Phlebotomy Exam 3: Ch. 10 Thru 14

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WHAT IS IDENTICAL IN THE VENIPUNCTURE AND CAPILLARY PUNCTURE PROCEDURE:

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GREET PATIENT, ID PATIENT, HAND HYGIENE, HOLD PRESSURE

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WHEN ARE DERMAL PUNCTURES MOST USEFUL:

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NEONATES

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LABELED SKIN PUNCTURES SPECIMENS SHOULD INCLUDE:

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NAME, DOB, ID NUMBER, TIME AND DATE OF COLLECTION, & PHLEBOTOMISTS INITIALS

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WHAT CONDITIONS CAN EFFECT AND HAVE AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON A FINGER-STICK:

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USING THE FIRST DROP OF BLOOD

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WHAT SHOULD BE PRESENT IF A BLOOD SMEAR HAS BEEN MADE PROPERLY:

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FEATHERED EDGES

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DERMAL PUNCTURE BLOOD IS COMPOSED OF WHAT:

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ARTERIOLES, VENULES, CAPILLARIES, & INTRACELLULAR AND INTERSTITIAL TISSUE FLUID

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WHAT IS THE BEST METHOD FOR PERFORMING A FINGERSTICK:

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CLEAN SITE, PUNCTURE SKIN, WIPE FIRST DROP, COLLECT SAMPLE, PUT PRESSURE

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WHAT CHEMICAL AGENTS SHOULD BE USED TO CLEAN A PATIENTS FINGER BEFORE A FINGERSTICK:

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70% ISOPROPYL ALCHOHOL

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WHAT IS THE APPROPRIATE DEPTH FOR AN AVERAGE SKIN PUNCTURE FOR AN ADULT:

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2 - 3 MM

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EXCESSIVE MILKING / MASSAGING OF A FINGER DURING A SKIN PUNCTURE PROCEDURE CAN CAUSE WHAT:

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HEMOLYSIS , CONTAMINATION OF TISSUE FLUIDS

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OSTEOMYELITIS IS DEFINED AS WHAT

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INFLAMMATION OF MUSCLE / BONE DUE TO BACTERIAL INFECTION

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WHEN PERFORMING A FINGER STICK ON THE MIDDLE FINGER; WHICH SIDE SHOULD BE PUNCTURED:

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OFF CENTERED OF THE THICKEST PART OF THE FINGER TIP

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WHAT TEST CAN A FINGER STICK NOT BE PERFORMED:

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BLOOD CULTURES

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WHEN A FINGER STICK SHOULD NOT BE PERFORMED:

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COAGULATION TESTS

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WHAT SHOULD WE ASK A PATIENT BEFORE DOING A FINGER STICK:

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WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU ATE OR DRANK (EFFECTS GLUCOSE)

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WHAT IS THE MOST RELIABLE LABELING METHOD:

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A BARCODE, COMPUTERIZED LABEL

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WHAT COULD POSSIBLY OCCUR IF A BLOOD SPECIMEN FOR HEMATOLOGY IS NOT FILLED / MIXED PROPERLY:

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TINY CLOTS WILL FORM

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WHAT CAN POSSIBLY OCCUR IF A HEMATOLOGY TEST IF FILLED CORRECTLY BUT IS MIXED TOO LONG / VIGOROUSLY:

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HEMOLYSIS

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WHAT ARE THINGS WE SHOULD CONSIDER WHEN USING THE PNEUMATIC TUBE SYSTEM:

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MECHANICAL RELIABILITY; DISTANCE OF TRANSPORT; SPEED OF CARRIER;, LANDING MECHANISM; & THE EFFECT ON CHEMICAL AND CELLULAR COMPONENTS OF THE SPECIMEN

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SERUMS SHOULD BE TRANSPORTED TO THE LAB AND SEPARATED WHEN:

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ASAP

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COOLING A BLOOD SPECIMEN CAUSES WHAT:

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THE SLOWING OF THE METABOLIC PROCESS

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HOW SHOULD A SPECIMEN BE TRANSPORTED IF THE BLOOD GASES CAN BE ANALYZED WITHIN THIRTY MINUTES FROM TIME OF COLLECTION:

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IN THEIR OWN PLASTIC SYRINGE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE

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WHAT IS CONSIDERED CONFIDENTIAL PATIENT INFORMATION:

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PATIENT'S CLINICAL LAB RESULTS

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WHAT SHOULD WE DO TO CHILL A BLOOD SPECIMEN DURING TRANSPORTATION:

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ICE WATER OR A COMMERCIAL ICE PACK

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SPECIMENS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE PROTECTED FROM LIGHT:

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BILIRUBIN; VITAMIN B-6

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SPECIMENS OTHER THAN BLOOD THAT MAY BE TRANSPORTED INCLUDE WHAT:

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BODY FLUIDS, TISSUES, AND FECES

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SPECIMENS TESTED IN WHICH AREA OF THE LAB DO NOT REQUIRE CENTRIFUGATION:

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HEMATOLOGY AND COAGULATION

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HOW LONG DOES IT USUALLY TAKE FOR A SERUM SPECIMEN TO FORM A CLOT:

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30 - 60 MINUTES

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WHAT IS A RECOMMENDED SITE TO COLLECT A CAPILLARY BLOOD GAS ON A NEWBORN:

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LATERAL POSTERIOR AREA OF THE HEEL

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WHAT IS "EMLA":

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A TOPICAL ANTISEPTIC APPLIED TO A CHILDS ARM

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BEST LOCATION FOR PERFORMING A VENIPUNCTURE ON A HOSPITALIZED 7 YEAR OLD:

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TREATMENT ROOM

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WHAT IS THE OPTIMAL DEPTH OF A FINGER STICK FOR A CHILD:

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> 2 MM

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WHAT ARE SOME PHYSICAL FRAILTIES THAT MAY EFFECT OUR ELDERLY PATIENTS

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LOSS OF TASTE / SMELL; FEELING; MEMORY LOSS; SUSCEPTIBILITY TO HYPOTHERMIA

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WHAT IS THE PREFERRED POSITION TO DRAW BLOOD FROM A PATIENT AT THEIR HOME:

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IN A COMFORTABLE, RECLINED POSITION

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WHAT IS AN ACCEPTABLE ALTERNATIVE TO HAND WASHING:

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HAND SANITIZER

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WHAT IS THE APPROPRIATE GAUGE FOR AN INFANTS SCALP:

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WHAT IS A DISORDER THAT CAN BE DETECTED THROUGH NEONATAL SCREENING:

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CYSTIC FIBROSIS

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WHAT IS THE PREFERRED SITE FOR A HEEL STICK:

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MEDIAL OR LATERAL SECTION OF A HEEL

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WHAT IS A COMMONLY INHERITED DISEASE THAT IS DETECTED THROUGH NEWBORN SCREENING:

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SICKLE CELL

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WHAT IS A COMPLICATION THAT CAN RESULT FROM MULTIPLE DEEP HEEL STICKS ON AN INFANT:

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OSTEOMYELYTIS

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WHAT SHOULD HEALTH CARE WORKERS DO BEFORE USING REAGENT STRIPS AND/OR CONTROLS IN POC TESTING:

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CHECK EXPIRATION DATE, CHECK OPEN DATE, CHECK THAT THE REAGENT STRIPS / CONTROLS WERE STORED AT THE APPROPRIATE TEMPERATURE

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WHAT IS TRIPONIN T:

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THE PROTEIN THAT IS USED TO DETECT HEART DAMAGE

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WHAT IS THE MOST RAPID METHOD FOR GLUCOSE TESTING:

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FINGER STICK

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WHAT IS ANOTHER NAME FOR HEMATOCRIT:

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HCT

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WHAT TEST CAN ASSIST IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND EVALUATION OF ANEMIA

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HEMOGLOBIN

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A HEMOGLOBIN A1C BLOOD TEST IS USED TO MONITOR WHAT

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GLUCOSE LEVELS

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A LESS THAN NORMAL NUMBER OF ERYTHROCYTES IN A PATIENTS BLOOD:

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ANEMIA

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WHAT IS BAD CHOLESTEROL:

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LDL

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BLOOD PH DETERMINES WHETHER THE BLOOD IS:

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ACIDIC / ALKALINE

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ALL POC TEST ANALYZERS REQUIRE WHAT:

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GLOVES