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phlebotomy essentials review

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Certification   Evidence that an individual has mastered fundamental competencies in a particular technical area.  
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ClIA'88   Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988  
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AHCCS   Arizona Health Care Containment System  
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APC   Ambulatory Patient Classification  
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Communication Barriers   Biases or personalized filters that are major obstructions to verbal communication  
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Continuum of care   Holistic, coordinated system for health care services  
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CPT   Current procedural terminology codes  
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DRGs   Diagnosis-related groups  
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Exsanguinate   Remove all blood  
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Gatekeeper   Primary Physician who serves as the patients' advocate and advises the patient on healthcare needs  
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HIPAA   Health insurance portability and accountability act  
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HMOs   health maintenance organization  
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ICD-9-CM   International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification  
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IDS   Integrated healthcare delivery system  
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Kinesic slip   verbal and nonverbal messages do not match  
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Which of the following is the responsibility of the phlebotomist: Analyze specimens Obtain vital signs Collect urine drug screen specimens Transport Patients   Analyze Specimens  
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A healthcare facility that provides ambulatory services is a   Surgical center  
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The histology department in the lab performs   Processing of tissues  
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the abbreviation for the routine chemistry test that detects colorectal cancer is called   CEA  
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PBT   Certified by the American Society of Clinical Pathologist  
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Assault   Act or threat causing another to be in fear of immediate battery  
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Battery   Intentional harmful or offensive touching of or use of force on a person without consent or legal justification  
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Breach of confidentiality   failure to keep privileged medical information private  
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CLSI   Clinical and laboratory standards institute, formerly NCCLS  
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Informed consent   implies voluntary and competent permission for a medical procedure, test or medication  
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Establishes standards for the operation of hospitals and other healthcare facilities and services   Joint Commission (JCAHO)  
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Agency that manages the federal healthcare programs of medicare and medicaid   Center for medicare and medicaid services (CMS)  
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These measurable, objective guides are established to monitor all aspects of patient care   indicators  
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All consequences of a medical procedure have been given to the patient   Informed Consent  
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A national organization that develops guidelines and sets standards for laboratory procedures   Clinical and laboratory standards institute, formerly NCCLS (CLSI)  
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A phlebotomist hired by a hospital as a temporary employee commits a negligent act for which the hospital is liable. This is an example of   Vicarious Liability  
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A comparison of current test results with previous results for the same test on the same patient is called a   Delta Check  
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A type of negligence committed by a professional is called   Malpractice  
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Form that states the concern and describes the corrective action when a problem occurs   internal report  
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implies voluntary and competent permission   informed consent  
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required before surgery or high-risk procedures   Expressed consent  
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consent is implied by actions   implied consent  
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HIV consent   state laws specify what type of information must be given  
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Minor Consent   parental/guardian consent required for medical treatment  
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Refusal of consent   a constitutional right to refuse a medical procedure  
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Chain of infection   A series of components or events that lead to an infection  
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engineering controls   devices with safety features that isolate or remove a BBP (blood born pathogen) hazard from the workplace  
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HBV   Hepatitis B Virus  
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HCV   Hepatitis C Virus  
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HIV   Virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)  
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Procedures that separate patients with certain transmissible infections from others   Isolation procedures  
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Document containing general, precautionary, and emergency information for a hazardous product   Material Safety Data Sheet  
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an example of a blood born pathogen is   cytomegalovirus  
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Class C fires occur with   Electrical Equipment  
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Normally the most effective means of controlling external hemorrhage is   direct pressure and elevation  
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Droplet Transmission   Can occur from a coughing patient  
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Airborne Transmission   Can occur by entering a TB patients room without an N95 respirator  
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Vehicle Transmission   Can occur from filling a TB test syringe with antigen without first cleaning the top of the antigen vial  
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Vector Transmission   Can occur from handling a dead rodent  
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Direct Contact Transmission   Can occur from kissing someone with mononucleosis  
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Indirect contact Transmission   Can occur from rubbing your eye after touching a contaminated blood tube  
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Five things to break the chain of infection:   effective hand hygiene insect and rodent control isolation procedures use of gloves and other PPE Use of needle safety engineers  
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Airbone Pathogens   Rubeola virus, TB microbe, Varicella virus  
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Bloodborne Pathogens   CMV,HBV, HCV, HIV, HAV, Malaria microbe, Syphilis microbe  
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Medical term for fainting   syncope (sin'ko-pea)  
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Alveoli   Air sacs in the lungs where exchange of gases takes place  
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Anabolism   Conversion of simple compounds into complex substances  
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Anatomic position   Standing erect with arms at the side and eyes and palms facing forward  
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Anatomy   Study of the structural composition of living things  
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Anterior   Referring to the front  
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Avascular   Without blood or lymph vessels  
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Hollow body spaces that house body organs   body cavaties  
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Body plane   flat surface of a real or imaginary cut through the body  
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Cartilage   type of hard, non vascular connective tissue  
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breakdown of complex substances into simple ones   catabolism  
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diaphragm   muscle that separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities  
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distal   farthest from the point of attachment  
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means to the back of the body or body part   dorsal  
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glands that secrete substances directly into the bloodstream   endocrine glands  
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glands that secrete substances through ducts   exocrine glands  
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frontal plane   real or imaginary cut that divides the body vertically into front and back portions  
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a person who is supine is   lying face up  
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the creation of a hormone is an example of   anabolism  
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an appendage of the integumenary system   sebacceous gland  
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Muscle cell types   Smooth, cardiac and skeletal  
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large vein on the inner side of the arm in the antecubital fossa   Basilic vein  
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Vein located in the lateral aspect of the arm in the antecubital fossa   Cephalic vein  
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Epicardium   the thin membrane lining the heart that is continuous with the lining of the blood vessels  
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What is the function of the right ventricle   deliver blood to the pulmonary artery  
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a fast heart rate is called   tachycardia  
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the pressure in the arteries during ventricular relaxation   diastolic pressure  
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pulmonary artery carries oxygenated or deoxygenated blood   deoxygenated blood  
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a vein is defined as   a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart  
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while selecting a vein for venipuncture you feel a distinct pulse. what you are feeling is an   artery  
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A major difference between veins and arteries is   arteries have a thicker external layer  
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which veins are most commonly used for venipuncture   median cubital and cephalic  
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a blood clot circulating in the blood stream is called a   embolism  
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additive that prevents the breakdown of glucose by the cells   ACD  
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Substance added to a blood collection tube   Additive  
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what tube would typically be used to collect plasma for a STAT chemistry specimen   Green  
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EDTA is a   Anticoagulant  
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A light blue top is most often associated with tests in this department   coagulation  
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For which tube is the blood-to-additive ratio most critical   Light Blue  
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a PST contains   Heparin and gel  
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which tube contains anticoagulant that works by binding calcium   Light blue  
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what is the purpose of a royal blue top tube   prevent the specimen from clotting  
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Gray tube additive   Sodium fluoride and potassium oxalate, sodium fluoride and EDTA, sodium fluoride  
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Green tube additive   Sodium heparin  
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lavender (pink) tube additive   EDTA  
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Light Blue tube additive   sodium citrate  
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SST (gold) tube additive   Clot activator and gel seperator  
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Red glass tube additive   NONE  
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Royal Blue tube (red label) additive   NONE  
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Light Green tube additive   Lithium heperin and gel for plasma seperation  
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Yellow tube (Bloodbank) additive   ACD  
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Yellow tube (Microbiology) additive   SPS  
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Orange tube additive   Thrombin  
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Royal blue tube (lavender label)additive   EDTA  
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Royal blue tube (green label) additive   sodium heparin  
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Tan glass tube additive   sodium heparin  
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Tan plastic tube addtive   EDTA  
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Red plastic tube additive   Clot activator  
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Green tube additive   Lithium heparin, Sodium heparin  
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Record in the order received   accession  
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secure firmly as in holding a vein in place by pulling the skin taut with the thumb   anchor  
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two other names for an identification band/bracelet   arm/wrist band  
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A vein that has patency has   bounce or resilience to it  
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what is the most critical error a phlebotomist can make   misidentifying a patient specimen  
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Test to detect inflammation; identify collagen vascular diseases   ESR *Note* lavender hematology  
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Test to determine hemoglobin levels, detect infection, and identify blood disorders   CBC  
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Basal State   Resting metabolic state of the body early in the morning after a 12-hour fast  
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Hematoma   swelling or mass of blood caused by blood leaking from a blood vessel  
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Hemoconcentration   decrease in blood fluid content with an increase in non filterable components such as like RBCs  
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Hemolysis   destruction of RBCs and release of hemoglobin into the fluid portion of a specimen  
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Hemolyzed   term used to describe a specimen affected by hemolysis  
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It is best if drugs that interfere with blood tests are stopped (how many hours prior to testing)   4 to 24 hours  
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the results of this test will be affected the most if collected from a crying infant   white blood count  
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Creatine Clearance test results are correlated with the patient's...   age  
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lipid or fat in the serum would lead you to believe the patient did not do what   Fast  
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a patients arm is in anatomic position. there appears to be a loop under the skin between the wrist and the elbow. you feel a buzzing sensation when you touch it. what you are feeling is a   fistula  
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if a patient starts to faint during venipuncture what should you do first   release the tourniquet and remove the needle  
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the serum or plasma of a hemolyzed specimen would most likely look   pink to red  
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a specimen that is abnormal yellow brown in color is   Icteric  
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a specimen that is fatty/cloudy white is   lipemic  
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a specimen that is slightly pink is   mild hemolysis  
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a specimen that is pink to red is   moderate hemolysis  
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a specimen that is red is   gross hemolysis  
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a specimen that is yellow to clear is   normal  
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An inherited metabolic disorder detected through newborn screening   PKU or phenylketonuria  
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equipment needed for a malaria test   glass slide  
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a plasma specimen for this type of test cannot be collected by capillary puncture   coagulation  
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capillary blood composition more closely resembles   arterial blood  
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the concentration for this analyte is normally lower in capillary specimens than in venous specimens   calcium  
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capillary collection is the preferred method of blood collection in infants because   infant can be injured by restraining,venipuncture can lead to anemia,venipuncture of infants is difficult and may damage veins and surrounding tissues  
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If using capillary puncture to collect the following bullets from a patient, which one would be collected first? Gray, green, lavender or SST   SST  
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what is the recommended site for finger puncture in adults   proximal segment of the ring finger  
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the medial plantar surface of the heel is located   in the middle of the bottom of the heel  
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it is necessary to control the depth of lancet insertion during heel puncture to avoid   bone injury  
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the primary purpose of warming a capillary puncture site is to   increase blood flow  
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do not use povidone-iodine to clean skin puncture sites because it interferes with   uric acid, phosphorus and potassium results  
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amber bullets do what for the specimen   protect it from light  
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Aerobic   with air  
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without air   anaerobic  
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GTT - glucose tolerance test   test used to diagnose carbohydrate metabolism problems  
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HCG   human chorionic gonadotropin  
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the fasting specimen for a GTT is drawn   before the test has begun  
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which tube additive is preferred for the collection of a blood culture specimen   sodium polyanethol sulfate  
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Trough means   lowest  
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when performing a glucose tolerance test the fasting specimen is drawn at 6:15am and the patient finishes the glucose beverage at 6:30am when should the two hour specimen be collected?   8:30am  
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a stool sample is needed for what test   Guaiac  
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Autologous donation is performed to   avoid transfusion reaction  
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GTT is performed to evaluate the production of _____ in the pancreas   Insulin  
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before performing a bleeding time, the phlebotomist should ask the patient about   recent ingestion of aspirin  
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Peak and trough specimens are collected for   therapeutic drug monitoring  
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Peak means   highest  
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one of the most common errors when collecting blood culture specimens   improper cleansing of the arm  
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postprandial refers to   after eating  
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Specimen is collected a specific length of time after a meal has been eaten   2-hour PP  
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Skin antisepsis is critical to accurate test results   blood culture  
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often requires serial collections of blood specimens at specific times   GTT glucose tolerance test  
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patient ID procedures are extra strict   blood type and screen  
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requires a nine to one ratio of blood to anticoagulant ration in the collection tube   PT prothrombin time  
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test performed to assess collateral circulation to the hand   Allen Test  
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Ulnar Artery location   artery located in the little finger side of the wrist  
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radial artery location   artery located in the thumb side of the wrist  
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the number one choice site for arterial puncture is   radial artery  
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when performing radial artery puncture the needle should enter the skin   distal to where the pulse is felt  
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an ABG specimen may be rejected if it   is QNS  
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arterial blood is what color   bright cherry red  
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cerebrospinal fluid abbreviation   CSF  
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clean catch means   method of obtaining an uncontaminated urine sample  
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C&S is   culture and sensitivity  
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type of bacteria that can cause chronic gastritis and lead to peptic ulcer disease   H. pylori  
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term applied to specimen obtained during the middle of the urination   midstream  
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sputum specimens are used to detect   tuberculosis  
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synovial fluid is aspirated from the   joints  
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pilocarpine is used in this test procedure   sweat chloride  
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urine cytology studies can be performed to detect   cytomegalovirus  
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this specimen requires STAT handling and is typically collected by a physician in three sterile tubes   CSF (spinal fluid)  
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this test requires a 24 hour urine specimen   Creatinine clearance  
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a urine sensitivity test determines   antibiotic susceptibility  
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bone marrow samples are typically evaluated in   hematology and histology  
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Results of a bilirubin test specimen exposed to light for an hour can be decreased up to   50%  
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Normal body temperature is   37'C  
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the specimen for this test should not be chilled.   potassium  
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CBC specimens should not be   centrifuged  
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How many mls are typically required for one set of adult blood cultures   10-20mls  
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for a set of blood cultures how long do you clean the venipuncture site?   30-60 seconds  
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