front 1 When blood is removed from the body, the blood clots and the liquid portion is called | back 1 Serum |
front 2 If veins in the arm cannot be used for venipuncture, the alternative veins lie | back 2 In the dorsal side of hands and wrist |
front 3 The instrument used to spend the removal of sun by Spinning the blood is called | back 3 Centrifuge |
front 4 Before performing a venipuncture, a pair of clean gloves should be put on in the presence of a patient because | back 4 It is a reassuring safety- conscious gesture for both the patient and the worker |
front 5 The supine position refers to | back 5 Lying face up on their back |
front 6 To avoid- clotting in the blood collection tube | back 6 It is extremity important that the blood collected in a purple- topped tube be gently inverted a minimum of eight times |
front 7 The blood PH range of the normal body is | back 7 7.35 to 7.45 |
front 8 Serum should be transported to the laboratory for | back 8 Testing and separated from blood cells within 2hrs |
front 9 Liquid makes up | back 9 55% of the total volume of the blood |
front 10 A person who has to little hemoglobin or a decreased number of red blood cells is know to be | back 10 Anemic |
front 11 The blood cells begin their formation in the | back 11 Lymph nodes and bone marrow |
front 12 If the phlebotomist collects blood in the neonatology department, the practice is | back 12 Hrs to a few days old |
front 13 The iron containing pigment of the blood cells is called | back 13 Hemoglobin |
front 14 Once they enterthe bloodstream, mature red blood cells live approximately | back 14 120 days |
front 15 The study of the nature and cause of disease is known as | back 15 Pathology |
front 16 A special labeled puncture- resistant container for the disposal of needles, scalpels, and syringes is known as | back 16 Sharps container |
front 17 When drawing bllod, the vein that is most preferred is | back 17 The median cubital |
front 18 If blood pressure is read as 120/80, the 120 is the | back 18 Systolic pressure |
front 19 The systolic pressure is the pressure when the heart is | back 19 Contracted |
front 20 A chemical cryusdante substance that prevents the blood from clotting is called an | back 20 Anticoagulant |
front 21 Homeostasis refers to | back 21 The steady- state condition |
front 22 Handwritten information cannot be converted into | back 22 Code symbols |
front 23 Interstitial fluid is | back 23 Tissue fluid |
front 24 Fragile veins are most likely to be found in | back 24 Geriatric patients |
front 25 After a finger stick is performed, the phlebotomist should | back 25 Wipe away the first step of blood |
front 26 The best angle for spreading a blood smear is by | back 26 Using two glass slides at 30 degrees |
front 27 Skin puncture samples are often used for | back 27 White blood cell differentials |
front 28 During a skin puncture procedure, the cut should be | back 28 Across the fingerprint lines |
front 29 In most cases, blood collected to determine medication levels should be collected | back 29 Just prior to the next dose of medication |
front 30 In relation to veins, the term occluded means | back 30 Obstructed |
front 31 The thumb has a | back 31 Pulse |
front 32 The last step in any phlebotomy procedure, including skin puncture is checking that | back 32 The bleeding has stopped and thanking the patient for cooperating |
front 33 Alcohol should be allowed to dry for | back 33 30 to 60 seconds before the venipuncture |
front 34 During the venipuncture, the best angle for inserting the needle into to the skin is | back 34 15 to 30 degrees |
front 35 During the venipuncture, the phlebotomist releases the tourniquet | back 35 After the needle is inserted and the blood begins to flow |
front 36 The term "butterfly" refers to a | back 36 Winged infusion set |
front 37 During the venipuncture procedure, the needle should always be inserted with the | back 37 Bevel side up |
front 38 Blood and urine specimens for microbiological cultures should be transported to the lab quickly to improve | back 38 The likelihood of defoliation pathogens |
front 39 Normal blood specimens take __________ to clot | back 39 30 to 60 minutes |
front 40 Bar codes in phlebotomy applications are not used to | back 40 Denote patient arm preference |
front 41 The preferred anticoagulant for the collection of whole blood foot STAT situations in clinical chemistry is | back 41 Heparin |
front 42 A blood cell count requires | back 42 whole blood collected in a purple topped tube |
front 43 The yellow topped vacuum collection tube has | back 43 Sodium polyanetholesulfonate (SPS) as the additive |
front 44 Fire newborns, the penetration depth of Lancets for blood must be | back 44 Less than 2.0mm |
front 45 If a blood specimen has a separation device, it should be | back 45 Centrifuges once |
front 46 To chill a blood specimen as it is transported the care worker should | back 46 Use icy water |
front 47 Grey/ red or clear | back 47 No additive (discard tube) |
front 48 Yellow/ red | back 48 Polymer Barrier |
front 49 Gold | back 49 Clot activator and polymer barrier |
front 50 Red | back 50 None or clot activator in plastic tube |
front 51 Orange | back 51 Thrombin (rapid serum) |
front 52 Red/ black | back 52 Clot activator and polymer barrier |
front 53 Green/ grey or light green | back 53 Polymer barrier and lithium heparin |
front 54 Light blue | back 54 Buffered sodium citrate |
front 55 Lavender | back 55 K,EDTA, toxicology and nutritional studies |
front 56 Gray | back 56 Sodium fluoride and potassium oxalate or sodium fluoride and Na2,EDTA |
front 57 Green | back 57 Lithium heparin, sodium heparin, or ammonia heparin |
front 58 Royal blue | back 58 K,EDTA |
front 59 Pink | back 59 Blood bank k, EDTA |
front 60 Tan | back 60 K,EDTA lead testing |
front 61 Black | back 61 Sodium citrate hematology |
front 62 Yellow | back 62 Sodium polyanethol sulfonate (SPS), acid citrate dextrose (ACD) |
front 63 – Blood Culture (yellow) | back 63 – Blood Culture (yellow) |