Phlebotomy Practice Test

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Most important step in venipuncture?

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Patient identification

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What is PPE?

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Personal Protective Equipment

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What is the best way to let a clean site dry?

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Air dry

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OSHA requires all phlebotomist to be trained regarding what?

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Blood borne pathogens and needle saftey

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All specimens are considered hazardous and infectious so we must use what?

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Universal and or Standard precautions

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What organization should be contacted regarding employee safety and unsafe working conditions?

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OSHA (occupational safety and health administration

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What does MSDS mean and what is it part of?

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Material Safety Data Sheet (right to know law)

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What color tube, and additive is used for CBC, Hct, Hgb, Sed rate?

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Lavender, EDTA

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Which tube has no additive?

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Red

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What color tube and which additive is used for protime and APTT?

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Lt. Blue, sodium citrate

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What is the ratio of blood to additive in a light blue tube?

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9 to 1

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Which additive is the best choice for an ethanol specimen?

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Na fluoride

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What color tube is an ethanol specimen drawn in?

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Grey

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In case of a needle stick accident you should?

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Cleanse the site, get patient information if able, and notify your supervisor

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What is the purpose of the tourniquet?

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To find the vein

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How long can the tourniquet be in place?

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1 minute

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What is the first thing you must do after every finger stick?

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Wipe away the first drop

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Why is it necessary to keep the centrifuge lid closed until it comes to a complete stop?

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It reduced the chance of aerosol and microbial contamination

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What angle should your slider be when making blood smears?

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30 degrees

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What should you do if a standard size tube collapses the veins?

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Use a pediatric tube

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Which cleansers are most common for blood culture site preparation?

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povidone iodine or 2% chlorhexidine

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What characteristics do sharps disposal containers have?

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Spill proof, tamper proof, and puncture resistant.

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When used for decontamination, the dilution for bleach in water should be what?

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10% bleach, 90% water

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Which point of care test is done to determine a platelet plug formation?

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Bleeding time (also known as platelet function assay)

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Where in the wrist area are ABGs done and which artery?

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Outer aspect of the wrist and from the radial artery

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Which are the smallest vessels in the body?

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Capillaries

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Which are the smallest veins in the body?

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Venules

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The respiratory system is responsible for?

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Breathing and the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide

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Common site cleanser for a venipuncture is?

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70% isopropyl alcohol

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When anticoagulated blood is spun down in the centrifuge, how does it separate?

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Plasma (top), buffy coal = WBCs & platelets (middle), Red blood cells (bottom)

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MSDS is part of the?

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Right to Know Law

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When you leave the patient's room, make sure that?

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Everything is returned to where you found it including the bed rails, (up if up, down if down)

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What is the difference between serum and plasma?

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Serum= the fluid portion of clotted blood Plasma= fluid portion of unclotted blood which contains all of its clotting factors (fibrinogen)

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Empathy is?

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The Validation of a persons feelings

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QA indicators are what?

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Measurable factors

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System that filters, eliminates wastes, regulates water balance is the?

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Urinary system

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If a patient has fragile skin or excessive hair, where should the tourniquet be placed?

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Over their clothing or a piece of coflex/coband

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When drawing on a burn victim?

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Look for a site that is the least damaged or scarred for the draw

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Even if you wear gloves, your hands should be washed when?

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Before and after specimen collection, toilet use, every time they could become soiled

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What happens if you squeeze too much during a finger stick/capillary puncture?

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Errors in the results by diluting with tissue fluid

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If an I.V is present you much draw blood where?

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Below the I.V

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What vein is most likely to be used for an obese patient?

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The cephalic

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If swelling occurs or a hematoma begins to form at the venipuncture site you must?

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Remove the tourniquet and needle and apply pressure

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The most prevalent work related acquired infection in the laboratory is?

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Hepatitis B

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Fibrin strands may be present in serum because?

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It was centrifuged

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What should you do if the information is not correct on the patient's I.D bands/requisitions?

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Do not draw the blood until the patient is properly identified/banded

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If a patient who is legally responsible for himself says NO to a blood draw, what should you do?

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Do not draw

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Two forms of outpatient I.D are?

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Spelling name and birthdate

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Bursting capillaries cause small red pin-point clusters are known as?

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Petechiae

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Reverse or protective isolation is for the protections of?

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Immuno-compromised patients

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What is the name of the system used for unidentified patients?

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Special 3 part I.D system

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What is the most common complications of phlebotomy?

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Hematoma

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What happens when the tourniquet is on to long?

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Hemoconcentration

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How do you transport Bilirubin?

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By protecting it from light

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What test is ordered to determine PH and blood gas?

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Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs)

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What test would be ordered to detect hematuria?

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Urinalysis

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What test would be ordered if the patient is suffering from FUO? (fever of unknown origin)

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Blood Cultures

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What tube is used for STAT electrolytes and what is the additive?

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Green top and Heparin is the additive

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Sample mailers have a few distinctive warnings to their label. They are?

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Biohazard sign, send to CDC in case of breakage, name and address of sender and receiver

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What is the chain of custody?

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The tracking of legal samples

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Doctors order glucose monitoring for patients with which disorder?

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Diabetes

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How long do Red blood cells live for?

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120 days

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What is a reticulocyte and how long does it live for?

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An immature red cell and lives for about one day

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What does a glucose test monitor?

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Sugar level

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All I.V supplies must be handled with care and kept?

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Sterile

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What is a sphygmomanometer used for?

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Blood pressure

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Medical ethics can identify a professional as?

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Morally desirable

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Define negligence vs. malpractice?

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Negligence is failure to exercise due care Malpractice is negligence by a professional

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Sedrate or ESR is drawn on what color tube?

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Lavender

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Which PPE will keep you the safest when body substance or wounds are present?

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Gloves

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What has to be supplied by chemical manufacture according to the Right to Know Law?

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MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet)

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Parenteral transmission means infection can enter through everything except?

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The digestive tract

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Does the tourniquet need to be on the entire time?

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No, its the phlebotomist call

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In what direction is a concentric circle?

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Center to periphery

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What test is ordered to confirm hyper or hypoglycemia?

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GTT

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If something is easily combustible what color and number would you expect to see?

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Red-4

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IF a moderate health hazard would exist what color and number would you expect to see?

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Blue-2

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If you do not let the cleaners dry before performing a blood culture you might get what?

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Contaminated specimen/false positive. Skin prep is the #1 contamination of a blood culture

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How many ml would be in a typical 24-hour urine container?

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2000ml or 2L

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How do you transport cold agglutinin after collection?

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At body temperature

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Cardio vascular system includes?

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Heart and vessels

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It is your job as a part of being a health professional to?

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Make your patient as comfortable and at ease as possible

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What could happen if you carelessly remove a stopper from an evacuated tube of blood?

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Could cause an aerosol (like popping the champagne bottle)

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What is included in the microorganism category that can exist in body fluids?

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Fungus, bacterium, virus

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What are examples of timed tests?

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GTT, Medication monitoring

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Selection of a preferred care giver has to do with what?

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Insurance PPO/HMO. Not a patient right

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What does contamination mean?

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It is not clean anymore

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Extrinsic coagulation function is evaluated by what test?

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Protime, Prothrombin time, PT

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CLSI (Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute) is formerly known as?

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NCCLS (National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards)

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Every year laboratory employees must take a test to demonstrate what?

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Competence

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What should you do if you get blood on a requisition or on the side of a tube?

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Wipe off with disinfectant

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Positive body language is?

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Being sure of yourself, being confident. It is not being irate or cowering.

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Which fingers are used for skin puncture, most often?

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Third and fourth digits.

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Leg and foot draws can only be done?

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With a doctor order

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If you are drawing for a CBC, and having difficulty because of vein damage or bruising, it is acceptable to get the blood by which method?

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Skin puncture; "finger stick"; capillary draw

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What could cause "failure to obtain blood"

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Missing the vein altogether, not going deep enough, or going through the vein

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Urinary track infection is the most common?

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Nosocomial infection

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What is the most common size needle used for venipuncture?

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21 gauge

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Which is larger 18 or24?

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When using additive tubes, when should you start the mixing process?

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Immediately

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What is the additive in a grey top tube?

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Na fluoride and K oxalate

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What is the additive in additive in a green top tube?

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Heparin

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TDM means therapeutic drug monitoring. It is important to know the?

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Time of the last dose

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The feathered edge of a smear is how many layers thick?

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One layer

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What is the first step in phlebotomy?

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Introduction and explanation

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What is the difference between "inpatient" and "ambulatory patient"?

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Inpatient stays overnight and the ambulatory is out patient

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What is a VAD?

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Vascular Access Device

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What would you do if a patient has an I.V. In the right arm?

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Look for a vein in the left arm

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A patient states she/he has had a mastectomy on the left breast. What would you NOT DO?

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You will not put a tourniquet or BP cuff on that arm. No blood samples from that arm.

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If a patient had fragile skin, what would you use for a bandage?

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An alternative to adhesive/coflex is gauze all around and then taped

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What are the three common veins for venipuncture?

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Median antecubital, cephalic, and basilic

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What is the requirement by the government when shipping specimens?

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Container must be water tight

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Services and results that meet accepted standards are?

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Quality Assurance

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Extracting too much blood especially from infants could put the patient in danger of becoming what?

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Anemic

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What would you do if you found two or three requisitions from different doctors for the same order?

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Make sure that they are not duplicates

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The nurse asks you to go to room 312 and draw Robert Jones. When you get to 312 the patient's arm band says Roger Jones. What would you do?

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Nothing until you get the correct I.D confirmed

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What is Hemostasis?

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The ability to stop bleeding.

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In order to ensure Hemostasis all of these must be in good working order/have the proper amount?

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All the vessels, coagulation factors, and the platelets

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Q.N.S. Stands for?

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Quantity non-sufficient

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Which part of the analytical process are phlebotomists involved in?

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The preanalytical

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Doing the right thing when nobody is looking is?

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Integrity

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AIDS stands for what?

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Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

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What happens if a specimen is misplaced for several days at room temp?

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You must re-draw

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One thing the healthcare industry did to lessen the spread of infection?

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They started using disposable equipment

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Name the 3 types of blood cell?

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Erythocytes, leukocytes, thrombocytes

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Parents sometimes get a prescription for a topical anesthetic for their child, which is called?

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EMLA

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Which cell is the transport cell?

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RBC transports oxygen and nutrients

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If a language barrier between you and the patient, what would you do?

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Must have a translator

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As healthcare workers, it is very important to be aware of surroundings?

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Do not walk by spills without reporting them. Do not rush around corners in the halls. Get out of patient's way.

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Which is the most prevalent blood borne pathogen among the laboratory healthcare workers?

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Hepatitis B

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Injury could occur on an infant's foot if you used a lancet that penetrated deeper than?

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2.0 mm

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Checking the expiration dates on collection tubes is part of?

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Quality assurance or quality control

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Blood cultures are drawn in a set of two bottles. Name the differences between the bottles?

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One is aerobic (has air in it) the other is anaerobic (no air)

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What five things must be on a specimen label?

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Pt. name, Pt. #, date of specimen, time specimen was taken in military time, and initials of person performing the lab

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What might cause clotting of an anticoagulated specimen?

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Insufficient mixing

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If red blotches appears after a tourniquet is applied of skin is in contact with gloves. What would you suspect?

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The patient might have a latex allergy

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If you are collecting blood and the patient stops breathing, what would you do?

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Stop everything and call for help

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TB isolation requires what?

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N95 respirator, gown and gloves (all airborne isolation's require these)

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What would you do with expired tube?

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Discard them

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Why would you put a stick in a centrifuged specimen?

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To check for presence of Fibrin (serum only)

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A family member wants family records. Who regulates this matter?

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The patient must give written permission for medical personnel to release information. The confidentiality law that regulates this is HIPAA

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You have a trauma and a timed test. Which should you do first?

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Trauma, then the timed test

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Why do you use a N95 for TB patients?

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Because TB is an airborne mycobacteria

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What is another name for a "winged apparatus"?

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Butterfly needle

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The joint commission is responsible for what?

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Requires healthcare institutions to have an infection control program in place. QA, medical record protocol

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How many hours does the patient fast for a GTT? (Glucose Tolerance Test)

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8 to 12 hours

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How many draws are needed for a GTT?

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TWO, plus the number of hours for the test

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Who is the Director of the Laboratory?

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The Pathologist

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List the Priority of Draw?

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ER/STAT, Timed, ASAP, Fasting, Routine

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If a phlebotomist mis-I.D.'s a patient and this action causes harm to come to the patient, it is an act of?

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Negligence

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Which patient is most likely to have more than (1) I.D bracelet?

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Newborn, patient admitted through ER, Patient getting transfusion

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Name the gel in a SST or PST tube?

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Thixotropic gel

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Name the Order of Draw for non-capillary blood samples?

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Yellow for BC (SPS) Lt. Blue (Na citrate) Red and/or SST Green (heparin) Lavender (EDTA) Grey (Na flouride/ K oxalate)

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Name the Order of Draw for capillary blood samples?

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Lavender? EDTA specimens; other additive specimens; Red/serum specimens

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What is Hirudo Medicinalis?

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A european medicinal leech

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What initials are used to designate a phlebotomist certified by the National Credentialing Agency?

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CLPlb (NCA) Clinical Laboratory Phlebotomist

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What initials are used to designate a phlebotomist in CA certified by the American Certification Agency? What do the initials mean?

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CPT (ACA) Certified Phlebotomy Technician

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What does ETS stand for?

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Evacuated Tube System

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What is this?

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Biohazrard Symbol

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What is this?

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Radioactive Symbol

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What do the colors mean?

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Red is flammable Blue is health hazard Yellow is reactive White is for special issues (e.g radioactive or water reactive)

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What numbers can this have and what do they mean?

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0 means no hazard 1 means slight danger 2 means moderate danger 3 means severe danger 4 means extreme danger

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What type of controls do mechanical devices have?

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Engineering controls

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Give two examples of engineering controls?

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Sharps containers Safety needles Hazard signs Safety transfer devices Biohazard bags MSDS

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Give an example of a "Work Practice Control"?

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Hand washing, Designated areas for activities like eating

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What 3 factors relate to radiation exposure?

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1. Distance- how far away 2.Shielding- how you are protected/barrier 3. Time- how long exposed

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What acronym is used for Fire Response? What do the letters mean?

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RACE R-Rescue A-Alarm C-Confine E-Extinguish

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What does CAP stand for?

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College of American Pathologist

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What does CLIA stand for?

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Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment (of 1988)

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What does agglutinate mean?

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Clumping or sticking together

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What is the difference between STAT and ASAP?

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STAT- immediately ASAP- as soon as possible/ when possible

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Does Ca mean the same thing as CA?

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NO, Ca=calcium and CA=cancer

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What is Homeostasis?

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The "steady state"; state of equilibrium or balance

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What gland is referred to as the Master Gland? What body system is it part of? Where is it? What does it regulate?

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The pituitary gland; part of the Endocrine system; found in the brain; regulates body function via hormone production

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What body system uses chemical substances and electrical impulses to control and coordinate body activities?

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The Nervous system

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What are the two main structural divisions in the Nervous System?

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Structural= 1. Central Nervous System 2. Peripheral Nervous System

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What are the two main functional divisions in the Nervous system/

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Functional=1. Somatic (voluntary) 2. Autonomic (involuntary)

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What anatomical plane divides the body into front and back?

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Frontal, also known as Coronal

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What anatomical plane divides the body into top and bottom?

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Transverse, also known as horizontal

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What anatomical planes divides the body into equal/unequal right and left?

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Midsagittla is equal right and left; Sagittal can be unequal right and left

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What anatomical terms describe the front and the back of the body?

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Front= anterior or ventral Back= posterior or dorsal

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What anatomical terms describe the top and the bottom of the body?

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Top= superior or cranial Bottom= inferior or caudal

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What anatomical term describe if something is near another structure, or farther away?

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Near= proximal Away= distal

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What word describes the palm of the hand?

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Palmar

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What word describes the bottom or sole of the foot?

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Plantar

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What anatomical terms describe something that is either on or neat the surface of the body, or inside the body?

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External is superficial or near the surface of the body Internal is deep inside the body

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What anatomical terms describe if something is near the middle of the body or more to the side of the body?

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Medial is closer to the middle of the body Lateral is more the side/outside of the body

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What body organs remove erythrocytes from circulation when they are old or damaged?

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The liver and the spleen

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What is the longest vein in the body?

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The saphenous vein

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Name four body cavities?

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1. Cranial 2. Thoracic 3. Abdominal 4. Pelvic

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Where is the primary place RBCs and WBCs are made? What fraction or percent for each?

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In the bone marrow 1/4 (25%) for RBCs 3/4 (75%) for WBCs

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What does hematocrit measure? What is the abbreviation for this test?

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Hematocrit measures the VOLUME of RBCs in blood; Hct

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What does a differential blood count measure? Can you name 5 types of WBCs?

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The number of each of the different blood cell types; The 5 kinds of WBCs are neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, lymphocytes and monocytes

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What are the two different numbers in blood pressure readings called, and what do they represent?

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Systolic-when the heart chambers are contracting Diastolic- when the heart chambers are resting

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What color vacuum tube is used for a blood culture? What is the additive?

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Yellow; SPS (sodium polyanethol sulfonate)

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What does AFB stand for? What kind of test is it?

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Acid-fast bacillus; blood or sputum test; Turberculosis

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What does a hemoglobin test measure?

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Hemoglobin measures the iron containing pigment in RBC's that can carry oxygen and carbon dioxide; Hgb or Hb

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How does the additive heparin work?

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Heparin prevents clotting by inhibiting thrombin formation

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How does the additive EDTA work?

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EDTA prevents clotting by binding (chelating) calcium(Ca)

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How does the additive Sodium Citrate work?

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Na citrate prevents clotting by binding (chelating) calcium (Ca)

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What does the additive Sodium Flouride do?

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Na flouride prevents glycolysis (sugar breakdown) and inhibits the growth of bacteria

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How does the additive Potassium Oxalate work?

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K+ oxalate prevents coagulation by precipitating calcium (Ca)

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Which blood type is the universal recipient?

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Universal recipient= AB (had both A and B antigen)

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Which blood type is the universal donor?

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Universal donor= O (had no antigens)

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Where did the RH abbreviation come from? What does it stand for?

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The Rhesus monkey. A protein, known as the D antigen (represented by a + sign if the protein is present)

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Which RH factor puts a woman at risk of having her 2nd child born with hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN)?

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RH- (negative), if her babies are both RH +

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What is ABORH?

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The abbreviation for blood type and RH factor classification system.

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DO platelets aggregate or agglutinate?

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Aggregate is a total mass by addition of parts Agglutination is the process of adhering

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Coagulation factors circulating in the blood stream are part of which coagulation pathway- Intrinsic or Extrinsic?

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Intrinsic

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Coagulation step aided by the release of thromboplastin from injured tissue is part of which pathway- Intrinsic or Extrinsic?

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Extrinsic

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The circulatory system can be divided into what two distinct parts?

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1. Pulmonary system (heart and lungs); and 2. Systemic system ( the rest of the blood vessels in the body)

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When doing therapeutic drug monitoring, the lowest blood (serum) level-just before the next does-is known as what?

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Trough

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When a drug is circulating at the highest level in your bloodstream (serum), it is known as what? How long does it take for this affect to occur?

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Peak; 30-60 minutes after the last dose

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Matching blood types for transfusion occurs in which part of the clinical laboratory?

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Immunohematology

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Testing bleeding time occurs in which part of the clinical laboratory?

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Hematology- specifically coagulation testing

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Testing for tuberculosis occurs in which part of the clinical laboratory?

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Microbiology

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Testing a lipid profile occurs in which part of the clinical laboratory?

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Chemistry

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Testing for antibodies (e.g. for hepatitis, lupus, or HIV) occurs in which part of the clinical laboratory?

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Serology/Immunology

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Testing a person's WBC occurs in which part of the clinical laboratory?

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Hematology

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Testing for fungal infection occurs in which part of the clinical laboratory?

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Microbiology

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When testing for blood alcohol level, what type of skin cleaner can you use?

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Soap and water or Povidone iodine; benzalkonium chloride

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What is NAACLS?

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National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences

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What is CLIAC?

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Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee

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What is COW?

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Certificate of Waiver

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What is GLP?

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Good Laboratory Practices

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The single, most important way to prevent the spread of infection while preforming phlebotomy is by?

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washing hands

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After drawing the blood from a patient, the phlebotomist should dispose of the needle by?

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depositing it in an approved "sharps container"

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Negligence by a professional person is called?

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malpractice

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Which of the following is the single most common source of HIV and HBV in the workplace?

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Blood

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The heart, lymphatic organs, and blood vessels are in the?

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cardiovascular system

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The venipuncture site should be cleansed in a circular motion from the center to the?

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periphery

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Within the capillaries, blood cells?

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Give away oxygen pick up carbon dioxide pick up waste products

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Which is not an infection control method?

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sphygomomanometers

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Safe working conditions for employees are regulated by?

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OSHA

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Which of the following types of tourniquets are used in specimen collection?

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Velcro Blood pressure cuff Pliable strap

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The color of normal serum is usually?

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straw to yellow

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Which of the following conditions would stop a phlebotomist from drawing blood in a patient's vein?

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same side mastectomy

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Chemicals that prevent blood from clotting are called?

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anticoagulants

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Red and white blood cell counts are examples of what type of test?

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microbiology

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Treating all specimens as if they are hazardous and infectious is the basis for?

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Universal Precautions

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Drugs used to destroy or kill bacteria that cause disease are called?

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antibiotics

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When the heart is contracting, the pressure is highest. The pressure is called the?

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systolic pressure

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The process by which an object or area becomes unclean is known as?

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contamination

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The healthcare worker is protected by law if it can be determined that he or she acted as expected when compared with fellow workers. This is called?

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Respondent superior reasonable care duty of care none of the above

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Which of the following is not known to transmit HIV?

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sweat

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Consent to treatment based upon full understanding of all possible risks of unpreventable results of that treatment is called?

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assumption of risk

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Infections that can spread from person to person are called?

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communicable

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A tube adapter that has been visibly contaminated with blood should be disposed of in?

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a bio hazardous waste container

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A violation of a person's right to have his or her name, photograph, or private affairs made public without giving consent is called?

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invasion of privacy

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OSHA requires training and educational information on blood borne pathogens to be given to employees?

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at no cost

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Characteristics of capillaries include?

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a. being thin-walled in structure b. forming microscopic pathways c. connecting arterioles with venules d. all of the above

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Arterioles, the smallest arteries, subdivide into?

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capillaries

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The branch of study of moral issues, questions, and problems arising in the practice of medicine and in biomedical research is called?

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bioethics

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If a test requires serum, rather than plasma, a tube with what color top should be drawn?

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red

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When using evacuated tubes for blood collection, it is crucial to remember to?

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a. never under fill tubes that contain anticoagulant b. never use tubes past their expiration dates c. immediately invert any tubes that contain additives d. all of the above

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The rubber sleeve (at the end opposite the needle tip) on an evacuated tube needle makes it possible for use with?

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multiple tubes

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Because bacteria and other micro-organisms can be found anywhere, all health care personnel should maintain sterility when handling?

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a. IV supplies b. catheters c. instruments d. all of the above

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When entering a room marked with isolation signs?

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read isolation signs to determine what PPE is appropriate

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What information must be included if the phlebotomist must manually label a blood collection tube from an outpatient?

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a. patients full name and phlebotomist initials b. date of patient birth and or social security number c. date and time of draw d. all of the above

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The study of blood is called?

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hematology

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The term asepsis literally means?

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with out bacteria

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The use of a chemical procedure to destroy all microbial life, including highly resistant bacterial endospores, is called?

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sterilization

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Capillary blood sampling may be used if the laboratory test require?

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very little blood

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The tube to collect whole blood with an EDTA additive in it, has what color stopper?

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lavender

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Diastolic pressure is?

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the bottom number of blood pressure readings

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Do not draw blood ________ an intravenous infusion.

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above

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Which of the following legally enforces the Blood-borne Pathogen Standard?

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OSHA

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Common symptoms of shock include all of the following except?

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temperature

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Which of the following causes AIDS?

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HIV

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Eating and drinking are permissible in a laboratory setting?

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only in designated clean areas

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In health care, when all evaluated services and results compare within acceptable standards, principles of ________ are being used?

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quality assurance

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The tissue that covers and protects the body is?

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epithelial

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A possible cause of tube breakage during centrifugation might be?

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unbalanced centrifuge

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A tube containing sodium citrate as an additive is the?

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blue top tube

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The lack of physical or mental fitness is?

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incompetence

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The correct order of draw for a skin puncture is?

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lavender, green, red

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What is the term for difficulty breathing?

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dyspnea

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When using a blood pressure cuff as a tourniquet, inflate the cuff between mm hg?

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40-60 mm hg (60-80 mm hg)

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