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GTTs and TDMs have the following in common

Timed

The phlebotomist has asked the patient for consent to do the blood draw. The patient puts their arm out without saying anything. What consent is this?

implied

A phlebotomist uses the ETS system which uses…

all of the above

When anticoagulant blood is centrifuged, the liquid portion above is called

plasma

The liquid layer in a red stopper tube is called

serum

Common name for winged infusion set

butterfly

Which of the following is NOT classified as PPE?

Hepatitis B vaccine

To prevent glycolysis, legal blood alcohols should be collected in what tube?

Grey

The maximum amount of time of collection to separation of serum to clot or plasma to cells is

120 minutes

Which of the following statements about the quality of blood specimens is accurate?

Specimen with glucose analysis

When toddlers become anxious to the point of crying uncontrollably, what may occur?

Elevation of white blood cells

Which of the following is required by OSHA?

All of the above

If a patient donates his own unit of blood to be used in his transfusion, this is known as:

Autologous unit

Sodium citrate, potassium oxalate, and EDTA prevent blood from clotting by binding with

Calcium

Ammonia levels should be transported to a lab in an ice solution, otherwise the samples will be

Falsely elevated

Strands of fibrin may be present after centrifugation. This is because of

insufficient clotting time

What test should be protected from light prior to testing?

Bilirubin

Which coagulation test evaluates the extrinsic test for clotting?

Prothrombin time (PT)

Leaving the tourniquet on a patients arm for >1 minute may cause

Hemoconcentration

Forensic laboratory, testing is held by special protocol called

Chain of custody

To prevent reabsorption of antibodies, specimens tested for cold aglutimate should be

Kept warm at 37 degrees C

What is the primary purpose of infection control?

To minimize infection and spread of infection

What statement defines a nosocomial infection?

Healthcare facility acquired infection

In the NFPA (national fire protection association) symbol, the blue label with a number four indicates:

Health hazard, deadly

The glucose tolerance test is used in the diagnosis of

diabetes

All chemical manufacturers are provided detailed information regarding specific hazards associated with their products. This information is known as

MSDS

Edema is defined as

Fluid in the tissue

Which of the following tests are normally considered STAT?

Lactic acid

Tobramycin is drawn in what color tube?

Red

The term used to describe ruptured erythrocyte (RBCs) are called

Hemolysis

An erythrocyte will live for approximately

120 days

A tourniquet tied too tightly will sometimes result in

petichiae

An infection that is recieved through a cut, scratch, etc., is called

Parenthral

Which statement is correct about blood smears made for CBCs

100 white blood cells are counted

When a hematoma is forming it is best to

All of the above

Which of the following lavatory tests cannot be done in a green top tube

CBC

When making a differential smear directly from the skin puncture, it is important to

All of the above

What is the first course of action to follow if the patient begins to have a seizure

Remove the tourniquet and the needle

The term immunohematology refers to

Bloodbank

The pink tube is primarily used in what department

Immunohematology/bloodbank

The needle should be inserted into the vein with the bevel facing

Up

Whats the proper sequence to doff

Gloves, gown, mask

To fill and evacuate a tube with blood from a syringe, phlebotomists should

Use a transfer device

After cleansing the venipuncture, you airdry for all reasons except

To save time and increase efficiency

All of the following are steps necessary to ensure patient identification in an outpatient setting

Asking the patient for proof of residency

When serum is needed for testing, which colored tube needs to be drawn?

Red

The advantage of using one inch needle over one and one half inch needle in performing venipuncture is

Better control

A patient has an IV in one arm and a fiscula in another, the sample should be drawn from

Hand vein below the IV

Which of the following is considered a ____ vascular device

All of the above

If a patient is thought to have suffer a heart attack (myocardial infarction), which of the following tests should be ordered?

Troponin

A green stopper evacuated tube contains what type of anticoagulent?

Sodium heparin

All of the followng are components in the chain of infection EXCEPT:

proper isolation technique

When performing a venipuncture with the butterfly, the normal angle of insertion is

15 degrees

A patient has hematomas in both arms of the anticubital fossa, the venipuncture should be performed

distal to the hematoma

If a patient experiences syncopation during a venipuncture, he or she has

Fainted

According to __ the order of draw for

D

The gauge of the needle most often used for adults with normal veins is

21g