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Which vein drains blood from the foot, leg, and thigh, joining the femoral vein, making it the longest vein in the body?   show
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show ELECTROLYTES  
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In the organizational structure of the laboratory who would act as the primary liaison between the medical staff and the laboratory staff?   show
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What is the myocardium?   show
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show T CELLS AND B CELLS  
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When a chemical spill occurs in the laboratory what should a phlebotomist consult prior to cleaning up the spill?   show
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show SA NODE  
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What are the two major areas of the clinical laboratory?   show
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What is the main anticoagulant for coagulation studies performed in the hematology department of the laboratory?   show
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show DISEASE  
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show NEONATAL NURSERY  
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show INFORM SUPERVISOR  
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show FIBRINOGEN  
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show CBC  
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What is the largest artery in the body?   show
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The celluar elements in blood are the erythrocytes, leukocytes, and the thrombocytes. What is the primary function of each of the leukocytes?   show
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show NEUROLOGY  
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show COMMUTIVE THERAPY  
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A phlebotomist taking an examination offered by a professional phlebotomy organization would be seeking:   show
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What is the specimen collected by a phlebotomist?   show
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Which arteries supply blood directly to the heart muscle?   show
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show HAND WASHING  
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show WHOLE BLOOD  
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What are the two main pathways of the coagulation cascade?   show
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Word roots in medical terminology usually refer to:   show
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show BONE MARROW  
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What is the first thing to do in the event of a fire in the building where you are working?   show
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Personal protective equipment is put on and removed in reverse order. In whar order are they put on?   show
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What does the term "Universal Precautions" refer to?   show
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Which blood vessels carry deoxygenated blood to the heart?   show
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show SYSTOLIC (UPPER) AND DIASTOLIC (LOWER)  
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Which type of blood vessels has the thickest walls?   show
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show VENUS BLOOD  
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The suffix -cyte means:   show
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What does the suffix -ostomy mean?   show
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show LITHIUM  
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What is the primary role of the thrombocytes?   show
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show LEUKEMIA  
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show SOURCE, MODE OF TRANSMISSION, AND HOST  
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The term dermatitis means:   show
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What does a class ABC fire extinguisher contain?   show
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show PULMON/O  
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show BLOOD PRESSURE  
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Which languages are the prmiary sources found in medical terminology?   show
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show ANTI B ANTIBODIES  
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What is the recommended disinfectant for blood and body fluid contamination?   show
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show COMPROMISED  
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show DECREASED  
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What should a phlebotomist in the laboratory do if a patient calls to schedule a chest X-ray?   show
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show INTERNAL ORGAN  
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show RADIAL  
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show SUPERIOR VENA CAVA  
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What form of biologic hazard might be produced by centrifuging an uncapped blood specimen?   show
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What is first defined when defining a word in medical terminology?   show
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Who is the person above the supervisor in a typical laboratory organizational chart diagram?   show
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Which laboratory section performs ABO and Rh typing?   show
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What type of laboratory peforms highly specialized testing?   show
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Which laboratory department or section would perform a cardiac risk profile?   show
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show PLUMONANARY ARTERY  
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show FLEXIBILITY  
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What should a phlebotomist do before placing a phone call on hold?   show
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show BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS  
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What type of isolation category always requires a gown to be worn?   show
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show MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION  
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To which body system does the combining form osteo/o refer?   show
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show RENAL  
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To which body system does the combining form aden/o refer?   show
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A weakness in an arterial wall is calles:   show
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Which leukocyte has the highest concentration in normal blood?   show
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What determines a person's blood type?   show
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show PROFESSIONAL SERVICES  
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Hardening of the arteries is called:   show
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show HOSPITALS  
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The abbreviation PRN stands for:   show
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show RADIOLOGY PATIENTS  
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Collecting a large evacuated tube using a 23-guage needle or smaller may cause a sample to be:   show
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show IN ADIQUIT  
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show OSTEOMYELITIS  
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show WRIST BAND  
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Collection of a sufficient amount of blood by dermal puncture is most diffcult from patients with poor peripheral circulation, of from patients who are:   show
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In what type of Vacutainer tube is the presence of a clot is acceptable?   show
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show 70% ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL  
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show ONE MINUTE  
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show 42 DEGREES C  
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Before requesting assistance from another phlebotomist, to obtain an adequate amount of blood by dermal puncture how many attempts should a phlebotomist make?   show
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Indication that the tourniquet is ties too tightly is seen by the appearance on the patient's arm during site selection of:   show
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show SURGICAL BLADES  
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show HEMOLIYSIS  
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show LOT  
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show ANCHERING  
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show INFECTION  
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A device normally used in venipuncture, and that is not used in microcollection techniques is the:   show
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What is the most important procedure in phlebotomy?   show
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Blood collected by dermal puncture most closely resembles   show
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show Na CITRATE  
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The vacutainer tube that must always be completely filled is the:   show
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A large, rigid cord located during palpation indicates a:   show
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show ACROSS THE FINGER PRINT  
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Before beginning blood collection in dermal puncture, the first drop of blood should be:   show
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What may be caused by prolonged application of a tourniquet?   show
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What is the maximum safe length of lancets used for heel puncture?   show
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The winged infusion set [butterfly] would be primarily used to collect blood from a patient's:   show
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show ROYAL BLUE  
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When collecting specimens in a patient's room, tubes are routinely labeled immediately:   show
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show DILUTED WITH TISSUE FLIUD  
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show LASER LANCET  
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show BED SIGN  
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In the evacuated tube system, what does blood flow into the tube depend on?   show
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The gray stopper tube contains sodium fluoride in addition to an anticoagulant. The purpose of this compound is to preserve glucose. What is it called?   show
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The major vascular area of the skin is the:   show
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What part of the foot is not an acceptable dermal puncture site on an infant:   show
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Infants should never be identified by the:   show
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The meaning of platelet is to examine by:   show
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show DEPT  
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show 23 GUAGE  
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show RECAP NEEDLE  
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What bone is at the posterior of the heel?   show
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show DEAD/STANDING  
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show AUTHORIZATION  
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show ANEMIA  
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show CLOTTED  
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show EVACUATED TUBES  
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The most acceptable puncture site for a 6-month infant is the:   show
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show TEST REQUISTION  
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show POLYCYTHEMIA  
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show INCREASE  
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What is the vein of choice for routine venipuncture?   show
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show K (POTASSIUM)  
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show INFECTION  
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What might an infant with a falsely negative PKU test most likely be affected with?   show
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show 30 TO 40 DEGREES  
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While performing a venipuncture, the phlebotomist notices bright red blood spurting ino the tube. What should the phlebotomist do after withdrawing the needle?   show
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show IV PROBLEMS  
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The Duke bleeding time method has been replaced with the template bleeding time because the template method is more:   show
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show GLUCOSE  
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show HEMOLIZED  
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show SYNCOPE  
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Disturbing the platelet plug when performing a bleeding time test will result in a bleeding time results that is:   show
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Most states require testing of newborns for:   show
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Allowing blood to leak from a vein into the surrounding tissue during venipuncture, frquently caused by improper needle removal,may result in:   show
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As a phlebotomist you encounter a comatose patient with no ID band. What should you do?   show
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show 40 mm hg  
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What is the test method used by filter paper screening tests for PKU?   show
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show LEG VEINS  
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A patient taking aspirin can cause a bleeding time that is falsely:   show
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Failure to completely fill the filter paper circle for a newborn screening test can cause results that are:   show
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show TWO  
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show STAT OR TIMED SPECIMEN  
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In what disease does multiplication of parasites with red blood cells occur?   show
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Which items will affect the quality of neonatal bilirubin test results?   show
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When collecting blood from a patient with an IV, the phlebotomist should not draw from:   show
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show ANTICUBITAL CREAS  
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Specimens collected by venipuncture that require preparation of a blood smear are collected in tubes containing:   show
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A phlebotomist is attempting to transfer blood from a syringe to an evacuated tube. While puncturing the rubber stopper the phlebotomist should not:   show
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A specimen collected from a patient who has recently eaten may appear:   show
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show 1 DROP  
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show LEG VEINS  
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show FEATHERED EDGE  
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show FEATHERED  
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If a patient requests a drink of water, what should the phlebotomist do?   show
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Specimens that must be collected at specific times are therapeutic drug levels and those that exhibit:   show
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When preparing a blood smear, where is the spreader placed?   show
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show BILIRUBIN  
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Collecting blood from an area containing a tatoo could results in:   show
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show WICKING  
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show RED TOP  
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On patients taking diurectics a chemical level that is frequently monitored os the:   show
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Preparation of the blood smear using a slide that is not clean will most likely result in a smear with:   show
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Newborns that appear jaundiced have increased levels of:   show
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When collecting blood from a patient with a very edematous right arm and a large hematoma in the antecubital area of the left arm, where should the phlebotomist collect the specimen?   show
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The surgical fusion of a vein and artery frequently seen in dialysis patients is called a:   show
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show STREAKS  
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show ADEMIA  
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show DECREASED  
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What is the time period patients are most likely to be in a basal state?   show
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show PLATLETS  
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A specimen was collected in the newborn nursery under the bili light. A bilirubin collected from a jaundiced infant in this case may have results that are:   show
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show COLLASPED VEIN  
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Phlebotomists working in central processing and entering data for Madicare and other collections, may be required to classify tests using a:   show
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When a patient has a unit of blood drawn prior to surgery with the understanding that the unit may be given back during surgery, the collection is called:   show
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A phlebotomist who cannot locate a patient on whom a cortisol level is scheduled for collection at 1000 should:   show
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show CENTRIFUGE  
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show EMPTY BLADDER  
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show BILIRUBIN (VITAMIN A & B)  
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show CHECK FOR POSSIBLE SEPTICEMIA RO  
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show PROCEDURE MANUAL  
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Midstream clean-catch urine specimens for culturing are delivered to the:   show
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When blood is inoculated into blood culture bottles using a butterfly apparatus, the bottle that is inoculated first is the:   show
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Which test order type is classified as the highest priority?   show
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show PERITONEAL  
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show SAME TIME DIFFERENT SITES  
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show REFERNCE LABORATORY MANUAL  
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show REFRIGERATOR  
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What is a test the must be placed in ice and water immediately after collection?   show
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show SPECIFIC TIMES  
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When a semen is delivered to the laboratory, the phlebotomist should record the:   show
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show WHEN PATIENT HAS FINISHED DRINKING GLUCOSE  
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show DECREASED  
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show PAINT CAN STYLE CONTAINERS  
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Specimens drawn from a patient to analyze cold agglutinins must be kept:   show
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Peak and trough levels are collected to monitor levels of:   show
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show KEEP BACTERIA ALIVE  
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show 0745  
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show CELLULAR ELEMENTS/GLUCOSE  
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A pH of 9.5, a specific gravity of 1.002, or a blue-green urine color with a urine drug collection specimen might suggest:   show
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When blood is inoculated into blood culture bottles using syringe, which bottle is inoculated first?   show
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Why are major phlebotomy rounds are scheduled early in the morning?   show
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When collecting sweat electrolytes, the collection site is cleansed before and after stimulation with:   show
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show BEFORE DRUG ADMINISTRATION  
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What is the distribution of a CSF specimen in tubes labeled #1, #2, and #3?   show
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show LEGAL FORENSIC  
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show NPO  
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Failure to tightly seal specimens for sweat electrlytes during collection and transport will allow evaporation to cause:   show
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show TWO  
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show 120 MINUTES (2 HOURS)  
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show LEGAL (FORENSIC)  
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show DIURNAL VARIATON  
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show ASSETIONING  
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How are specimens that require chilling immediately after collection handled?   show
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How much blood is collected from a person donating a unit of blood?   show
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show ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE  
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A phlebotomist in central processing receives an SST tube with a requistion for tests performed in chemisrty and at a refernce laboratory. What should the phlebotomist do?   show
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show ALCOHOL IODINE ALCOHOL  
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show BBP TO HIGH, TEMP TO HIGH, WEIGHT TO LOW AND HEMOGLOBIN TO LOW  
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Some blood culture collection systems contain a resin. What is the purpose of this resin?   show
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show APHERESIS  
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What is the department within the laboratory to which blood cultures are delivered after collection?   show
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show THERAPEUTIC PHLEBOTOMY  
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show GRAY  
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show ABOVE THE IV  
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Monitoring the quality care is a function of:   show
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show PLATELET COUNTS  
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What part of a routine urinalysis is would a phlebotomist not be authorized to perform under CLIA?   show
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show BATTERY  
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show NEGLIGENCE  
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show PT OR PTT  
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What should a phlebotomist provide when instructing a patient prior to the collection of a specimen for occult blood testing?   show
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show CALIBRATION  
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How would a phlebotomist error resulting in a hemolytic transfusion reaction be classed?   show
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show PREANALYTICAL  
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The HemoCue can accurately measure hemoglobin concentration in patients with high white blood cell counts beacuse the reaction:   show
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How does a laboratory procedures manual differ from a test kit package insert?   show
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A phlebotomist obtained blood from a confused patient. After collecting the blood, the phlebotomist leaves the bed rail down and leaves the room. In what way might the phlebotomist be held accountable?   show
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show JOB DUTIES/DISCRIPTION  
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Documentation of daily refrigerator and freezer temperatures records, as well as centrifuge calibration and maintenance are required by:   show
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The purpose of enzyme immunoassay tests for pregnancy is the detection of:   show
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What should the phlebotomist consult to determine the proper maintenance of a Glucomete?   show
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How would collection of a blood specimen from a site above IV be detected?   show
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Why are two swabs usually collected for rapid streptococcus testing?   show
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Proficiency testing is required for all levels lf CLIA complexity except:   show
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show IMPLIED CONSENT  
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show QUALITY CONTROL  
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show ASPIRIN  
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show AVAILABLE SOONER  
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show SENTIAL EVENT  
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The most serious error that a phlebotomist can make is:   show
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Failure to obtain quality control results that are within acceptable limits when performing a blood glucose may be caused by the control covering only half of the testing area; by prolonged exposure of reagent strips to room; or:   show
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What is a phlebotomist performing when running a test on a standardized sample received from a monitoring agency?   show
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What is the failure to provide a standard of care that is due to a patient by a healthcare provider?   show
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show REPORTING TEST RESULTS  
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Rapid tests for group A streptococcus detect Group A streptococcus:   show
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show QUALITY CONTROL  
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How are lsboratory centrifuges calibrated?   show
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The program established by a healthcare organization to guarantee appropriate patient care is:   show
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show CMS (CENTERS FOR MEDICINE/MEDICAID SERVICES)  
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show TORT  
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show DOCUMENTATION  
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show CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE  
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What is the recommended specimen for urine pregnancy testing?   show
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show WRIGHT THING WRONG  
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How would the behavior of a phlebotomist who treats a patient diagnosed with AIDS very rudely and abruotly be described?   show
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show INCIDENT REPORT  
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show ANALYTICAL VARIABLES  
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show HEPARIN  
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show COLOR & APPEARANCE  
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A clotted specimen, a contaminated specimen, or a short sample draw, could all result from using:   show
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show A BLUE COLR  
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