Blood and
Anatomy
Anatomy
What blood type is the universal recipient?
What is blood type AB
What is the basic level of infection-control practices health care workers must perform to prevent the spread of infection?
What is standard precautions
Small hemorrhagic spots that appear under the surface of the skin
What is petechiae
What organization has established regulations and guidelines to direct phlebotomists to work at the highest level of safety possible?
What is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
After the needle has been in a patient's arms, they tell the technician that they begin to feel weak or may faint. What is the first action the technician should take?
What is remove the needle and stop the procedure
Arteries carry what kind of blood throughout the body?
What is oxygenated blood
A phlebotomy technician is performing a blood collection from a patient with tuberculosis. What piece of equipment should a technician wear?
What is N95 respirator
What term is used to describe inflammation of a blood vessel?
What is phlebitis
What law regulates the use and disclosure of patients' protected health information?
What is The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
A phlebotomy technician is collecting a sperm specimen from a patient. What should the technician tell the patient to collect the specimen in?
What is sterile container
How many liters of whole blood do adults have in circulation?
What is 4 to 6 liters
What precautions should be taken with a patient who has scabies?
What is contact precautions
What term is used to describe a thickened or scarred vein or vessel caused by repeated venipunctures?
What is sclerotic
What government agency helps identify and educate about infection, illnesses, and disease prevention?
What is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
A phlebotomy technician is collecting a blood specimen in a lavender top tubbed. How many times should the technician gently invert the tube?
What is complex iron containing protein that carries oxygen throughout the body and gives blood its red color?
What is hemoglobin
What precautions should be taken with a patient who has rubella?
What is droplet precautions
What type of communicator prefers to look at the big picture?
What is intuitive communicators
What organization sets quality standards for accreditation of health care facilities?
What is the Joint Commission
A phlebotomy technician is collecting blood from a critically ill patient. What percentage of total blood volume should be collected over an eight week period?
What is 10%
What transmits the signal to the bundle of His causing atrial contraction?
What is the AV node
What precautions should be taken with a patient who has varicella?
What is airborne precautions
What type of communicator prefers an organized approach with timelines and detailed plans, using a step-by-step method to solve problems and communicate information?
What is functional communicators
What organization developed the order of the draw?
What is the Clinical and Laboratory Standard Institute
What are the three main categories of white blood cells?
What is monocytes, lymphocytes, and granulocytes