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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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show HEART MUSCLE  
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What are the two main types of lymphocytes found in the white blood cell population in human blood?   show
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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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A phlebotomist is assigned to the morning draw team. In completing this assignment, what is the area where the phlebotomist is likely to encounter the youngest patients?   show
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show INFORM SUPERVISOR  
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In one word, what is the difference between plasma and serum?   show
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show CBC  
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show AORTA  
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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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The branch of medicine that deals with the study of nerves, the nervous system, and its diseases is:   show
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What form of outpatient PO coagulation therapy would be monitored and followed by a Prothrombin [PT] test conducted in the laboratory?   show
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show CERTIFICATION  
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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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What is the most common specimen analyzed in the hematology section of the laboratory?   show
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show INTRINSIC & EXTRINSIC  
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Word roots in medical terminology usually refer to:   show
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Where are red blood cells produced in the adult human?   show
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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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What is the upper and lower figures on a blood pressure reading?   show
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show ARTERY  
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What tpe of blood are most laboratory test performed on?   show
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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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show BLOOD CLOTTING  
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What is the term used to describe a gross increase in the number of white blood cells in a patient?   show
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What three things are required to complete the chain of infection?   show
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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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The combining form for lung is:   show
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What is measured with a sphygmomanometer?   show
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show GREEK AND LATIN  
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Which antibodies would be found in the plasma of a person who is blood type A?   show
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What is the recommended disinfectant for blood and body fluid contamination?   show
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What type of patient is protected from infection by reverse or protective isolation?   show
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The prefix hypo- means:   show
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show GIVE NUMBER AND TRANSFER  
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show INTERNAL ORGAN  
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The artery of choice for measuring the pulse rate in an adult is the:   show
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show SUPERIOR VENA CAVA  
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show AEROSOL  
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What is first defined when defining a word in medical terminology?   show
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show LABORATORY MANAGER  
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Which laboratory section performs ABO and Rh typing?   show
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show REFERENCE LABORATORY  
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Which laboratory department or section would perform a cardiac risk profile?   show
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What is the only artery in the body that carries deoxygenated blood?   show
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show FLEXIBILITY  
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show MAKE SURE ITS NOT AN EMERGENCY  
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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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show SKELETAL  
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The combinig form nephro/o refers to which body system?   show
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show ENDOCRINE  
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A weakness in an arterial wall is calles:   show
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show NEUTRO FILL  
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What determines a person's blood type?   show
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show PROFESSIONAL SERVICES  
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show ARTHRIOSCLEROSIS  
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show HOSPITALS  
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The abbreviation PRN stands for:   show
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A phlebotomist is pregnant. What patients should the phlebotomist not draw specimens from?   show
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show HEMOLYSIS  
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show IN ADIQUIT  
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show OSTEOMYELITIS  
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show WRIST BAND  
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show SEVERLY DEHYDRATED  
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show RED  
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show 70% ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL  
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show ONE MINUTE  
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What is the maximum temperature when warming a dermal puncture site?   show
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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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show PETECHIQUE  
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show SURGICAL BLADES  
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show HEMOLIYSIS  
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show LOT  
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What should be done to prevent a vein from rolling, prior to needle insertion?   show
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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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show PATIENT ID  
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show ARTERIAL BLOOD  
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The anticoagulant present in a light-blue stopper tube preserves the liable coagulation factors. What is this anticoagulant?   show
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show LIGHT BLUE  
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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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show WIPED AWAY  
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show HEMOLYSIS  
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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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What is the tube of choice for metal analysis?   show
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show AFTER BLOOD HAS BEEN COLLECTED  
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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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show ANTICOAGULANT INHIBITOR  
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show DERMAL SUBCUTANEOUS JUNCTER  
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What part of the foot is not an acceptable dermal puncture site on an infant:   show
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show BASINET LABEL  
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The meaning of platelet is to examine by:   show
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In order to prevent contact with bone, what must be controlled in a dermal puncture?   show
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show 23 GUAGE  
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show RECAP NEEDLE  
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show CALCANEOUS  
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show DEAD/STANDING  
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What is the most important purpose of a procedure requistion form?   show
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show ANEMIA  
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show CLOTTED  
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show EVACUATED TUBES  
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show HEEL  
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show TEST REQUISTION  
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The amount of anticoagulant is decreased when collecting coagulation tests from a patient with a hematocrit greater than 55%, or from a patient with:   show
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Warming the site if a dermal puncture will cause the flow of arterial blood at the site to:   show
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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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When preparing a blood smear, what is the correct angle of the spreader slide?   show
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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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The high red blood cell counts normally seen in newborns may cause decreased levels of:   show
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What can be caused by using a small-guage needle with a large evacuated tube?   show
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A patient who appears pale and has cold, damp skin may develop:   show
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show PROLONGED  
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show PKU (PHENYLKETONURIA)  
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show HEMOTOMA  
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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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show PROLONGED  
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show FALSE NEGATIVE  
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What is the maximum number of attempts that a phlebotomist should make to collect a specimen?   show
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show STAT OR TIMED SPECIMEN  
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show MALARIA  
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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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When performing a bleeding time on an adult, the incision is made horizontal or parallel to the:   show
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show EDTA (ETHEYLAMINE DIAMINE TETRA ACETIC ACID)  
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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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What is the acceptable amount of blood used to fill a filter paper circle for newborn screening tests?   show
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Physician approval is required prior to collecting blood from:   show
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On what portion of a blood smear should microscopic examination be performed?   show
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show FEATHERED  
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show REPORT ON REQUISTION FORM AND TURN IT IN TO NURSING STATION.  
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show DIURNAL VARIATION  
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show IN FRONT OF THE DROP OF BLOOD.  
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Amber-colored microtainer tubes are used to collect specimens for:   show
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Collecting blood from an area containing a tatoo could results in:   show
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Blood is removed from the bleeding time incision with filter paper by:   show
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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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show WHOLES  
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show BILIRUBIN  
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show BELOW THE HEMATOMA  
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show FISTULA  
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Pushing instead of pulling the blood with the spreader slide produces a blood smear with a feathered edge containing:   show
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What term means an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the tissue?   show
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When preparing a blood smear, lowering the angle of the spreader will result in a smear thickness that is:   show
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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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show CPT  
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show AUTOLOGOUS DONATION  
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show RETURN REQUISTION TO NURSES STATION  
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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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One of the most difficult phlebotomy procedures is the collection of blood cultures. What is the purpose of this test procedure?   show
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show PROCEDURE MANUAL  
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show MICROBIOLOGY  
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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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show STAT  
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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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Urine specimens that cannot be tested with 2 hours should be:   show
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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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show TIME OF COLLECTION  
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When does timing for GTT begin?   show
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In a patient with Polycythemia, the amount of serum obtained after centrifuging a tube of blood will be:   show
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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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A fasting [baseline] specimen for a GTT is drawn at 0600, and the patients finishes drinking the gluocse at 0645. What is the correct time to draw the 1-hour specimen?   show
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show CELLULAR ELEMENTS/GLUCOSE  
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show ADULTERATION  
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When blood is inoculated into blood culture bottles using syringe, which bottle is inoculated first?   show
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show PATIENTS ARE IN A BASAL STATE  
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show DEINIZED WATER  
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When is a therapeutic drug trough level drawn?   show
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show CHEMISTRY, MICROBIOLOGY, AND HEMATOLOGY  
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Chain of custody refers to the documentation of specimen handling for specimens that are:   show
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show NPO  
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show INCREASED VALUES (ELEVATED)  
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How many specimens are collected from a patient receiving a 2-hour postprandial glucose test?   show
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show 120 MINUTES (2 HOURS)  
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A blood specimen for DNA analysis to determine paternity is considered to be:   show
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show DIURNAL VARIATON  
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show ASSETIONING  
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show ICE & WATER  
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show 405-495 mL  
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What is the most important consideration when collecting a blood culture?   show
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show ALIQUOTTING  
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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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show MICROBIOLOGY  
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What process might be used in the treatment of Polycythemia or Hemochromatosis?   show
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The specimens collected during the GTT after the patient drinks the glucose will be analyzed at the end of the test. What type of vacutainer tube should the baseline glucose and all of the specimens of the test be collected in?   show
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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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A phlebotomist who forcibly tries to obtain blood from a patient who refuses can be charged with:   show
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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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What is the standardization of an instrument used for POCT?   show
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show ROOT CAUSE  
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Collection of specimens, transporting specimens, and processing specimens, are all variables associated with phlebotomy and would be classed as:   show
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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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show NEGLIGENCE  
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The medical code of ethics for phlebotomists dictates that they will perform skills within their:   show
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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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show RAPID TEST FOR TESTING & CULTURE  
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show WAIVED  
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What are patient's who extend their arms after a phlebotomist has explained a venipuncture procedure doing?   show
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show QUALITY CONTROL  
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To avoid a false positive result in an accult blood sample, what should the patient avoid for one week prior to collection?   show
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show AVAILABLE SOONER  
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What is the term used to refer to an unexpected patient death that is not related to the patient's illness?   show
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show FAILURE TO ID PATIENT  
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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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show ANTIGENS  
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If a phlebotomist is not performing a test correctly, this will be detected through:   show
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show TACHOMETER  
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The program established by a healthcare organization to guarantee appropriate patient care is:   show
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The Clinical Laboratories Improvement Amendment [CLIA '88] regulations are administered by:   show
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A wrongful act committed against another person is:   show
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Written policies, evidence of monitoring, and actions taken to resolve problems are referred to as:   show
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What would a patient woth a cholesterol result of 300 mg/dL be in danger of developing?   show
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show 1ST MORNING URINE  
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Cleansing the venipuncture site with 70% isopropyl alcohol and blowing on the alcohol to dry it is an exemple of doing:   show
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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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Documentation of poor technique affecting patients or specimen quality is frequently generated by a nursing or laboratory supervisor in the form of an:   show
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show ANALYTICAL VARIABLES  
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show HEPARIN  
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The physical examination of urine includes reports on:   show
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show AFTER EXPIRATION DATE  
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The presence of hemoglobin in a Hemoccult test is indicated by the appearance of:   show
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