Medical Asepsis
Vital Signs
Specialties
Clinical Laboratory
Phlebotomy
100

Pathogenic microorganisms that are present in human blood or other potentially infectious materials.

Bloodborne pathogens


100

Normal range for respirations


12-20

100

The vaccine MMR stands for:

measles, mumps, rubella

100


What is the name given to a person who cannot fight off a pathogen that has entered his or her body?



Susceptible host

100

The order of vein selection for venipuncture is:



median cubital, cephalic, basilic

200


What should be done first after exposure to bloodborne pathogens on and off campus?



Wash area

200


Which of the following may occur if the lens of a tympanic membrane thermometer is dirty?



The reading may be falsely low


200

A patient with hyperopia has difficulty seeing objects:



At reading or working level

200

If a laboratory report is returned to the medical office marked QNS, it means that



quantity not sufficient, not enough specimen was submitted

200

When collecting a venous blood specimen to be transported to an outside laboratory for testing, what should be consulted for information on collecting and handling requirements?

Lab directory

300

Any individual, living or dead, whose blood or other potentially infectious materials may be a source of occupational exposure to employees

Source Individual

300

If a rectal temperature of 99° F was taken orally, it would register as:



98

300

What is the purpose of measuring head circumference? (looking for which 2 disorders)



Screening for macroencephaly or microencephaly 

300


A blood test that analyzes the ability of the kidneys to perform their function is the:



BUN

300


On standing, a blood specimen to which an anticoagulant has been added separates into



plasma, buffy coat, blood cells

400


Any contaminated object that can penetrate the skin, including, but not limited to, needles, scalpels, lancets, broken glass, broken capillary tubes, and exposed end of dental wires



Contaminated sharps


400

The systolic blood pressure represents the:



pressure in the arteries when the ventricles contract.

400

A patient diagnosed with myopia has which refractive problem?



Light rays entering the eye focus in front of the retina.

400


What is the term for a test result that indicates whether a substance is present in the specimen being tested and provides an approximate indication of the amount of the substance present?



Qualitative test result

400

How is serum obtained? (what type of blood, how is it derived from the blood)

From clotted blood that has been centrifuged

500


A system of barrier precautions to be used by all personnel for contact with blood, body fluids, secretions, excretions, non-intact skin, and mucous membranes of ALL patients, regardless of the patient s diagnosis.



Standard precautions


500


When measuring blood pressure, the Korotkoff phase in which the sounds disappear is:



Phase V

500

What immunizations are included in a DTaP injection?



Diptheria, pertussis, tetanus

500

What is a differential diagnosis? Give an example 


A patients symptoms match multiple diagnoses. strep vs laryngitis

500

The laboratory requisition indicates that you are to collect a venous blood specimen for hematology testing, serum chemistry testing, and coagulation studies. What is the proper order of collection for these tubes?

Light blue, red, lavender