Chapter 7 Review

Front 1

Three equipment needed at a blood drawing station.

Back 1

Chair, Bed, Table

Front 2

Most used equipment when drawing blood.

Back 2

Chair

Front 3

What should always be worn when drawing blood?

Back 3

Gloves

Front 4

What is the most commonly used antiseptic; used on skin?

Back 4

Alcohol

Front 5

Removes or kills organisms; not safe on human skin.

Back 5

Disinfectant

Front 6

Form of gel or foam to cleanse only on skin.

Back 6

Hand sanitizer

Front 7

Why is the biohazard symbol have 3 circles all around?

Back 7

If dropped, the symbol looks the same all around.

Front 8

What must be used when trying to look for a vein?

Back 8

Tournaquet

Front 9

Another name for Winged Infusion needle.

Back 9

Butterfly

Front 10

The hole or hollow part of a needle.

Back 10

Lumen

Front 11

Slant on the needle.

Back 11

Bevel

Front 12

Range most commonly used for venipuncture.

Back 12

21

Front 13

Length most commonly used for venipuncture.

Back 13

1 & 1 1/2 inch

Front 14

What kind of needle is used for hands; elderly and pediatrics?

Back 14

Winged Infusion (Butterfly)

Front 15

What is the primary duty of the phlebotomist for lab testing?

Back 15

To collect blood specimens

Front 16

What is carried by a phlebotomist and should contain enough equipment for numerous blood draws?

Back 16

Handheld Carriers or basket trays

Front 17

How must the patient be when the phlebotomist wants to draw blood from them?

Back 17

Sitting or laying

Front 18

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?

Back 18

CLIA waived tests

Front 19

What are the most common specimens collected by an MA?

Back 19

Blood and urine

Front 20

Some factors that may affect results of certain lab tests are medication, food consumption and what?

Back 20

Time of day

Front 21

An example of a CLIA waived test is?

Back 21

Urine pregnancy test

Front 22

What is the purpose of quality control?

Back 22

To ensure accurate and valid test results

Front 23

What is the purpose of patient preparation for a laboratory test?

Back 23

To provide a specimen that yields accurate test results

Front 24

What is the purpose of the patient accession number found on the lab report?

Back 24

To provide identification of each specimen in the lab.

Front 25

What is the purpose of a lab report?

Back 25

To relay the results of lab tests to the physician.

Front 26

What is one thing lipid profile can NOT include?

Back 26

Glucose

Front 27

A number of lab tests providing related information.

Back 27

Profile

Front 28

What is not included on a lab request form?

Back 28

Lab test results

Front 29

Which additive prevents glycolysis?

Back 29

Sodium Flouride

Front 30

Why is a tourniquet used in a venipuncture?

Back 30

To find and enter veins more easily

Front 31

What substance would you use to clean the site of a routine venipuncture?

Back 31

70% isopropyl alcohol

Front 32

What causes evacuated tubes to fill with blood automatically?

Back 32

Premeasured tube vacuum

Front 33

A butterfly is typically used for what?

Back 33

Difficult and hand veins

Front 34

What is a medical procedure where a tool called a "lancet" is used to puncture the skin for blood collection?

Back 34

Capillary Puncture

Front 35

What are the hours you are not allowed to have food or drinks except for water for fasting?

Back 35

12-14 Hours

Front 36

Who may judge a hospital or office if they are not happy with the phlebotomist?

Back 36

The patient

Front 37

Evidence that an individual has mastered fundamental competencies in a particular technical area.

Back 37

Certification

Front 38

The two most important anticoagulants.

Back 38

EDTA & Heparin

Front 39

Three blood collection additive.

Back 39

Anticoagulant, Antiglycolytic Agent & Thixotropic Gel Separator.

Front 40

Most common additive used to draw blood.

Back 40

Thixotropic Gel Separator

Front 41

An additive that is in powder form.

Back 41

EDTA

Front 42

Three most common tube color for blood draw.

Back 42

Light purple, Light blue & Marble/Red

Front 43

Color tube with serum tube with or without clot activator or gel.

Back 43

Red/Marble

Front 44

Color tube used as a sterile tube.

Back 44

Yellow/Gold

Front 45

Color tube used for Heparin tube with or without gel plasma separator.

Back 45

Green

Front 46

Color tube used for sugar or Glycolytic inhibitor.

Back 46

Grey

Front 47

What is collected first in order of draw to prevent contamination of needle?

Back 47

Blood Cultures

Front 48

Substance that prevents blood from clotting.

Back 48

Anticoagulants

Front 49

Rubber or rubber with plastic covering.

Back 49

Stoppers

Front 50

Evacuated tubes fill with blood automatically because of what?

Back 50

Vacuum (Negative pressure)

Front 51

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?

Back 51

Head space (air)

Front 52

Removing the tube before the vacuum is exhausted can result in an underfilled tube called _____________?

Back 52

Short Draw

Front 53

Although color-coding is generally universal, it may vary slightly by ______________________?

Back 53

Manufacturer

Front 54

Never shake or mix a specimen, as this can cause ______________?

Back 54

Hemolysis

Front 55

What can reduce the number of microorganisms but does not sterilize the site?

Back 55

Cleaning with an antiseptic

Front 56

What is the second-filled syringe according to the CLSI recommended order of draw?

Back 56

Light-Blue top

Front 57

Type of needle used when collecting blood with a syringe?

Back 57

Hypodermic needle

Front 58

Internal space of a vessel or tube.

Back 58

Lumen

Front 59

Type of needle used to collect several tubes during a single venipuncture.

Back 59

Multisample needle

Front 60

Special sequence in which tubes are filled during a multiple-tube draw.

Back 60

Order of draw

Front 61

Anticoagulant commonly used with an antiglycolytic agent.

Back 61

Potassium Oxalate

Front 62

Heparinized gel tube for separation of cells and plasma.

Back 62

PST

Front 63

Long cylindrical portion of a needle.

Back 63

Shaft

Front 64

Special puncture-resistant leakproof disposable container.

Back 64

Sharps container

Front 65

Clot activator.

Back 65

Silica

Front 66

Anticoagulant commonly used to preserve coagulation factors.

Back 66

Sodium Citrate

Front 67

Most common antiglycolytic agent.

Back 67

Sodium Flouride

Front 68

Additive used in blood culture collection.

Back 68

SPS

Front 69

Gel tube for separation of cells and serum.

Back 69

SST

Front 70

Synthetic substance used to separate cells from serum or plasma.

Back 70

Thixotropic gel

Front 71

Butterfly needle.

Back 71

Winged infusion set

Front 72

An underfilled additive tube will have an incorrect blood-to-additive ratio, which can cause what?

Back 72

Inaccurate test results.