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72 Cards in this Set
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Three equipment needed at a blood drawing station.
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Chair, Bed, Table
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Most used equipment when drawing blood.
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Chair
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What should always be worn when drawing blood?
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Gloves
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What is the most commonly used antiseptic; used on skin?
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Alcohol
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Removes or kills organisms; not safe on human skin.
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Disinfectant
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Form of gel or foam to cleanse only on skin.
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Hand sanitizer
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Why is the biohazard symbol have 3 circles all around?
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If dropped, the symbol looks the same all around.
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What must be used when trying to look for a vein?
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Tournaquet
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Another name for Winged Infusion needle.
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Butterfly
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The hole or hollow part of a needle.
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Lumen
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Slant on the needle.
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Bevel
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Range most commonly used for venipuncture.
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21
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Length most commonly used for venipuncture.
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1 & 1 1/2 inch
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What kind of needle is used for hands; elderly and pediatrics?
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Winged Infusion (Butterfly)
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What is the primary duty of the phlebotomist for lab testing?
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To collect blood specimens
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What is carried by a phlebotomist and should contain enough equipment for numerous blood draws?
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Handheld Carriers or basket trays
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How must the patient be when the phlebotomist wants to draw blood from them?
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Sitting or laying
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Simple procedures done in the POL or the patient's home that are easy to perform and are of no risk to the employee and the patient are known as what?
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CLIA waived tests
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What are the most common specimens collected by an MA?
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Blood and urine
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Some factors that may affect results of certain lab tests are medication, food consumption and what?
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Time of day
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An example of a CLIA waived test is?
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Urine pregnancy test
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What is the purpose of quality control?
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To ensure accurate and valid test results
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What is the purpose of patient preparation for a laboratory test?
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To provide a specimen that yields accurate test results
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What is the purpose of the patient accession number found on the lab report?
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To provide identification of each specimen in the lab.
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What is the purpose of a lab report?
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To relay the results of lab tests to the physician.
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What is one thing lipid profile can NOT include?
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Glucose
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A number of lab tests providing related information.
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Profile
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What is not included on a lab request form?
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Lab test results
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Which additive prevents glycolysis?
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Sodium Flouride
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Why is a tourniquet used in a venipuncture?
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To find and enter veins more easily
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What substance would you use to clean the site of a routine venipuncture?
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70% isopropyl alcohol
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What causes evacuated tubes to fill with blood automatically?
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Premeasured tube vacuum
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A butterfly is typically used for what?
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Difficult and hand veins
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What is a medical procedure where a tool called a "lancet" is used to puncture the skin for blood collection?
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Capillary Puncture
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What are the hours you are not allowed to have food or drinks except for water for fasting?
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12-14 Hours
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Who may judge a hospital or office if they are not happy with the phlebotomist?
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The patient
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Evidence that an individual has mastered fundamental competencies in a particular technical area.
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Certification
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The two most important anticoagulants.
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EDTA & Heparin
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Three blood collection additive.
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Anticoagulant, Antiglycolytic Agent & Thixotropic Gel Separator.
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Most common additive used to draw blood.
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Thixotropic Gel Separator
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An additive that is in powder form.
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EDTA
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Three most common tube color for blood draw.
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Light purple, Light blue & Marble/Red
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Color tube with serum tube with or without clot activator or gel.
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Red/Marble
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Color tube used as a sterile tube.
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Yellow/Gold
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Color tube used for Heparin tube with or without gel plasma separator.
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Green
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Color tube used for sugar or Glycolytic inhibitor.
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Grey
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What is collected first in order of draw to prevent contamination of needle?
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Blood Cultures
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Substance that prevents blood from clotting.
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Anticoagulants
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Rubber or rubber with plastic covering.
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Stoppers
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Evacuated tubes fill with blood automatically because of what?
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Vacuum (Negative pressure)
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When a tube is filled properly, there is always a consistent amount of _____________ between the level of blood in the tube and the tube stopper?
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Head space (air)
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Removing the tube before the vacuum is exhausted can result in an underfilled tube called _____________?
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Short Draw
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Although color-coding is generally universal, it may vary slightly by ______________________?
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Manufacturer
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Never shake or mix a specimen, as this can cause ______________?
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Hemolysis
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What can reduce the number of microorganisms but does not sterilize the site?
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Cleaning with an antiseptic
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What is the second-filled syringe according to the CLSI recommended order of draw?
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Light-Blue top
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Type of needle used when collecting blood with a syringe?
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Hypodermic needle
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Internal space of a vessel or tube.
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Lumen
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Type of needle used to collect several tubes during a single venipuncture.
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Multisample needle
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Special sequence in which tubes are filled during a multiple-tube draw.
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Order of draw
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Anticoagulant commonly used with an antiglycolytic agent.
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Potassium Oxalate
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Heparinized gel tube for separation of cells and plasma.
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PST
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Long cylindrical portion of a needle.
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Shaft
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Special puncture-resistant leakproof disposable container.
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Sharps container
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Clot activator.
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Silica
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Anticoagulant commonly used to preserve coagulation factors.
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Sodium Citrate
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Most common antiglycolytic agent.
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Sodium Flouride
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Additive used in blood culture collection.
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SPS
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Gel tube for separation of cells and serum.
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SST
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Synthetic substance used to separate cells from serum or plasma.
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Thixotropic gel
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Butterfly needle.
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Winged infusion set
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An underfilled additive tube will have an incorrect blood-to-additive ratio, which can cause what?
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Inaccurate test results.
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