NHA Phlebotomy Exam Version 1

The following is a test of the respiratory system?

Serum is depleted of fibrogen.

When the body has adequate rest and no food for 12 hours it is said to be in the_________state.

A pad used to correct the patient's clothing?

What special handling does an ABG require?

A group of tests collected as one unit:

A green top tube usually contains?

The hollow part of the needle is called the lumen.

What is the first link in the chain of infection?

Blood culture tests can be done with a dermal puncture when venipuncture is not possible.

The chamber of the heart that receives blood from the systemic circulation?

The most common source of carry over problems is EDTA.

Which test must be performed on whole blood?

Which test may require a chain of custody?

Which tube can be used to collect blood for a type and crossmatch?

Capillary puncture reference ranges are higher for this analyte.

The first drop of blood in a capillary puncture is the best for analysis.

Good Samaritan Law lets healthcare workers to give care above their field w/o being sued.

Veins are located deeper than arteries.

The first tube in the order of draw for cap specimens are lavender.

The ability of the body to achieve "steady state".

Which additive is usually in a lavender tube?

Contact, droplet and airborne are ____________.

In a routine venipuncture the lavender tube should be drawn before the red tube.

Which laboratory section performs blood pregnancy tests?

Invert a tiger top tube ___ times.

Sodium Citrate is the additive in which tube?

Lavender, Yellow and Green tubes should all be inverted 8 times each.

Capillary puncture blood most closely resembles ____________.

Which tube is drawn last in a standard venipuncture procedure?

If someone is cyanotic their skin may appear ____________.

What kind of blood do arteries and arterioles carry?

To check for trace elements a phebotomist would use a ______ tube.

A drug known to interfere with urine tests should be discontinued 48-72 hrs prior to the test.

What part of the infant is a PKU test performed on?

A CBC would be sent to what lab section?

What is the most important step in preventing infections?

The most common complication of phlebotomy.

Where is blood collected, stored and prepared for transfusions?

Endocardium is which layer of the heart.

Taking aspirin is most likely going to effect a BT test.

Latex sensitivity is an allergic reaction.

What is the size (in inches) of the needle routinely used for venipuncture?

Light blue tubes must be ____ full.

In a routine blolod draw the red tube is drawn before the green tube.

Which would be considered a pre-analytical error?

The myocardium is the layer of the heart that is made of ___________.

If the patient continues to bleed after 8 minutes of pressure you should ______________.

Leaving the tourniquet on too long may cause ________________.

How many liters of blood does the average adult have?

Which tube would you use to measure lactic acid?

Which tube is sometimes called a serum separator tube?

Permanent surgical connection between and artery and a vein.

Which is not true off WBCs?

What percentage of the blood is made up of formed elements?

The first tube collected with a butterfly will underfill due to air in the line.

Blood cultures are collected in a ___________ tube.

Which WBC carries histamine?

Which WBC comprises 40%-60% of the white blood cells?

Another name for blood in the urine:

Cortisol peaks late in the afternoon.

What is the normal life span of a RBC?

Oxygen-poor blood enters the heart througfh the right atrium.

What are the 3 components of a urinalysis?

The proper order for doning PPE?

How many times should a light-blue tube be inverted?

Which should not be done during vein selection?

Which layer of the heart is the eipcardium?

Accumulation of fluid in the tissues.

Which of the following specimens are least likely to require special handling?

What percentage of formed elements is erythrocytes?

Sodium Fluoride preserves glucose for how many days?

Microorganism cultures are collected in _____________tubes.

Lipemic bloodserum appears:

When you explain venipunc procedure to the pt and they agree to the test it's called _______.

The order of draw for venipuncture is: BC, blue, serum, green, EDTA, gray.

Direct contact transmission is defined as ___________.

Which fluid is obtained by lumbar puncture.

How many times should a red top tube be inverted?

Which tube is used for PTT?

The internal space of a blood vessel?

What causes vacuum tubes to fill with blood?

What special handling does a cold agglutinins test require?

Hemostasis is defined as _______________.

Glycolysis occurs faster in newborns.

Which would be considered a post-analytical error?

A patient in the Oncology Dept. is probably being treated for _______________.

Medical Asepsis is the destruction of pathogens outside the body.

What is the oxygen carrying protein in erythrocytes?

The following were collected for a routine venipuncture. Which item is incorrect?

Which represents the proper order of blood flow?

Which blood vessel is NOT part of systemic circulation?

Sclerosed veins feel ______________.

Failing to provide reasonable standards of care causing someone to suffer an injury __________.

Another name for thrombocytes is______________.

The hormone detected in a positive pregnancy test is?

Which is used for PT and PTT?

In the order of draw for capillary specimens should you draw tubes with or w/o additives first?

When someone is in shock you should keep them cool.

The test used to evaluate intrinsic pathway is called ____________.

Which test is NOT a light sensitive test?

The first phase of hemostasis is _________________.

A urine C & S is ordered to detect?

The heart disorder characterized by fluid buildup in the lungs?

Which needle has the largest gauge?

Blood types are determined by the presence or absence of which of the following on RBCs.

What is the liquid portion of blood called?

The purpose of an antiglycolotic agent is?

OSHA requires that health care professionals receive a vaccine for:

How many hrs before a blood test should a pt stop use of meds known to interfere w/blood tests?

An example of a nosocomial infection is?

There is a 9 to 1 ratio nof blood to anticoagulant in a light blue tube.

What organ would a doctor be intested in if he ordered an ALP, AST, ALT, GTT and bilirubin?

To measure diurnal variation of cotisol hormone what kind of specimen would be required?

The two circulations of the heart are _________and ___________.

Which test requires a 24 hour urine specimen?

If a needle passes completely thru the vein you must pull it out of the arm & try another vein.

What is the preferred site for venipuncture?

Which tube does not contain EDTA?

Which is a test of the urinary system?

Which element prevents glycolysis?

What is another name for winged infusion sets?

How many inches above the site should the tourniquet be tied?

A clean catch test is collected in a:

The OGTT test diagnoses ______________.

Touching someone without permission is called____________.

Serum contains the same chemical make up as plasma.

What tube is used for a WCB differential?

POC testing is done _____________.

How many types of leukocytes are in blood?

Lymph originates from?

Which vein in the antecubital fossa is usually easiest to palpate in an obese patient?

Always recap your needle before putting it into the sharps container.

Ammonia Chemical Test would be done with a _______ tube?

Blood cultures are used to diagnose ________________.

Which body plane divides the body in equal portions?

Which is the best tube for collecting an ethanol specimen?

Which tube is used for a sickle cell screen?

In therapeutic blood monitoring, the trough levels are tested ______________.

Test for this dept. are usually collected in a light blue tube.

Which is not a PPE?

Which is NOT a reason the tourniquet is used?

Which is NOT a common symptom of shock?

Veins have thinner walls than arteries.

20%-40% of WBC are comprised of _______________.

Microorganisms that cause diseases?

Which of the following veins in the arm are most subjected to venipuncture?

How many minutes does normal coagulation take in a red topped tube?

Which of the following is the best definition of destruction of red blood cells?

A red top tube is usualy drawn for which lab department?

What gauge multi-sample needle is considered to be standard?

Another name for RBC's:

Bacteria and parasites belong to which type of hazard?

What kind of valve is the tricuspid valve?

If an infant is screaming during a CBC test the?

This organization develops standards for specimen handling and processing?

Fluid aspirated from the peritoneal cavity.

What is the function of a leukocyte?

What tube is used for ESR?

All patients are presumed to be infectious for ___________.

According to CLSI which tube is filled last when using a syringe?

Arteries have valves that prevent the blood from flowing back.

The left ventricle delivers oxygenated blood to the aorta.

Collecting urine by aspiration through the bladder wall:

The relaxing phase of the cardiac cycle is:bradycardia?