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Part 1 NHA
Pages 1-4 from NHA Review Guide for O'Dell's CPT
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which additive prevents glycolysis? Glycolysis is: the metabolism (break down) of glucose by the blood. | Sodium Fluoride |
| What causes evacuated tubes to fill with blood automatically? | Premeasured tube vacuum |
| Of the following tubes or containers, which is filled last in the recommended order of draw? Culture, lavender, light blue, or red | Red |
| A butterfly is typically used for: | Difficult and hand veins |
| EDTA can be found in | Lavender tubes |
| Blood in which type of tube typically clots within 5 minutes? | RST (Rapid Serum Tube) |
| What is a biocide? | A chemical that kills or inhibits the growth of living organisms. |
| Mixing an additive correctly involves turning the wrist how many degrees and back again? | 180 degrees |
| If a CBC, PT, plasma potassium, and glucose (drawn with a glycolysis inhibitor) are all to be collected using a multiple-tube draw on a pt, which of the following choices shows the correct stopper colors to use in the correct order of draw? | Light blue, green, lavender, gray |
| A green-colored stopper indicates the tube contains: | Heparin |
| A trace element-free tube stopper is: | Royal blue |
| A transillumination device is used to: | Locate veins |
| The ratio of blood to anticoagulant is most critical for: | Coagulation specimens |
| Anaerobic means | Without O2 |
| SST means | Serum separator tube |
| Universal donor | O |
| Universal recepient | AB |
| PPE stands for | Personal protective equipment |
| Cutaneous diphtheria is an: | Infectious skin ulcer |
| The 3 phases when caring for a patient has a phlebotomist: | ■ PreExamination phase ■ Exam Phase ■ PostExamination phase |
| What does OSHA do: | Works with the hospital to give safety and environment guidelines. |
| Per OSHA: When dealing with blood, gloves should be worn: | At all times |
| A patient has TB (Tuberculosis) what PPE would you wear? | N95 Mask Airborne precaution |
| When testing a patient for streptococcal pharyngitis (Strep) a technician should implement what transmission-based precautions? | Droplet |
| Per OSHA:Every employee should be offered one free shot/vaccine? | Hep B |
| CLIA stands for: | Clinical Laboratory Improvement amendments |
| External liquid controls for quality control on a CLIA waived point of care test should be performed with a new: | Lot number |
| Joint Commission does what? | Ensures quality healthcare for patients, prevent harm, and improve patient advocacy. |
| Joint Commission: ID patients correctly by | Using 2 identifiers |
| Safety Hazards: red means | Fire |
| Safety Hazards: yellow means | Instability |
| Safety Hazards: blue means | Health |
| Safety Hazards: white means | Special |
| Ration for chlorine bleach | 1:10 solution of bleach and water |
| Hemoconcentration definition: | Increased concentration of cells and solids in the blood usually resulting from loss of fluid to the tissues. Know: Leaving a tourniquet on too long results in this. |
| Hemolysis definition: | The rupture or destruction of red blood cells. Know: When applying alcohol wipe to a patients arm you must allow it to dry. If you stick a patient before alcohol dries it causes the destruction of RBC (red blood cells) |
| Hemostasis definition: | The stopping of a flow of blood. |
| Homeostasis definition: | “Same”, “Steady”, “Stable” |
| A phlebotomy tech finishes performing blood draw in a isolation room. What PPE should be removed first? | Gloves |
| If you accidentally stick yourself with a needle, what do you do first? | Rinse area for a minimal of 15 minutes. |
| Why is order of draw so important? | If you mix the additives up it could result in a false, wrong test results. Never cross contaminate additives. |
| What tests should be on ice or an ice slurry? | Glucose test, Lactic acid and antiglycolyitic |
| What is an antiglycolytic? | A substance that inhibits the metabolism of glucose by cells in a specimen of blood. |
| Pink tube additive | EDTA |
| Blood smears are done with what colored tube? | Lavender |
| Blood smears should look like what on a slide? . | Feather-like |
| Blood smears should use 1 mm drop of blood, and placed where on the slide? | ½ way from the frosted edge of the slide. |
| SST (Serum separation Tubes) mottled top, speckled top and gold takes how long to clot? | 30 minutes |
| If light blue is first…. You need to always fill what colored tube as a waste tube? | You need to always fill a red tube before the light blue. Light blue can NEVER come first! |
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