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5. What is the most critical error a phlebotomist can made?

Collecting a timed specimen late

Failing to obtain a specimen from a patient

Giving a patint a hematoma

Misidentifing a patient specimen

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7. Electrolyte testing includes

Bilirubin, creatinine

BUN, cholestrol

Glucose, uric asid

Sodium, potassium

8. Which of the following veins is not an antecubital vein?

Basilic

Cephalic

Femoral

Median cubital

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10. Which of the following terms means kidney inflammation?

Cystis

Hepatitis

Nephritis

Neuritis

11. Which of the following is a nervous system disorder?

Hepatitis

Multiple sclerous

Nephritis

Pruritus

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13. The patient asks if the specimen you are about to draw is for a diabetes test. How do you answer?

If the test is for glucose, say, "Yes, it is"

Say, "No", even if the test is for diabetes

Say that you don't know

Tell the patient that it's best to discuss the test with his or her physician

14. Proof of participation in workshops to upgrade skills required by some agencies to renew certification is called?

Accreditation

Continuing education units

Essentials

Reciprocity

15. A specimen was mislabled on the floor. You are required to fill out an incident report form. What information would you not include?

Description of the consequence

Details of the corrective actions taken

Explanation of the problem

Suggestion for new guildlines

16. Oxygen-poor blood enters through the right atrium.

True

False

17. What is the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Insstitute (CLSI) recommended maximum dept of heel puncture?

1.0 mm

1.4 mm

2.0 mm

2.4 mm

18. A prefix

Adds information about a term

Modifies the meaning of a term

Precedes

All of the above

19. The terms "polycthemia" means

Few cell blood condition

Few white blood cells

Much blood loss

Many-cell blood condition

20. Normal electrical conduction through the heart pauses for a fraction of a second at whic of the follwing?

The purkinje fibers

The septal fascile of the left bundle branch

The left posterior fascile

The AV node

21. An example of employee screening for infection control is?

HBV vaccination

Measles vaccination

PPD testing

Shot of immune globulin

22. Which test require strick skin antisepsis procedures before specimen collection?

Blood culture

Blood urea nitogen

Complete blood count

Type and crossmatch

23. This test requires a specimen with a 9:1 ratio of blood to anticoagulant

Ethanol

Glycohemoglobin

Prothrombin time

Zinc

24. What part of the term "osteochondritis" is the suffix?

Chondri

Osteo

Itis

Tis

25. The tests performed in the following department are collected in a tube with a light blue stopper.

Chemistry

Hematology

Coagulation

Microbiology

26. Which of the following test specimen is collected from patient's with fever of unknown orgin (FUO) to rule out septicemia?

Blood culture

Nasopharyngeal cultures

Urine culture and sensitivity (C&S)

Wound culture

27. Which of the following term means muscle pain?

Atrophy

Myalgia

Osteomyelitis

Tendinitis

28. The receiving chambers of the heart are the?

Atria

Chordae tendineae

Vena cavae

Ventricles

29. Which of the following would not violate a patient's rigt to confidentiality?

Indicating the nature of a patint's disease on the door

Keeping a list of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive patients posted in the laboratory

Posting a patient's laboratory results on a bulletin board in his or her room

Sharing collection site information on a difficult patient

30. Once the touniquet has been applied it should be removed within 2 minutes to avoid changes in blood chmistry?

True

False

31. A blood smear made from a EDTA specimen should be made

Anytime after collection

Within 1 hour of collection

Within 4 hours of collection

Within 12 hours of collection

32. Which of the following structure in the skin give rise to fingerprints?

Arrector pili

Hair follicles

Papillae

Sebaceous glands

33. The most critical aspect of blood culture collection is

Needle gauge

Skin antisepsis

Specimen handling

Volume of blood collected

34. The ability of the body to repair and maintain itself to achieve a "steady state" defines what term?

Anabolism

Catabolism

Hemostasis

Homeostasis

35. A patient who is suspected of having lead poisoning should have his or her lead test specimen drawn in a light blue tube?

True

False

36. The pulmonary artery provides oxygen-rich blood to the heart.

True

False

37. What is the purpose of an antiglycolytic agent?

To enhance clotting

To inhibit electrolyte breakdown

To preserve glucose

To prevent clotting

38. The purpose of "protective" isolation is to?

Prevent airborne transmission of disese

Protect others from patients with transmissible dieases

Protect susceptible patients from outside contamination

Provide a safe enviroment from psychiatric patients

39. It is important to mix anticoagulant tubes immediately so that they will clot.

True

False

40. A major difference beteween arteries and veins is that veins?

Are thicker

Carry oxygen-rich blood

Connect with capillaries

Have valves

41. Which instance may lead you to suspect that you have accidently punctured an artery?

A hematoma starts to form instantly

The blood obtained is dark red

The blood pulses into the tube

No way to tell

42. Which action will compromise the quality of a specimen?

Drawing an electrolytes specimen in an amber tube

Mixing a serum separator tube

Partially filling a EDTA tube

Placing a cold agglutinin in heat block

43. Glass particles present in serum separator tubes

Deter coagulation

Enhance clotting

Inhibit glycolysis

Prevent hemolysis

44. Which blood vessal is not part os the systemic circulation?

Brachial artery

Cephalic vein

Pulmonary artery

Vena cava

45. An example of a QA indicator is?

All phlebotomists will follow universal precautions

No eating, drinking, or smoking allowed in laboratory work areas

The contamination rate for blood cultures will not exceed the national contamination rate

Wearing laboratory coats when on break

46. Hemostasis refers to?

Broken red blood cells

Increased large molecules in the bloodstream

Keeping the body in equilibrium

The coagulation process

47. Which blood cell has the ability to pass through the bood vessel walls?

Erythrocyte

Leukocyte

Reticulocyte

Thrombocyte

48. Spontaneous pacemaking ability resides in the?

Sinus node

AV node

Myocardial cells

All of the above

A and B only

49. Identify the condition in which a unit of blood is withdrawn from a patent as treatment.

ABO Rh incompatibility

Autologous donation

Hemochromatosis

Leukemia

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PCT Test 3

1. The study of the function of the body and it's organs is known as _______________

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. The third choice (last) vein for veinpuncture is the ______ vein.

3. Patients who can get to the lab or doctor's office on their own are called?

4. A specium that has clotted and has been spun down yields ____________

5. What is the most critical error a phlebotomist can made?

6. A chemical substance that kills bacteria is known as a _______________

7. Electrolyte testing includes

8. Which of the following veins is not an antecubital vein?

9. Blood that is flowing back to the heart is known as ____________

10. Which of the following terms means kidney inflammation?

11. Which of the following is a nervous system disorder?

12. A dangerous condition in which a patient's PH decreases is known as ____________

13. The patient asks if the specimen you are about to draw is for a diabetes test. How do you answer?

14. Proof of participation in workshops to upgrade skills required by some agencies to renew certification is called?

15. A specimen was mislabled on the floor. You are required to fill out an incident report form. What information would you not include?

16. Oxygen-poor blood enters through the right atrium.

17. What is the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Insstitute (CLSI) recommended maximum dept of heel puncture?

18. A prefix

19. The terms "polycthemia" means

20. Normal electrical conduction through the heart pauses for a fraction of a second at whic of the follwing?

21. An example of employee screening for infection control is?

22. Which test require strick skin antisepsis procedures before specimen collection?

23. This test requires a specimen with a 9:1 ratio of blood to anticoagulant

24. What part of the term "osteochondritis" is the suffix?

25. The tests performed in the following department are collected in a tube with a light blue stopper.

26. Which of the following test specimen is collected from patient's with fever of unknown orgin (FUO) to rule out septicemia?

27. Which of the following term means muscle pain?

28. The receiving chambers of the heart are the?

29. Which of the following would not violate a patient's rigt to confidentiality?

30. Once the touniquet has been applied it should be removed within 2 minutes to avoid changes in blood chmistry?

31. A blood smear made from a EDTA specimen should be made

32. Which of the following structure in the skin give rise to fingerprints?

33. The most critical aspect of blood culture collection is

34. The ability of the body to repair and maintain itself to achieve a "steady state" defines what term?

35. A patient who is suspected of having lead poisoning should have his or her lead test specimen drawn in a light blue tube?

36. The pulmonary artery provides oxygen-rich blood to the heart.

37. What is the purpose of an antiglycolytic agent?

38. The purpose of "protective" isolation is to?

39. It is important to mix anticoagulant tubes immediately so that they will clot.

40. A major difference beteween arteries and veins is that veins?

41. Which instance may lead you to suspect that you have accidently punctured an artery?

42. Which action will compromise the quality of a specimen?

43. Glass particles present in serum separator tubes

44. Which blood vessal is not part os the systemic circulation?

45. An example of a QA indicator is?

46. Hemostasis refers to?

47. Which blood cell has the ability to pass through the bood vessel walls?

48. Spontaneous pacemaking ability resides in the?

49. Identify the condition in which a unit of blood is withdrawn from a patent as treatment.

50. A inhert synthetic substance that forms a physical barrier beteween the cells and serum or plasma of a specimen is known as __________________