Phlebotomy 1
Expiration dates should be included in quality records
A. True
B. False
What is true?
Erythrocytes are
A. Red blood cells
B. Cancer cells
C. Nerve cells
D. Brain cells
What is Red blood cells?
Leukocytes are
A. Red blood cells
B. Blood cells
C. Platelets
D. White blood cells
What is white blood cells?
Which of the following is NOT one of the four major groups into which the phlebotomist's work duties are categorized?
A. Infection control
B. Patient care
C. Procedure
D. Records and Patient information
What is infection control?
Thrombocytes are
A. Bacteria that affect the blood
B. Arteries
C. Platelets
D. Instruments of phlebotomy
What are platelets?
A phlebotomy technician may work in which of the following settings?
A. Blood Banks
B. Pharmaceutical firms
C. Research firms
D. All of the above
What is all of the above?
A. Water
B. Oxygen
C. Vitamins
D. Carbon dioxide
What is Oxygen?
Where in the body is blood made?
A. Heart
B. Bone marrow
C. Veins
D. Arteries
What is bone marrow?
The chain of infection includes all of the following EXCEPT:
A. A susceptible host
B. The source
C. The head nurse
D. Poor isolation technique
What is the head nurse?
In the average adult, blood makes up about _____ of the body weight
A. 8%
B. 35%
C. 50%
D. 80%
What is 8%?
What is the first thing you should do if you are accidentally stuck by a ussed needle?
A. Report the incident to your supervisor
B. Dispose of the needle
C. Calmly finish with your patient
D. Wash the site with soap and water
What is wash the site with soap and water?
Why should your thumb not be sued to measure pulse?
A. The feeling in the thumb is less sensitive than other fingers
B. You can use your thumb to measure pulse
C. It is too easy to press down too hard on the skin with your thumb
D. It has a pulse of its own
What is It has a pulse of its own?
Red blood cells do not contain a nucleus.
A. True
B. False
What is true?
Bradycardia is when the pulse:
A. Drops below 60 bpm
B. Drops below 10 bpm
C. Rises above 120 bpm
D. Rise above 150 bpm
What is drops below 60 bpm?
Therapeutic phlebotomy can be used to treat which of the following conditions?
A. Hemochromatosis
B. Sickle cell disease
C. HIV
D. Leukemia
What is Hemochromatosis?
A. A person's age
B. Gravity
C. Pumping from contracting of skeletal muscles
D. Valves in veins
What is a person's age?
White blood cells are the main cells of the
A. Immune system
B. Circulatory system
C. Digestive system
D. Reproductive system
What is immune system?
What is the process of the removal of old and defective red blood cells called?
A. Red blood cells are not removed from the system
B. Homeostasis
C. Phlebotomy
D. Eryptosis
What is Eryptosis?
The function of platelets is to
A. Defend the body from diseases and foreign materials
B. Stop blood loss due to wounds
C. Deliver oxygen to the body's tissues
D. Move Blood through the body
The pH range of blood is
A. 7.25-7.45
B. 4.00-4.10
C. 2.60-2.75
D. 10.00-10.50
What is 7.25-7.45?
Unless otherwise specified, blood pressure is measured at the
A. Inside of the elbow
B. Back of the knee
C. Fingertips
D. Any of the above
What is inside of the elbow?
Which of the following is the type of white blood cells that are responsible for allergic reactions?
A. NK cells
B. Basophils
C. White blood cells are not responsible for allergic reactions
D. None of the above
What is Basophils?
The life span of red blood cells is
A. 2-3 days
B. 20-25 days
C. 100-120 days
D. 200 - 250 days
What is 100-120 days?
Reserve platelets are stored in the
A. Liver
B. Heart
C. Lungs
D. Spleen
What is spleen?
Platelets secrete chemicals to urge _____ into a wound.
A. Fibroblasts
B. Bacteria
C. White blood cells
D. Oxygen
What is Fibroblasts?