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phlebotomy kat
tonyas test questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which is the most common complicaitions from phlebotomy? | Hematoma |
| Which of the following veins in the arm is most commonly used in venipuncture? | Median Cubital Vein |
| The phlebotomist was sent to a patient's room for caoagulaton studies. What do u draw from and what amount? | Light blue filled to the top |
| If a patient refuses a venipunture procedure, the phlebotomist should do what? | Immediately report the refusal and actions taken to the nurse |
| What is the correct ending venipuncture procedure? | Remove the tourniquet, remove the needle, and apply pressure |
| What step should a phlebotomist take if blood was drawn from the wrong patient? | Redraw the speciamen immediately |
| Red blood cells are also called what? | Erythrocytes |
| Edema is defined as ______. | excessive water in the body |
| The proper way to dispose of a needle is to what? | Put it into a sharps container, without recapping, immediately after withdrawing it from the patient's arm. |
| Certified Phlebotomy Technicion---National Healthcare Association | CPT (NHA) |
| National Certified Phlebotomist -- National Center for Competency Testing | NCPT (NCCT) |
| Phlebotomy Technician--American Society for Clinical Pathologist | PBT (ASCP) |
| Certified Phlebotomy Technician--American Certification Agency | CPT (ACA) |
| Registered Phlebotomy Technician--American Medical Technologist | RPT (AMT) |
| What is not part of a complete blood count? | Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time or AKA Activated PTT |
| The additive in a gray collection tube is _______. | Potassium Oxalate |
| The additive in a light blue collection tube is ________. | Sodium Citrate |
| The antiglycolytic agent that maintains glucose stability for three days is _______. | Sodium Floride |
| The additive is a green top collection tube is ________. | Lithium Heparin / Sodium Heparin |
| The tube of choice for glucose testing is __________. | Gray |
| Microorganisms that cause disease are ___________. | Pathogenic |
| A patient has been taking aspirin for athritis, which of the following is most likely to be affected by it? | Bleeding time |
| Every spring Ms. Kathy Watts suffers from several allergies. Which of the following would the picture of her WBC differential count? | Increased eosinophils |
| Which of the following barrier protections must a phlebotomist use when performing skin puncture or venipuncture? | Gloves |
| A patient came to the clinic for a low grade fever of one month duration. As part of the lab work up, the physician ordered erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). What color tube would be used for this test? | Lavender |
| Which of the following is a right under the patient's bill of rights? | Decline medical tx |
| The recommended depth of an infant heel puncture should not exceed? | 2.0 mm |
| The additive in the red/gray or red/black speckled collection tube is __________. | Thixotropic gel for serum separation |
| Which of the following is incorrect about the lavender top tube? | It is used to collect a specimen for coagulation studies |
| Which of the following can occur when the tournequet is left on too long? | hemoconcentration |
| A test involving multiple collections of blood and uring over specified time intervals is called________. | GTT |
| A patient was rushed to the ER because of dehydration due to severe vomiting. The ER physician orders a test for STAT electrolytes. Which of the following tubes should the phlebotomist use to do the collection? | Green |
| A hematoma can be prevented if ______________. | Pressure is placed on the venipuncture site until bleeding stops |
| The additive in a pink collection tube is __________. | Ethylenediaminetetraetic Acid aka EDTA |
| All of the following info must be on the specimen sampl except____________. | Diagnosis |
| Approximately how much blood is found in the average adult body? | 5.0 Liters |
| How far above the site of draw is the tourneqduet placed? | 3-4 Inches |
| What is the best sample for the determination of blood PH and blood gases? | Arterial Blood |
| The appropriate type of tube to draw a specimen for the blood lead level is __________. | EDTA or Heparin |
| Before a blood donation is made, the donor should have which test checked? | Low Blood Glucose Level |
| On three occasions, blood from Mr. Burns turned out hemolyzed. Mr. Burns is perfectly healthy and has no known disease that may explain the hemolyzed sample. What would be the cause? | The phlebotomist had been using a 25 gauge needle. |
| The phlebotomist in a trauma room waiting to draw blood from a patient who is under full cardiac arrest. The trauma team tries unsuccessfully to revive the patient, and the doctor pronounces time of death. When leaving the ER, the family of the patient | Tell them the physicain will be with them momentarily. |
| Which of the following is the best definition for the destruction of RBC's? | Hemolysis |
| The function of Neutrophils is ____________. | Phagocytes (engulf bacteria) |
| A group of tests requested as one unit is called a _____________. | Profile |
| Which of the following procedures is usually performed by a nurse or RT? | Arterial Blood Draw |
| If a finger is "excessively" milked during a skin puncture, the result will be _________. | Hemolysis and contamination of the specimen with tissue fluids. |
| A needle should be inserted into the arm with the bevel facing what direction? | Upwards |
| If a patient has a syncopal episode during a blood draw, which of the following should the phlebotomist do first? | Remove the tournequet and then remove the needle. |
| Blood cultures are routinely performed to diagnose _____________. | To discover infectious microorganisms. |
| Standard precauctions and transmission-based precautions are control measures aimed at preventing the spread of disease at which point of the chain of infection? | Mode of transmission. |
| The boundries for the approved area in performing heel punctures are _________. | The medial line extending from the great toe and lateral line extending from the forth and fifth toe. |
| An unconscious, unidentified man is admitted to the ER. Which of the following is the system of choice to ensure patient identification? | Use a three part ID system that uses a temporary arm band and labels for specimen and blood to be transfused. |
| An obese patient was sent to the lab for a CBB. Which of the following veins is most likely to the only one that the phlebotomist can palpate? | Cephalic Vein |
| What is the purpose of the tournequet in a venipuncture procedure? | To enlarge the veins so they are easier to find and enter. |
| A female patient complains to you that "it's against my religion to be touched by a male technician". The appropria te response from the male technician is to ___________. | Get a female technician to perform the tests. |
| If a doctor suspects drug abuse, which of the following specimens would be collected? | Urine |
| You are the only phlebotomist on night shift. You receive orders for all the following tests within minutes of one another. Which test has the greatest collection priority? | STAT electrolytes in ER |
| A phlebotomist was asked to collect a specimen in the oncology department. A patient in the department is most likely being treated for ___________. | Cancer |
| The phenylketonuria (PKU) test is used to diagnose deficiency of phenylanine hydroxylase, most common encounted inborn error of metabolism. It is performed on___________. | Blood drawn in a newborn's heel |
| The technician is called to the ER to draw blood for a CBC and a forensic alchohol from a patient involved in an auto accident. The patient ask the technician what blood tests the doctor ordered The best response is to _____________. |
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