NHA Phlebotomy

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

How many liters of blood does the average adult have?

What tube is used for ESR?

If someone is cyanotic their skin may appear ____________.

Capillary puncture blood most closely resembles ____________.

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

This organization develops standards for specimen handling and processing?

Which represents the proper order of blood flow?

The test used to evaluate intrinsic pathway is called ____________.

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

Invert a tiger top tube ___ times.

A green top tube usually contains?

Which tube is sometimes called a serum separator tube?

All patients are presumed to be infectious for ___________.

Capillary puncture reference ranges are higher for this analyte.

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

The OGTT test diagnoses ______________.

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

Which should not be done during vein selection?

Which WBC carries histamine?

Which blood vessel is NOT part of systemic circulation?

Ammonia Chemical Test would be done with a _______ tube?

Fluid aspirated from the peritoneal cavity.

What is the preferred site for venipuncture?

Lymph originates from?

Glycolysis occurs faster in newborns.

Microorganism cultures are collected in _____________tubes.

What tube is used for a WCB differential?

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

Which is a test of the urinary system?

What is the first link in the chain of infection?

How many types of leukocytes are in blood?

Another name for thrombocytes is______________.

Which test must be performed on whole blood?

Which tube is used for a sickle cell screen?

POC testing is done _____________.

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

Which is the best tube for collecting an ethanol specimen?

Which is NOT a common symptom of shock?

What is the liquid portion of blood called?

What kind of blood do arteries and arterioles carry?

The internal space of a blood vessel?

Permanent surgical connection between and artery and a vein.

Where is blood collected, stored and prepared for transfusions?

Another name for RBC's:

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

Endocardium is which layer of the heart.

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

Bacteria and parasites belong to which type of hazard?

The most common source of carry over problems is EDTA.

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

The hormone detected in a positive pregnancy test is?

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

A CBC would be sent to what lab section?

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

What is the normal life span of a RBC?

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

Which would be considered a pre-analytical error?

OSHA requires that health care professionals receive a vaccine for:

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

Which test requires a 24 hour urine specimen?

A urine C & S is ordered to detect?

Which needle has the largest gauge?

Blood cultures are collected in a ___________ tube.

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

Which is used for PT and PTT?

What kind of valve is the tricuspid valve?

When someone is in shock you should keep them cool.

Which laboratory section performs blood pregnancy tests?

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

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

Arteries have valves that prevent the blood from flowing back.

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

The heart disorder characterized by fluid buildup in the lungs?

Which element prevents glycolysis?

What is the oxygen carrying protein in erythrocytes?

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

Which would be considered a post-analytical error?

The left ventricle delivers oxygenated blood to the aorta.

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

An example of a nosocomial infection is?

What is another name for winged infusion sets?

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

Lipemic bloodserum appears:

A clean catch test is collected in a:

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

Touching someone without permission is called____________.

Leaving the tourniquet on too long may cause ________________.

The proper order for doning PPE?

Direct contact transmission is defined as ___________.

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

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

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

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

How many times should a red top tube be inverted?

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

Collecting urine by aspiration through the bladder wall:

What special handling does an ABG require?

The purpose of an antiglycolotic agent is?

Hemostasis is defined as _______________.

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

Blood cultures are used to diagnose ________________.

Light blue tubes must be ____ full.

Cortisol peaks late in the afternoon.

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

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

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

Accumulation of fluid in the tissues.

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

The first phase of hemostasis is _________________.

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

Which tube does not contain EDTA?

What causes vacuum tubes to fill with blood?

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

What is the most important step in preventing infections?

The hollow part of the needle is called the lumen.

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

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

Which test is NOT a light sensitive test?

Which is not a PPE?

Latex sensitivity is an allergic reaction.

Sclerosed veins feel ______________.

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

Which tube is used for PTT?

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

Serum contains the same chemical make up as plasma.

Veins are located deeper than arteries.

Which is NOT a reason the tourniquet is used?

The most common complication of phlebotomy.

The relaxing phase of the cardiac cycle is:bradycardia?

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

Which body plane divides the body in equal portions?

Sodium Citrate is the additive in which tube?

Which tube is drawn last in a standard venipuncture procedure?

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

What special handling does a cold agglutinins test require?

Which layer of the heart is the eipcardium?

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

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

Another name for blood in the urine:

A pad used to correct the patient's clothing?

Which fluid is obtained by lumbar puncture.

What percentage of formed elements is erythrocytes?

Veins have thinner walls than arteries.

Contact, droplet and airborne are ____________.

Which is not true off WBCs?

What are the 3 components of a urinalysis?

What is the function of a leukocyte?

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

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

The following is a test of the respiratory system?

Microorganisms that cause diseases?

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

Serum is depleted of fibrogen.

Which test may require a chain of custody?

A group of tests collected as one unit:

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

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

Sodium Fluoride preserves glucose for how many days?

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

The two circulations of the heart are _________and ___________.

Which additive is usually in a lavender tube?

Medical Asepsis is the destruction of pathogens outside the body.

Which tube would you use to measure lactic acid?

If an infant is screaming during a CBC test the?