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Laboratory Procedures

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Appropriate site for capillary blood collection   Earlobe and Heel (BOTH)  
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Which cells play a vital role in internal respiration   Erythrocytes  
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What is the longest time a tourniquet should remain on a patient's arm   1 minute  
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Dysuria is   Painful or difficult urination  
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Device that might be used to collect blood from fragile veins   Butterfly needle  
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A blue stopper indicates that a collection tube   contains sodium citrate  
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To test for substances that are sporadically released into urine, a physician might order which type of urine specimen   24-hour  
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To follow Universal Precautions in phlebotomy, you should   Wash your hands, wear examination gloves (BOTH)  
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A medical assistant or phlebotomist should not attempt to obtain blood from any patient more than   two times  
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If a urinalysis cannot be performed within 30 minutes after collection, the urine specimen must be stored   in a refrigerator  
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Not a method for measuring Specific gravity   Microscope (May be measured: dipstick, urinometer, refractometer, reagent strip)  
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The quality control log   shows when the testing equipment was last calibrated  
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Which stain is specific to blood   Wright's  
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The color code for an evacuation tube that does not contain an additive is   Red  
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A creatine kinase test is done to help diagnose which conditions   Muscular dystrophies and heart disease  
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Describes a centrifuge   machine to separate particles  
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An erythrocyte sedimentation rate test might be used to   determine sickle cell anemia or inflammation and infection  
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How should the patient's arm be positioned when drawing blood in phlebotomy   slightly downward  
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Used in direct examination of a specimen   Wet mount  
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The venipuncture site most commonly used on adults is the   median cubital vein  
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After preparing a KOH mount   let the specimen sit at room temperature  
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Before inoculating a culture plate, you should   label it on the bottom, agar site  
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The first step in preparing a culture plate is to   label it  
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Albumin found in urine might indicate   Renal disease, Heart failure, Hypertension, Fever (ALL OF THE ABOVE)  
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Urine that is too acidic could indicate   Gout  
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