system are we checking |
Renal or kidneys |
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Blood chemistry tests grouped by body systems are commonly called what? |
Profiles or Panels |
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The basic minerals |
Sodium, potassium, chloride, bicarbonate, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus |
