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TSP China Grove Phlebotomy Final
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1
What is an Autologous Blood Donation?
When a person donates blood for their own future use
When someone auto logs blood into the system
Plasma Donations
When someone donates platelets
2
What is considered a normal blood pressure reading?
40/62
80/280
120/80
100/80
3
What additive is in gold/tiger top tubes?
Silica Coated and Thixotropic Polymer Gel
None
Potassium Oxalate and Sodium Fluoride
Lithium Heparin and Sodium Polyaethol Sulfonate
4
What is a thrombocyte?
Reticulocyte
Red Blood Cell
Platelet
Thrombin
5
What is the condition when the heart rate drops below 60 bpm?
Bradycardia
Arrhythmia
Tachycardia
Cardiac Arrest
6
What tests are performed on yellow top tubes?
Thyroid; Cytogenetic; CMP
Paternity; Maternal Screening; HLA
Any test ordered
CBC; HgBA1c; Hemoglobin
7
What is the most commonly requested timed specimen?
CBC
Pregnancy test
Glucose
Lipids
8
What is the purpose of pulmonary veins?
Carry deoxygenated blood back towards the heart
Carry oxygenated blood back towards the heart from the lungs
Carry blood throughout the body
Carry oxygenated blood away from the heart
9
Name 2 things every specimen must have in order to be submitted to the laboratory:
Name; DOB
Requisition Form; Label
Label; Blood
Requisition Form; Blood
10
What is the largest vein in the body?
Median Cubital
Superior Vena Cava
Aorta
Inferior Vena Cava
11
What is a leukocyte?
Platelets
Red Blood Cells
Hepatic Cells
White Blood Cells
12
What is the average life span of platelets?
5 - 9 days
5 - 9 weeks
5 - 9 hours
5 - 9 years
13
What is EDTA?
EtheleenDiomeenTetrisAcidicAcid
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid
ElasticDiameterTectonicAcid
Epimecdiamatexaic Acid
14
Which tube contains lithium heparin?
Yellow
Light Green
Dark Green
Lavender
15
What is PPE and what does it include?
People Perspirate Enough; gloves gown mask and goggles
Patient Protection Equipment; gloves gown mask and goggles
Personal Protective Equipment; gloves gown mask and goggles
Personal Protective Equipment; Vein, artery, capillary
16
What is the order of draw according to these tests: CBC; PT, glucose; TSH
Lt. Blue; Gray; Gold/Tiger; Lavender
Lt. Blue; Gold/Tiger; Lavender; Gray
Gold/Tiger; Gray; Lavender; Lt. Blue
Gray; Gold/Tiger; Lt. Blue; Lavender
17
What Additive is in the Lavender Top Tube?
Lithium Heparin
Potassium Oxalate
Sodium Citrate
EDTA
18
What is quality control?
System of maintaining standards in manufactured products
Always washing your hands between patients
formal approach to the analysis of performance & efforts to make it better
A fancy term for cleaning equipment
19
What are hematocytes?
Red Blood Cell
Blood Cell
Platelet
White Blood Cell
20
Where is blood pressure measured?
Around the neck
On the foot
Inside of the elbow
On the forearm
21
What is a normal bleeding time?
2.5 - 9.5 minutes
60 - 90 minutes
30 - 60 Seconds
30 - 60 minutes
22
What percentage of the blood is made up of plasma?
50%
55%
95%
30%
23
What is the process of removal of old and defective red blood cells?
Erythropioesis
Eryptosis
Erythrocytes
Erythritits
24
In a gray top tube, which additive is the glycolytic inhibitor (preserves glucose)?
Sodium Oxalate
Potassium Oxalate
Sodium Fluoride
Potassium Fluoride
25
What should the sphygmomanometer be inflated to when performing a bleeding time?
60mmHg
20mmHg
80mmHg
40mmHg
26
What is the disorder where the body absorbs too much iron from food?
Endometriosis
Hemachromatosis
Polycythemia
Anemia
27
What is the iron containing pigment that gives red blood cells their color?
Thrombocyte
Chlorophyl
Hemoglobin
Iron
28
What is the sharp, slanted tip of a needle called?
Bevel
Safety Device
Hilt
Shaft
29
What is the function of Basophils?
No functions
Causes Anaphylaxis
Produce Histamine
Daffodils
30
What is the right side of the heart referred to as?
The Left Side
Pulmonary Side
The Right Side
I don't care
31
What blood cells do not contain a nucleus?
Thrombocytes
Bone Marrow Cells
Red Blood Cells
White Blood Cells
32
What is implied consent?
Verbal permission from the patient
Permission given by doctors
Non verbal permission from family
Non verbal permission from the patient
33
What are the 3 main types of blood vessels?
Venules; Arterioles; Capillaries
Veins; Arterioles; Venules
Arteries; Venules; Capstones
Veins; Arteries; Capillaries
34
What is the monoject monoletter?
Safety device for capillary blood collections
Safety device for syringes
Safety device for venipuncture
Safety device for winged infusion
35
What can a phlebotomist be charged with for touching a patient without consent?
Nothing
Murder
Assault
Battery
36
What is the average life span of platelets?
5-9 Weeks
5-9 Days
5-9 Minutes
5-9 years
37
What is used to transport specimens that need to be kept cold?
Icy Water
Aluminum Foil
Ice Cube Tray
Hot Water
38
Name the Types of Isolation Precautions:
Droplet; Contact; Airborne
Stop; Drop; Roll
Contact; Airway; Dust
Standard; Universal; Contact
39
What is the basic level of infection control to be used, at a minimum, in the care of patients?
Standard Precautions
Airborne Precautions
Universal Precautions
Contact Precautions
40
What are the current CDC guidelines for infection control?
What is the CDC?
Housekeeping
Standard and Universal Precautions
Safety First
41
What is porphyria?
body absorbs to much iron from foods eaten
condition of congestive heart failure
increased amount of circulating red blood cells and blood volume
metabolic condition associated with enlarged liver and spleen
42
What is the minimum weight for blood donation canidates?
125 lbs
115 lbs
150 lbs
Not applicable
43
Name 2 types of gloves:
Plastic; Cloth
External; Internal
Fake; Real
Exam; Surgical
44
What is a hematoma?
stinky breath
blood that has pooled and clotted in the tissue above a vein
pedicure
enlarged heart
45
What are the 3 layers of the heart?
Tunica externa; Tunica Media; Tunica intima
The heart does not have layers
Epicardium; Myocardium; Endocardium
First; Second; Third
46
Name the 3 layers of blood vessels
Blood vessels are not Ogres and do not have layers
outer, inner, middle
tunice externa; tunica media; tunica intima
epicardium; myocardium; endocardium
47
How long should you let alcohol dry, prior to puncturing the skin?
30-60 seconds
10 - 20 seconds
40 - 50 seconds
15-30 seconds
48
What is the single most important way to prevent the spread of infection?
Hand Washing
Goggles
Lab Coat
Mask
49
What is the function of platelets?
To Stop Blood Loss
Prevent Bruising
Creates Macrophages
Gives Red Blood Cells Their Color
50
Which of the blood vessels contain valves?
Areteries
Capillaries
None
Veins
51
What is polycythemia?
increased amount of circulating red blood cells and blood volume
drinking to much bleach
Steady, stable state of life
Condition where the body absorbs to much iron from foods eaten
52
What is the name of the gel found in serum separator tubes?
Clot Activators
Silica
Potassium Oxalate
Thixotropic Polymer Gel
53
What is a hospital induced infection?
Fungal Infection
Parasitic Infection
Nosocomial Infection
Bacterial Infection
54
What additive is found in the dark green tube?
Sodium Fluoride
Sodium/Ammonium Heparin
Sodium Citrate
Lithium Heparin
55
What is the correct angle of the needle for a venipuncture?
15 - 30 Degrees
90 - 100 Degrees
10 - 15 Degrees
45 - 50 Degrees
56
What are the additives found in gray top tubes?
Potassium Fluoride and Sodium Oxalate
Lithium Heparin and Sodium Fluoride
Potassium Oxalate and Sodium Fluoride
Silica and Thixatropic Gel
57
How are light sensitive specimens transported?
In an icy bath
In a hot pack
In a biohazard bag
Wrapped in aluminum foil
58
What is an antiseptic?
Substance phlebotomists drink
Substance used to clean floors
antimicrobial substance used to clean skin
substance found in tubes
59
BloodCultures, LightBlue, Red, Gold/Tiger Top, Light Green, Dark Green, Lavender, Gray, Yellow
Order of Draw
Specimen Processing
Tube Additives
Labeling protocol
60
What are the 3 phases of laboratory testing?
Pre-analytical; Analytical; Post Analytical
Contact; Airborne; Droplet
Wash; Rinse; Repeat
Standard; Special; Extra Special
61
What is the most common anticoagulant in clinical chemistry?
Potassium
Citrate
Heparin (Lithium)
EDTA
62
What refers to the resilience or bounce of a vein?
Turgor
Occluded Veins
Scar Tissue
Tumescence
63
What is the average life span of red blood cells?
100 - 120 weeks
100 - 120 days
100 - 120 years
100 - 120 minutes
64
What size needles are used for blood donations?
40 gauge
8 gauge
16 gauge
22 gauge
65
Where is the majority of blood made?
Hemapoietic Stem Cell
Bone Marrow
Leukocytes
Erythrocytes
66
What should the phlebotomist should do if a patient faints during the procedure?
Stop procedure immediately
Yell until they wake up
Continue because no one has time for that
Go on break
67
What additive is in Light Blue top tubes?
Acid Citrate Dextrose
Buffered Sodium Citrate
Lithium Heparin
Potassium Oxolate
68
When do you label specimen tubes?
After specimen is collected and the patient leaves
After the specimen is collected; in front of the patient
Before collecting the specimen; after the patient leaves
Whenever you want to because you do what you want
69
What is the left side of the heart referred to as?
Systemic Circulatory
The Right Side
Pulmonary Side
The Left Side
70
What laboratory department would a CBC go to?
Zoology
Chemistry
Coagulation
Hematology
71
What is the most common antiseptic used in phlebotomy?
Alcohol
Lysol
Soap
Bleach
72
What antiseptic is used in blood alcohol testing?
Non-alcohol solution
Pine-Sol
Clorox Wipes
Alcohol Wipes
73
What is the primary duty of the phlebotomist?
Sit still look pretty
Make nurses mad
Ignore everyone
Collection of blood specimens
74
What precaution is used to prevent infections that can be spread by touch?
Airborne Precautions
Contact Precautions
Standard Precautions
Droplet Precautions
75
What is the first thing you should do after an accidental needle stick?
Call 911
wash the site with soap and water
nothing
Scream at the patient
76
What does NPO mean?
Nobody Pays Orges
Nothing Per Oral
Nothing Per Optic
Naughty Piggies Oink
77
What tube would you use to draw a CBC?
Lavender
Lt. Green
Gray
Gold
78
What part of the needle is measured in gauges?
Shaft
Lumen
Bevel
Hilt
79
What are Reticulocytes?
Developing red blood cells
Dying red blood cells
White blood cells
Circulating red blood cells
80
What is the most commonly selected vein used for phlebotomy?
Basilic Veins
Cephalic Veins
Median Cubital Veins
Dorsal Hand Veins
81
How long should you keep on a tourniquet?
You dont use a tourniquet unless doctor orders it
No longer than 5 minutes
As long as it takes
No longer than 2 minutes
82
What is an Erythrocyte?
Leukocyte
Red Blood Cell
White Blood Cell
Blood Cell
83
What blood vessels carry oxygenated blood away from the heart?
Capillaries
Veins
Sinusoids
Arteries
84
How many specimens are drawn for a 3 hour glucose tolerance test
14
1
4
3
85
What are the elements of a label?
last, first; dob; date; time intials, doctors name
you don't label anything only nurses do
pt last & first name; pt dob; date of collect; time collect; phleb initials
last, first; dob; date; time, initials, test to be ran
86
What are Sinusoids?
Capillary Refill
Small blood vessels located in liver, spleen, & bone marrow
Venipuncture Complications
Large arteries that run from the heart to the feet
87
What is the purpose of silica in tubes?
It has no purpose
What is silica
Stop clotting process
Start clotting process
88
What is the correct blood to additive ratio in the light blue top tube?
9:1
9:11
9:9
1:9
89
What is Tachycardia?
When the heart contracts and relaxes
When the heart rate goes below 60 bpm
When there is no heart rate
When the heart rate rises above 100 bpm
90
What are arterial punctures usually performed for?
Blood Gases
Plasma
Spinal Fluid
Tissue Fluid
91
What tube is used for toxicology and heavy metal screening tests?
Yellow top tube
Light Blue top tube
Royal/Dark Blue top tube
Gold top tube
92
What are universal precautions?
Always wearing a lab coat
treating all blood and body fluids as if they are known to be infectious
Airborne; Droplet; Contact
basic level of infection contral to be used in patient care
93
What are the smallest blood vessels in microcirculation?
Tissue Fluid
Venules
Arterioles
Capillaries
94
How many red blood cells are produced per second?
2 Thousand
I can't count that high
2 trillion
2 million
95
What is the name of the bar chart used to show the frequency of problems?
Bar Graph
Work Flow
Flow Chart
Pareto Chart
96
What is capillary blood composed of?
Venous Blood
Arterial Blood
arterial, venous & capillary blood, interstitial and intracellular fluids
Capillary blood
97
What is the state of being steady or stable?
Homeostasis
Homeopathic
Hospitable
Halitosis
98
What are the parts of a needle?
Bevel, Lumen, Shaft, Safety, Hilt, Sheath
Why is this important?
Front, Middle, Back, Left, Right
Base, Length, Gauge, Shield, Tip, End
99
What additive is found in blood cultures?
Silica Coated Spray
Buffered Sodium Citrate
Thixotropic Polymer Gel
Sodium Polyanethonal Sulfonate (SPS)
100
What is the purpose of pulmonary arteries?
Carries deoxygenated blood from the heart, to the lungs
Carries deoxygenated blood towards the heart from the body
Carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
Carries oxygenated blood to the heart from the body
