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Phlebotomy Utah
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does O.S.H.A stand for? | Occupational Safety & Health Administration |
| What is the purpose of tying a tourniquet? | Stop blood flow and engorge the vein |
| What is the most frequently occurring nosocomial infection? | Staff |
| How much blood is found in the average adult body? | 5-7 liters |
| If you pierce your index finger with a dirty needle , what us the appropriate response? | Wash with non abrasive antibacterial soap for 15 min, Report the stick to your supervisor, Fill out form. |
| What are three types of cells make up 45% of the blood and are known as the formed cellular elements or F.C.E's? | Thrombocytes, Erythrocytes, Leukocytes |
| What is the end stage of a HIV infection? | AIDS |
| How many inches above the site does a tourniquet needs to be? | 4-6 inches |
| Under the Patients' Bill Of Rights, does a patient have a right to decline medical treatment? | Yes |
| What is the most critical mistake a Phlebotomist could make? | Mis Indentifying the patient |
| If a patient has an I.V, in both "A.C.s'" where would be the best place to draw blood from them? | The hand |
| What is the primary function of the Thrombocytes , and what is the other name for them? | Stop clotting and Platelets |
| If blood is entering the left ventricle what organ on the inside of the body did that blood just touch? And is it oxygenated or deoxygenated? | The lungs and oxygenated |
| What two WBC's ( Leukocytes) are involved when someone has an allergic reaction? And which one doe does not change in number? | Eosinophils and Basophils and Basophils does not change |
| What is the normal pH of blood? | 7.35 - 7.45 |
| Hemoglobin is a protein found on the RBC's ( Erythrocytes ) and it is responsible for carrying what to the rest of the body? | Oxygen |
| What tube color has an antiglycolytic agent? | Gray |
| What vein is a Phlebotomist going to palpate on an obese patient? | Cephalic |
| In a dermal puncture on an infant what part of the body would you poke? | The middle line of the great toe and lateral line from the 4th and 5th digit |
| What additives are in the green top tube? And how do we distinguish between them by tube color? | Sodium, Lithium and Ammonium Heparin. The additives |
| What section of the lab would you send a pregnancy test? | Chemistry |
| What color tube is the only tube that will give you serum? | Tiger top aka SST |
| Normal coagulation of the blood takes how long? | 30-60 min |
| The first phase of hemostasis is characterized by what action the vessel takes in response to injury? | Constricts |
| If you receive orders for a blood culture, what do you need to bring instead of alchohol to prep the site? And what are the two types of bottles/ vials you would bring to the draw? | Iodine or Clorhexadine. Anaerobic and Aerorobic |
| What additive is in the pink tube? | Potassium EDTA |
| Neutrophils | 40%-60% of WBC population. They are phagocytic cells which means they engulf and digest bacteria. Their numbers increase in bacterial infections |
| Eosinophils | 1%-3%of WBC population. Their numbers increase in allergies, skin & parasitic infections. They come first in allergic reactions followed by histamine releasing Basophils |
| Lymphocytes | 20%-40% of WBC population. They play a role in immunity. And their numbers increase during viral infections |
| Basophils | 0%-1% of WBC population. They carry histamine which is released during an allergic reaction. |
| Monocytes | 3%-8% of WBC population. They are the largest WBC. Their numbers increase in intracellular infections and tuberculosis |
| What are the 3 layers of the heart? | Endocardium, Myocardium, & Epicardium |
| Thrombocytes | Also known as platelets are small irregularly shaped packets of cytoplasm formed in bone marrow. They are essential for blood coagulation |
| Erythrocytes | Red Blood Cells. Normal lifespan is 120 days |
| Leukocytes | White Blood Cells. Provide infection protection to the body. |
| How long does it take the body to regenerate lost RBC's ? | 6-8 weeks |
| How long can Hepatitis B survive in dry blood? | Up to 7 days |
| Universal Precautions | Is a name usded to describe a preventions strategy in which all blood and potentially infectious materials are treated as if they are, in fact infectious, regardless of the perceived status of the source individual. |
| Standard Precautions | 1st Tier of precautions.Are infection control methods designed tp prevent direct contactwith blood and other body fluids and tssues by using barrier protection and work control practices |
| Transmission Precautions | 2nd Tier of precautions,and are to be used when the patient is known or suspected of being infected with contagious disease. |
| Red Top | None |
| Light Blue Top | Sodium Cirate. Invert 4 times |
| Royal Blue Top | Sodium Heparin |
| Gold Top | Clot activator and gel for serum separation |
| Green Top | Sodium, Lithium, & Ammonium Heparin. Invert 8 times |
| Lavendar Top | EDTA . Fill at leats two- thirds full and invert 8 times |
| Gray Top | Potassium Oxalate and Sodium Fluoride. Invert 8 times |
| Brown Top | Sodium Heparin |
| Yellow Top | Sodium polyanetholesulfonate (SPS) |
| Tiger Top aka SST | Thixotropic Gel |
| Pink Top | Potassium EDTA |
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