Phlebotomy

Front 1

Define Virulence.

Back 1

The Potency of a Pathogen

Front 2

The Purpose of Using an Antiseptic on the Patients Skin, Prior to Venipuncture, is to?

Back 2

To Prevent Bacteria and Other Contaminates on the Skin, From Entering The Blood.

Front 3

Using Gloves During A Venipuncture, isEnforced, by What Agency?

Back 3

OSHA

*Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Front 4

To Test For Lactate, A Phlebotomist would collect what colored tube?

Back 4

Green Tube

*Sodium/Lithium Heparin

*Anti-Coagulant

*On Ice

Front 5

A BMP is What Color Tube?

Back 5

Red-Tiger Top or Gold (SST)

Front 6

Production of Red Blood Cells, Can Be CalledWhat?

Back 6

Hemopoiesis

Front 7

Green Tubes Have What Additive In It?

Back 7

Sodium/Lithium Heparin

Front 8

Hemostasis is?

Back 8

The Process of Clotting

Front 9

Define Buffy Coat.

Back 9

The buffer between the plasma, and formed Elements, After being placed in the centrifuge

*Contains Lipids (Fats)

Front 10

All Microbes that Pose a Potential Risk to Human Health can Be Called?

Back 10

Pathogens

Front 11

Define Thrombocytopenia.

Back 11

Decreased Platelets In The Circulatory System

Front 12

What does CBC Stand for?

Back 12

Complete Blood Count

Front 13

Define Fibrinolysis.

Back 13

Once the Tissue Has Repaired Itself, The Clot is No Longer Needed.

A Substance called Plasmin, Breaks up the Fibrin Clot into Small Pieces called, Fibrin Degradation Products.

That, is Then Removed by Specialized Cells.

Front 14

Hemoglobin is Necessary in the BloodBecause?

Back 14

Hemoglobin is the Oxygen Carrying Portion of a Red Blood Cell.

Front 15

Another Name For BMP is?

Back 15

CHEM 7

*Basic Metabolic Panel

Front 16

Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) is Used To Assess What Organ?

Back 16

Kidney Function

Front 17

How Many Types of White Blood Cells Are There?

Back 17

5 Types

*Neutrophils

*Eosinophils

*Basophils

*Monocytes

*Lymphocytes

Front 18

How does CO2 is come to be in the human body?

Back 18

Cellular Metabolism of Glucose

Front 19

What Two Types of White Blood Cells are Phagocytic?

Back 19

Neutrophils and Monocyte

Front 20

What is petechia and what would it look like?

Back 20

They are blood vessels that have burst and will look like tiny red dots around the area of the draw.

Front 21

What is hemolysis?

Back 21

The Rupture of Blood Cells

Front 22

What Does Potassium Do?

Back 22

It Plays a Key Role in, Heart Muscle Function.

Front 23

What test is most affected by hemolysis?

Back 23

Potassium

Front 24

The main difference between Serum and Plasma?

Back 24

Serum doesn't contain fibrinogen.

Front 25

What tube to use for Cardiac Enzymes?

Back 25

EDTA (pink top)

Front 26

After performing a routine venipuncture, the phlebotomist notices that the blood in the evacuated tube is a bright cherry red. What vessel did the phlebotomist puncture?

Back 26

An Artery

Front 27

A inherited condition that is caused by the body's inability to metabolize phenylalanine is called:

Back 27

PKU

Front 28

A lavender stoppered evacuated tube must be redrawn because of clots in the tube. What collection error causes this?

Back 28

There was insufficient mixing of additive with specimen

Front 29

A patient suffers a transfusion reaction. What may this condition cause in the patient's specimen?

Back 29

Hemolysis

Front 30

A phlebotomist attemts a venipuncture on a patient's basilic vein. If the blood that appears in the evacuated tube is dark purple-red, what should the phlebotomist do?

Back 30

Allow the tube to fill following standard procedures.

Front 31

If a phlebotomist enters a patient's room at 5:00 am, but the patient is asleep. What should the phlebotomist do?

Back 31

Gently wake the patient and explain what he/she is doing and proceed.

Front 32

If a phlebotomist is about to collect a blood specimen from a patient in ICU, but the patient is unconscious what should he/she do?

Back 32

Proceed as though the patient were conscious

Front 33

When puncturing a finger during a skin puncture procedure, what is the next step?

Back 33

Wipe away the first drop of blood with a gauze.

Front 34

A phlebotomist, has just completed the collection of a GTT on a 28-year-old female patient who asks whether it was okay that she had eaten only meat and eggs for the past week before this test. What does the phlebotomist tell her?

Back 34

No, the GTT results will be falsely affected because the test is based on a person having a carbohydrate intake that must be at least 150 grams per day for 3 days before the GTT.

Front 35

Before starting a venipuncture for a specimen for a bleeding time test, what should the phlebotomist ask?

Back 35

Have they taken any medications.

Front 36

Blood collection for neonatal screening to detect metabolic and genetic abnormalities usually occurs:

Back 36

by collecting from the lateral plantar surface of the heel.

Front 37

Blood enters the right side of the heart from what blood vessel?

Back 37

superior vena cava

Front 38

What color should blood from a routine venipuncture be?

Back 38

Dark red

Front 39

What is the purpose of blood smears?

Back 39

To evaluate the morphology of white blood cells.

Front 40

What components are found in circulating blood?

Back 40

Platelets, white blood cells, and red blood cells

Front 41

What should a phlebotomist do when using a winged infusion system to collect blood for a single coagulation test?

Back 41

Should collect at least one other tube before collecting the sodium citrate tube.

Front 42

If blood is drawn from a hematoma what might happen to the specimen?

Back 42

It might hemolysis.

Front 43

When a patient is having a venipuncture procedure, the phlebotomist may be asked to "make a fist." When should the fist be released?

Back 43

After the blood begins to flow.

Front 44

Several tubes were required for testing. The first tube was filled and the next evacuated tube was inserted into the holder but blood flow does not occur. What is the most likely problem?

Back 44

The tube lost the vacuum necessary and so will not aspirate.

Front 45

Why is it important to anchor a vein when inserting the needle?

Back 45

To keep the vein from moving when inserting the needle.

Front 46

If a patient develops a hematoma during a venipuncture procedure, what should the phlebotomist do?

Back 46

Remove the needle immediately and apply pressure.

Front 47

If a patient has been taking aspirin for several days, what effect can this have on the phlebotomy process?

Back 47

Excessive bleeding

Front 48

What is it called when a patient's arm and hands are swollen due to excessive fluild retention.

Back 48

Edema

Front 49

When a patient is lying on their back what is this position known as?

Back 49

Supine

Front 50

A patient's family is in the patient's room when the phlebotomist enters. What should the phlebotomist do?

Back 50

Ask the family to step out of the room.