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Phlebotomy
Question | Answer |
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THE PROPER WAY TO DISPOSE OF A NEEDLE IS ? | put it into the sharps container w/o recapping it, immediately after withdrawing it |
THE "GOOD SAMARITAN LAW" ENCOURAGES HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS TO …. | provide medical care within the scope of their training at the scene of an accident without fear of being sued for negligence |
IF A PATIENT REFUSES A VENIPUNCTURE PROCEDURE, THE PHLEBOTOMIST SHOULD | immediately report the refusal and actions taken to the nurse or doctor |
MICROORGANISMS THAT CAUSE DISEASE ? | pathogenic |
THIS VEIN IN THE ARM IS MOST SUBJECTED TO VENIPUNCTURE | median cubital vein |
POST PRANDIAL | after a meal |
TOURNIQUETS MAY BE LEFT ON THE PATIENT FOR | 1 Minute |
THIS COMPLICATION RESULTS FROM REPEATED VEINPUNCTURE OF THE SAME | phlebitis |
THE COMPONENTS THAT MAKE UP THE CHAIN OF INFECTION ARE | source, susceptible host, mode of transmissions |
A HEMATOMA CAN BE PREVENTED IF | pressure is place on the venipuncture site until the bleeding stops |
ARTERIAL BLOOD GASES NEED WHAT KIND OF SPECIAL HANDLING | specimen must be chilled after collection |
THE RECOMMENDED DEPTH FOR AN INFANT MICROCAPILLARY COLLECTION SHOULD NOT EXCEED | 2.0 mm |
COMMON SYMPTOMS OF SHOCK ARE | pale, cold, clammy skin, rapid weak pulse, expressionless face/staring eyes |
BACTERIA, VIRUSES, FUNGUS OR PARASITES BELONG TO WHICH TYPE OF HAZARD | biologic |
EXAMPLES OF PPE | gloves, mask, face shield gown |
ISOLATION IS CONDENSED INTO WHICH THREE CATEGORIES | airborne, droplet, contact |
WHAT IS CONSIDERED A PREANALYTICAL ERROR | allergic reaction |
DELIVERS OXYGEN, NUTRIENTS, HORMONES, AND ENZYMES TO THE CELLS AND TO TRANSPORT CELLUAR WAST SUCH AS CARBON DIOXIDE & UREA TO THE ORGANS WHERE THEY CAN EXPELLED FROM THE BODY | circulatory circulation |
THIS CARRIES DEOXYGENATED BLOOD FROM THE RIGHT VENTRICLE TO THE LUNGS & RETURNS OXYGENATED BLOOD FROM THE LUNGS TO THE | pulmonary cirulation |
THIS CARRIES OXYGENATED BLOOD FROM THE LEFT VENTRICLE THROUGHOUT THE BODY | systamic circulation |
THIS IS AN ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVE, BEING SITUATED BETWEEN THE RIGHT ATRIUM & RIGHT VENTRICLE | the tricuspid valve |
A semi lunar valve situated between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery | pulmonic valve |
the mitral valve is also known as | the bicuspid valve |
THE INNER LAYER LINING OF THE HEART IS | endocardium |
THE MUSCULAR MIDDLE LAYER OF THE HEART (THIS IS THE CONTRACTILE ELEMENT OF THE HEART IS | myocardium |
THE FIBROUS OUTER LAYER OF THE HEART (THE CORONARY ARTERIES, WHICH SUPPLY BLOOD TO THE HEART ARE FOUND IN THIS LAYER) | epicardium |
AORTA, ARTERIES, ARTERIOLES, CAPILLARIES, VENULES, VEINS, SUPERIOR AND INFERIOR VENA CAVAE | blood vessels |
THE BLOOD VESSELS (EXCEPT FOR THE CAPILLARIES) ARE COMPOSED OF THESE 3 LAYERS | tunica adventitia, tunica media, tunica intima |
CARRIES OXYGENATED BLOOD FROM THE HEART TO THE VARIOUS PARTS OF THE BODY | systematic circulation |
THE OUTER CONNECTIVE TISSUE LAYER OF THE BLOOD VESSEL | tunica adventitia |
THE MIDDLE SMOOTH MUSCLE LAYER OF THE BLOOD VESSEL | tunica media |
THE INNER LAYER OF THE BLOOD VESSEL IS | tunica intima |
CARRIES OXYGENATED BLOOD FROM THE HEART TO THE VARIOUS PARTS OF THE BODY | the aorta, arteries & arterioles |
THE VENULES, VEINS AND THE SUPERIOR/INFERIOR VENA CAVAE | carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart |
THE CAPILLARIES ARE COMPOSED OF | endothlial cells |
CAPILLARY BLOOD IS A MIXTURE | arterial & venous blood |
THE AVERAGE ADULT HAS ____________ LITERS OF BLOOD | 5-6 |
THE LIQUID PORTION OF BLOOD IS CALLED | plasma |
THE CELLULAR PORTION OF BLOOD IS CALLED | formed elements |
CONTAINS PROTEINS , AMINO ACIDS, GASES, ELECTROLYTES, SUGARS, HORMONES, MINERALS, VITAMINS AND WATER (92%) | plasma |
THE THIN WALLS OF THE CAPILLARIES ALLOW RAPID EXCHANGE OF | oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients and waste products between the blood & tissue cells |
PLASMA COMPROMISES WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE CIRCULATING BLOOD | 55% |
THE FORMED ELEMENTS OF BLOOD COMPRIMISE WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE CIRCULATING BLOOD | 45% |
THE FORMED ELEMENTS OF BLOOD CONTAIN | erthyocytes (99%), leukolytes, and thromocytes |
THE ERUTHROCYTES CONTAIN AN OXYGEN CARRYING PROTEIN CALLED | hemoglobin |
AN IMMATURE ERYTHOCYTE IS CALLED A | reticulocyte |
RETICULOCYTES MATURE INTO ERYTHOCYTES IN HOW LONG | 1-2days |
HOW MANY RBC'S ARE CONTAINED PER MICROLITER OF BLOOD | 4.2-6.2 million |
THE NORMAL LIFE SPAN OF RBC IS | 120 days |
WHICH TYPE OF CELL PROVIDES THE BODY PROTECTION AGAINST INFECTION? | WBC |
THE NORMAL AMOUNT OF WBC'S FOR AN ADULT | 5,000-10,000 |
AN INCREASE OF WBC AS SEEN IN CASES OF INFECTION & LEUKEMIA IS CALLED | leukolytes |
A DECREASE IN WBC'S AS SEEN WITH VIRAL INFECTION OR CHEMOTHERAPY | leukopenia |
HOW MANY TYPES OF WBC'S ARE IN THE BLOOD | 5 types |
WHAT WBc IS THE MOST NUMEROUS & COMPROMISES 40%-60% OF WBC POPOULATION? | neutrophils |
WHAT WBC IS PHAOCYTIC & INCREASES IN BACTERIAL INFECTION AND IS OFTEN THE FIRST ON THE SCENE | Neutrophils |
WHAT WBC INCREASES IN NUMBERS IN VIRAL INFECTIONS & PLAY A ROLE IN IMMUNITY | neutrophils |
WHAT WBC IS THE 2ND MOST NUMEROUS, COMPROMISING 20%-40% OF THE WBC POPULATION | lymphocytes |
WHAT WBC INCREASES IN NUMBERS IN VIRAL INFECTION & PLAY A ROLE IN IMMUNITY | lymphocytes |
WHAT WBC IS THE LARGEST (3%-8% OF WBC POPULATION) | monocytes |
WHAT WBC REPRESENTS 1%-3% AND NUMBERS INCREASE WITH ALLERGIES, SKIN INFECTIONS AND PARASITIC INFECTIONS | eosinophils |
WHICH WBC REPRESENT 0%-1% & #'s of the population & carry histamine | basophils |
ALL BLOOD CELLS NORMALLY ORIGINATE FROM STEM CELLS IN THE | bone marrow |
THESE ARE SMALL IRREGULARLY SHAPED PACKETS OF CYTOPLASM FORMED IN THE BONE MARROW FROM MEGAKARYOCYTES & ARE ESSENTAIL FOR BLOOD COAGULATION | thrombocytes (platelets) |
THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF PLATELETS PER MICROLITER OF BLOOD | 140,000-440,000 |
PLATELETS HAVE A LIFE SPAN OF HOW MANY DAYS | 9-12 |
THIS IS THE PROCESS BY WHICH BLOOD VESSELS ARE REPAIRED AFTER INJURY | hemostatis |
FOUR STAGES OF HEMOSTATIS | vascular, platelet, coagulation, fibrinolysis |
DURING THE PLATLET PHASE OF HEMOSTASIS PLATELETS STICK TO THE SITE FINALLY OFRMING A TEMPORARY PLATELET PLUG IN A PROCESS CALLED: | aggreation |
The preferred site for venipuncture of the upper extremities is | the anticubital fossa |
The three major veins located in the anticubital fossa are | median cubital, cephalic basilic vein |
Veins that are hard or cordlike, caused by disease, inflammation, chemotherapy, or repeated venipuncture | sclerosed veins |
winding crooked veins are called | tortuous veins |
Do not draw blood from what kind of site | IV fluids |
Do not draw blood from what kind of site | artificial a-v fistula site |
The most common complication of phlebotomy procedure, indicating that blood has accumulated in the tissue surrounding the vein is | hematoma |
This increase in proportion of formed elements to plasma caused by the tourniquet being left on more than two minutes | hemoconcentration |
This common complication of phlebotomy procedure is caused by the needle going through the vein and/or failure to apply enough pressure on the site after withdrawl | hematoma |
Inflammation of a vein as a result of repeated venipuncture on the vein | phlebitis |
Tiny non raised red spots that appear on the skin from rupturing of the capillaries due to the tourniquet being left on or too tight | petechiae |
A blood clot due to insufficient pressure applied after the withdrawl of a needle | thrombus |
Inflammation of a vein with formation of a clot | thrombophlebitis |
Systemic infection associated with the pressure of a pathogenic organish introduced during a venipuncuture | septicemia |
This is an injury to underlying tissues caused by probing of the needle | trauma |
Patient must abstain from eating for at least twelve hours | Fasting |
Accumulation of fluid in the tissues. collection from this tissue alters test result | edema |
Permanant surgical connection berween an artery and a vein and can never be used to venipuncture | fistula |
-cyte | Cell |
erythro | Red |
-globin | protein |
Heme- | Blood |
Leuko- | White |
-olgy | study of |
-lysis | destroy or breakdown |
Hist- | tissue |
Phleb- | Vein |
Thrombo- | Clot |
-otomy | incision/cut |
-oma | tumor |
Mega | Large |
karyo | nucleus |
anti | against |
poly | more than one |
phago | Eat |
pulmon | Lung |
-emia | blood circulation |
-itis | inflammation |