front 1 Which of the following are minute blood vessels that convey blood from the arterioles to the venules? | back 1 capillaries |
front 2 Which is an ideal sample for many screening tests that require a very small amount of blood? | back 2 capillary blood |
front 3 Which of the following should you do to calm the fears of a child before you draw their blood? | back 3 Explain what you will be doing. |
front 4 When performing a capillary puncture, the puncture should be made slightly off-center from the fleshy part of the fingertip, ______ to the fingerprints. | back 4 perpendicular |
front 5 When performing a capillary puncture on newborns and infants, what part of the heel pad is used? | back 5 lateral side |
front 6 When the infant reaches around the age of one year or starts to walk, blood should be obtained from his or her finger. In rare instances the _________ has been used to obtain a specimen. | back 6 earlobe |
front 7 Which of the following is a sign of an accidental arterial puncture during the venipuncture procedure? | back 7 A rapidly forming hematoma |
front 8 A person trained to perform venipuncture is known as a: | back 8 phlebotomist. |
front 9 hematology | back 9 lavender |
front 10 gray | back 10 glucose and blood alcohol |
front 11 red/gray | back 11 chemistry |
front 12 green | back 12 chemistry |
front 13 light blue | back 13 coagulation studies |
front 14 gold (sst) | back 14 chemistry |
front 15 red | back 15 chemistry |
front 16 Which of the following gauge needles is generally used for venipuncture? | back 16 21 to 23 gauge |
front 17 Tourniquets are available in many materials; however, disposable ______ free ones are the most popular and economical. | back 17 latex |
front 18 Tourniquets that are worn or permanently visibly soiled (even after disinfecting) should be: | back 18 discarded |
front 19 With patients whose blood is very difficult to draw, what can you use as a tourniquet? | back 19 blood pressure cuff |
front 20 When drawing blood, which method is probably the most popular because it is so convenient? | back 20 Vacuum |
front 21 If a patient faints during venipuncture, which of the following can help revive the patient? | back 21 Ammonia inhalant |
front 22 If a patient alerts you that they may faint while venipuncture is performed, it is best to: | back 22 have the patient lying on the examination table |
front 23 Specimens collected and sent for analysis must be recorded and kept in a: | back 23 log book. |
front 24 The needle and syringe method are often used when very _______ veins are involved because it is less damaging to the tissues than the vacuum method. | back 24 small |
front 25 When processing specimens, which instrument rotates at variable rates of speed to separate components of the blood? | back 25 Centrifuge |
front 26 Red | back 26 Third |
front 27 green | back 27 sixth |
front 28 lavender | back 28 seventh |
front 29 red/gray | back 29 fourth |
front 30 light blue | back 30 second |
front 31 gray | back 31 eight |
front 32 clear discard tube | back 32 first |
front 33 Gold (SST) | back 33 fifth |
front 34 The red blood cells are filled with ______ making their primary function delivering oxygen to the cells and picking up carbon dioxide to be exhaled. | back 34 hemoglobin |
front 35 What is the chief function of the white blood cells? | back 35 To protect the body against invaders such as bacteria and viruses |
front 36 With strict regulations regarding quality control and quality assurance, you are required to keep a log book to record all specimens and the results of the tests performed. The log should include which of the following? | back 36 The test performed |
front 37 Which part of the blood (along with other clotting factors) stops bleeding when an injury occurs? | back 37 platelets |
front 38 What is the normal range of hemoglobin for males? | back 38 13 g/dL to 17 g/dL |
front 39 When a patient’s hemoglobin falls below ________ , the patient can experience shortness of breath and tiredness and have a pale appearance to his or her skin. | back 39 10 g/dL |
front 40 Hematocrits are read by looking down onto the tube against the values chart within the centrifuge. After the tubes have been centrifuged, the readings are performed by placing the sealed end of the tube against the padding or gasket, making certain that the sealed end is at the _____ point of the reader. | back 40 zero |
front 41 A panic value always requires: | back 41 immediate intervention by the provider. |
front 42 Which specimen is used to perform microhematocrit testing? | back 42 Capillary or venous blood |
front 43 Females 12-16 | back 43 Hemoglobin |
front 44 males 13.0 to 17.0 grams | back 44 Hemoglobin |
front 45 Males 4,500, 000 - 6, 000, 0000 | back 45 Red blood Cell Count |
front 46 Females 36-48% | back 46 Hematocrit |
front 47 Males 42-52% | back 47 hematocrit |
front 48 females 4, 000,000 - 5, 500, 000 | back 48 Red Blood Cell Count |
front 49 Which of the following is a hematology test, not used as commonly now as it was in recent years, that screens patients for anemia? | back 49 Hematocrit (Hct) |
front 50 What is the normal hematocrit range for an adult male? | back 50 42 - 52% |
front 51 Which test is performed on many pregnant women to determine whether they have gestational diabetes? | back 51 GTT |
front 52 Which of the following are direct allergy tests? Select all that apply. | back 52 A. Patch test B. Scratch test C. Intradermal injection |
front 53 Which test gives the health care provider an idea of how much inflammation is occurring in a patient's body in response to a disease condition? | back 53 Erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
front 54 Screening for infectious mononucleosis is done through a: | back 54 capillary puncture |
front 55 Which test is performed to determine the cause of contact dermatitis? | back 55 Patch test |
front 56 A life-threatening reaction must be counteracted with an injection of _______ mmediately to prevent anaphylactic shock. | back 56 adrenalin |
front 57 Which suggestion should be made to a patient recently diagnosed with allergies? | back 57 check food labels |
front 58 HDL cholesterol | back 58 >45 mg/dl |
front 59 LDL cholesterol | back 59 <1000 mg/dl |
front 60 Triglycerides | back 60 40- 150 mg/dl |
front 61 Total cholesterol | back 61 130-200 mg/dl |
front 62 BUN | back 62 8-20 mg/dl |
front 63 Uric Acid | back 63 3.5-7.5 mg/dl |
front 64 creatinine | back 64 0.7-1.4 mg/dl |
front 65 potassium | back 65 3.5-5.2 mEq/l |
front 66 sodium | back 66 132-145 mEq/l |