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Phlebotomy Ch12
Phlebotomy Essentials 7 Ch12 Exam Review
Question | Answer |
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Computer networking caused Congress to take steps to eliminate patient confidentiality violations by? | enacting the HIPAA law. |
Logging on to most computer systems requires the use of a(n): | Password |
After arriving in the laboratory, all specimens are immediately: | Logged in or accessioned |
which of the following would be omitted from a lab-generated computer label? | Patient diagnosis |
Barcoding in which area of healthcare is currently unlikely? | CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments) documentation |
Which of the following specimens should be protected from light? | Bilirubin |
A splash of serum is released when the stopper of a centrifuged serum separator tube is removed. What is the most likely reason? | The tube was tilted after it was centrifuged. |
After obtaining a specimen for a COLD AGGLUTININ TEST, the blood must be transported: (Cold Agglutinin Test) | At body temperature |
All of the following are required PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) when processing specimens EXCEPT (PPE (EXCEPT)) | Fluid-resistant shoe covers |
Which of the following blood specimens requires cooling during transportation? | Homocysteine |
A serum aliquot has a fibrin clot in it. The most likely cause is the specimen was: (Fibrin Clot-Cause?) | Centrifuged before clotting was complete |
Which of the following specimens would be acceptable for testing? | CBC collected in a lavender-top tube |
As a general rule, serum or plasma should be removed from the cells within: | 120 minutes |
Which of the following specimens can be centrifuged immediately? | Electrolytes collected in a PST |
The difference between barcodes and radio frequency identification is RFID: | Can work up to 100 ft away |
Most POC (Point-of-care) analyzers are interface-capable (face to face), but the decision to do so is based on: (POC Analyzers) | The impact the test has on the patient |
All blood specimens transported by a courier must be: | Protected from direct sun exposure |
Which federal agencies regulate the transporting of biological specimens offsite? (Biological Specimen Offsite) | DOT and IATA |
Which of the following test specimens can be analyzed without being centrifuged? | Hemoglobin A1c in an EDTA tube |
A panic value is a: | Significantly abnormal test result |