phlebeotomy final Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
which test evaluates a patient's insulin response to a measured dose | glucose tolerance test |
the most common antiseptic for routine blood collection | 70% isopropyl alcohol |
peak and trough levels are drawn for | therapeutic drug monitoring |
not true regarding blood cultures | they need to be cooled after being drawn to slow down the metabolism of the bacteria |
list 3 criteria for specimen rejection | mislabeled mixing tubes not full enough |
what test is light sensitive | bilirubin |
what blood samples must be kept at 37 degree centigrade | cold agglutinin |
sample that must be delivered to the laboratory on ice is | ammonia |
peak drug levels | are collected when the highest levels of the drug is anticipated |
test used to assess platelet function is | bleeding time |
test for respiratory system | ABG |
test results are affected most if the patient is not fasting | triglycerides and blucose |
blood specimen should be chilled during a 45 minute transport | blood gases |
after blood collection, when should plasma be centrifuged | 30 minutes |
what is good cholesterol | HDL |
diabetes mellitus is caused by the inability of the pancreas to make or use what substance | insulin |
what can be used in children and infants to diagnose whooping cough | nasopharyngeal swab |
what type of urine specimen is needed to detect and infection | clean-catch |
what is the specimen of choice for drug abuse testing | urine |
type of specimens is most frequently collected for analysis | urine |
O&P analysis is requested on which type of specimen | fecal matter |
ketosis is frequently detected in what condition | liver disease |
what is used to detect cystic fibrosis | sweat chloride stest |
throat cultures are most commonly obtained to determine the presence of | streptococcus pyogenes |
pregnancy can be determined by the detection of what hormone | HCG |
what test is used to monitor heparin therapy | PTT |
the most critical aspect of blood culture collection is | skin antisepsis |
what test may require special chain of custody documentation when collected | drug screen |
which of the following is a patient right | to refused treatment |
list the 4 areas that must be proven for lawsuit to be successful | duty owned, duty breached, direct cause, resulting damages |
an outpatient faints while a blood specimen is being collected. what do u do? | remove needle from the PT arm and lower the PAT head and arms |
the most important step in specimen collection | identifying the patient |
if and adult patient refuses to have blood drawn you should first | gently try and talk them in to it |
the singular form of alveoli is | alveolus |
the medical term for white blood cell | leukocyte |
term for kidney inflammation is | nephritis |
ESR means | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
term for muscle pain | myalgia |
hardening of the artery is | arteriosclerosis |
polycythemia means | many-cell blood condition |
the JCAHO do not use list applies to all of the following except | electronic laboratory reports |
uti | urinary track infection |
nervous system disorder | multiple sclerosis |
function of th3e urinary system | maintain electrolyte balance |
test of the urinary system | creatinine clearance |
tissue types covers and lines organs vessels and cavities | epithelial |
a dangerous condition in which a patients Ph decreases | acidosis |
the brain is encased in the ________ body cavity | dorsal |
a hormone specific to the hear which is released when there is too much pressure or fluid is known as | BNP |
structure in the skin give rise to fingerprints | papillae |
type of muscle is under voluntary control | skeletal |
the liquid part of a clotted blood specimen is called | serum |
the liquid part of an unclotted blood specimen is called | plasma |
if the tube in which blood is drawn contains an anticoagulant, the liquid part of the resulting blood specimen will be | plasma |
if th4e tube in which blood is drawn contains no anticoagulant, the liquid part of the resulting blood specimen will be | serum |
the difference between plasma and serum is | serum uses up the fibrinagen plasma hasn't used any fibrinagen |
considering all patients to be potentially infectious for hepatitis or HIV is the concept of | universal precaution |
class c fire | involves electrical equipment |
3 components of fire referred to as the fire triangle are | fuel oxygen heat |
if you accidentally plash hydrochloric acid in your eye what should you do first | flush you eye with water for minimum of 15minute |
what is the best means of preventing nosocomial infections | proper hand washing |
the degree to which an organism is capable of causing disease is called | virulence |
what instance might a patient be placed in protective isolation | th4e patients has severe burns |
blue quadrant of NFPA diamond shaped symbol of hazardous material indicates | health hazard |
when the chain of infection is broken | infection is prevented |
reverse or protective isolation is used | to keep health care workers and others from transmitting infection to patients |
example of a nosocomial infection | when a catheter site of a patients in ICU becomes infected |
the federal agency that publishes regulations or laws that protect employees and supersedes other regulatory agencies | OSHA |
the first action to be taken when a fire is discovered is to | rescue possible victum |
3 types of fire extinguisher and identify the types of fire they are used to extinguish | A consumable ordinary material k kitchen fire C electrical |
3 main parenteral routes of transmission of blood borne pathogens in the health care setting | needle stick, broken skin, Mucous membrane |
hand washing as decried in class results in the sterilization of your hands | true |
transmission of disease by a mosquito is known as | vector transmission |
what substance is used to clean of the desk in the lab | 9:1 water/ bleach |
systole refers to | heart contraction |
diastole | heart relaxation |
how many times does the average heart beat each minute | 60-80 |
th3e middle layer of heart muscle is called | myocardium |
what location of the body does oxygen and carbon dioxides gas exchanges take place | alveoli of the lungs |
leukocytes | white blood cells |
erythrocytes what is it and what does it do | RBC defense against infection |
thrombocytes what is it and what it do | platelets blood clotting |
upper chamber of the heart are known as | right left atrium |
large atery or arteries carry blood to the body from th4e left side of the heart | aorta |
veins transport blood returning the right side of the heart from the body | vena cavea |
what is the most common blood type | o |
which arteries supply blood to the head and neck | carotid |
major artery in the antecubital area | brachial |
what vein is the most commonly used for venipuncture | median cubital |
sensitive tissue in the right atrium wall that begins the heart beat | sinoatrial node |
the medical term for a heart attack | myocardium infraction |
an extra heart sound heard between normal beats is known as | murmur |
aneurysm is | ballooning our of a blood vessel |
passage of a long flexible tube in to the heart chamber through a vein | cardiac catherization |
the proper direction of blood flow in the circulatory system | arterioles capillaries venules |
what happens if the phlebotomist ties the tourniquet too tight | arterial flow may stopped hemoconcentration it hurts the patient |
the serum or plasma of a hemolyzed specimen would appear | pink or red |
the most common antiseptic for routine blood collection | 70% isopropyl alcohol |
the best angle to use for needle insertion | 15-30 degree |
what is the purpose of an antiglycolytic agent | preserve glucose |
what may happen if they bent here arm up at the elbow to apply pressure after the venipuncture | bleeding may occur when the are is lowered bruising platelets may pull a way |
your are in the process of collection a specimen. the needle is inser4ed but the blood is fulling the tube very sloly. you see a hematoma forming very rapidly. what has happened | needle is only partly in the vein |
A ABC in run on | whole blood |
the veins in the arm | median cubital cephalic basillic |
another name for blood bank is | innumohematology |
what hospital department would the laboratory coordinate therapeutic drug monitoring | pharmacy |
electrolyte testing includes | SODIUM POTASSIUM |
which department is responsible for administering oxygen therapy | respiratory therapy |
phlebotomy means | incise a vein |
if a patient has IVs in both arms where do you draw | below the IV |
it is not a good idea to collect a CBC specimen from screaming infant because | WBC may be falsely elevated |
prolonged tourniquet application may caused a change in blood composition primarily because | hemoconcentration |
why do pregnant patients have lower reference ranges for RBC count | blood fluid increase in pregnancy, having a diluting effect on RBC |
what test is more often a times test | therapeutic drug monitoring |
what instance may leas you to suspect that you have accidentally punctured an artery | the blood pulses into th4e tube |
if blood is drawn too quickly from a small vein the vein will have a tendency to | collapse |
FISTULA IS | permanent fusion of an artery and vein |
when a test requires a fasting specimen but the serum is___ it is a clue that the patient was not fasting | lipemic |
tests influenced by diurnal variation are often ordered as___tests, and it is important to collect them as close as possible to the time ordered | timed |
BLOOD SMEAR MADE FROM EDTA SPECIMEN SHOULD BE MAD | WITH IN THE HR |
what is the recommended maximum depth of heel puncture | 2.0mm |
why are EDTA specimens obtained before other specimens when collected by skin puncture | to minimize effects of platelets clumping |
why should a laboratory report from indicate the fact that a specimen has been collected by skin puncture | because test results may bary depending on the method of collection |
what is the safest area for infant heel puncture | lateral planter surface |
the purpose of wiping away the first drop of blood during skin puncture is | to eliminate tissue fluid contamination |
skin puncture blood most closely resembles | arterial blood |
Calcaneus means | heel bone |
skin puncture blood reference values (normals) are higher for | glucose |
what is PKU | a hereditary inability to metabolize phenylalanine |
it is necessary to control depth of lancet insertion during skin puncture to avoid | bone injury |
what is the purpose of warming the site before skin puncture | it increases blood flow up to seven times |
blood test that cannot be performed by skin puncture is | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
when the are of the swollen with excess fluid, this condition is called | edema |
chain of infection | infectious agent, reservoir, exit pathway, means of transmission, entry pathway, susceptible host |
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