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Which laboratory department performs culture and sensitivity tests?

microbiology

100

A phlebotomist is required to wear which of the following PPE when performing a routine venipuncture?

Gloves

100

veins carry:

deoxygenated blood to the heart

100

What is the most important means used to prevent the spread of infection?

washing hands

100

Which body system protects vital organs and gives body structure?

Skeletal system

200

Which laboratory department preforms complete blood counts (CBC)?

hematology

200

Improper cleaning of a venipuncture site could cause:

septicemia

200

arteries carry:

oxygenated blood from the heart

200

The liquid portion of the blood collected from a red-stoppered tube following centrifugation is

Serum

200

The sebaceous glands are associated with the:

Integumentary system

300

Which area of the laboratory will most often have the strictest specimen collection requirements?

Blood Bank

300

What is the term for blood donated by a patient to be used for a planned future surgical operation?

Autologous donation

300

What government agency is responsible for workplace safety in the laboratory?

OSHA

300

When donning a gown, mask, respirator, face shield, and gloves which item should be put on last?

Gloves

300

Venipuncture should be avoided in the arm on the affected side when a patient has had a(n):

Mastectomy

400

What personnel may be found in a clinical laboratory?

Pathologist, Medical Technologist, Phlebotomist

400

The prime function of red blood cells is to:

Carry hemoglobin

400

What is an inanimate object capable of carrying infectious organisims?

Formite

400

Countertops and workspaces can be disinfected of bloodborne pathogens by diluted solution of which substance

Bleach

400

What is the most important step of the blood collection procedure?

Patient identification

500

The test preformed to check for blood in fecal material is:

Occult blood test

500

What vein is most commonly used when performing a blood draw?

median cubital

500

Which term refers to a rapid, severe, life-threatening immune reaction?

Anaphylaxis

500

The phlebotomist can normally expect serum produced after spinning blood in a red-stoppered tube to be:

Clear or straw colored

500

Cytology is the study of

Cells