When performing a glucose tolerance test, the fasting specimen is drawn at 6:15 am and the patient finishes the glucose beverage at 6:30 am. when should the 2-hour specimen be collected?
What is 8:30 am
100
Which of the following additives provides a physical barrier to prevent glycolysis?
What is Sodium fluoride
100
You open a urine sample for testing and immediately detect a fruity odor. Which test do you expect to be elevated on chemical analysis?
What is Ketones
100
Which of the following is the most common arterial puncture complication even when proper technique is used?
What is Arteriospasm
100
For which of the follow tubes is the blood-to-additive ratio most critical?
What is Light blue top
200
This specimen requires stat handling and is typically collected by the physician in three sterile tubes.
What is CSF
200
Which of the following tubes would typically be used to collect plasma for a STAT chemistry specimen?
What is Light blue top
200
Urine cytology studies can be performed to detect
What is cytomegalovirus
200
Which of the following is the best way to tell that a specimen is arterial? As the specimen is collected, the blood should
What is Pump into the syringe
200
For what purpose is the bleeding time test used?
What is To detect platelet function disorders
300
The time is 0750. You received the following test requests on different patients. Which test specimen would you collect first?
A. CBC ordered ASAP
B. Cortisol ordered for 0800
C. Fasting glucose
D. Post-op hemoglobin
What is B
300
PST contain the following additives
What is Heparin, Thixotropic gel
300
A urine pregnancy test detects the presence of
What is HCG
300
Which of the following patients would be considered to be in a “steady state” for ABG specimen collection?
What is A patient who has been asleep for 30 minutes while breathing room air
300
How can you tell that you are in a vein when drawing blood with a butterfly?
What is Blood will usually appear in the tubing
400
Additional information typically required on a nonblood specimen label includes the
What is Specimen type
400
Red top tubes (plastic) contain the following additive(s):
What is Clot activator (silica)
400
A urine sensitivity test
What is Determines antibiotic susceptibility
400
The artery of choice for ABG collection is
What is radial
400
Which activity can contaminate a blood specimen?
A. Cleaning the site with alcohol before collecting an ethanol specimen
B. Collecting blood cultures before the povidone-iodine is dry
C. Using povidone-iodine to clean a skin puncture site
What is All of the Above
500
A plasma specimen for this type of test cannot be collected by capillary puncture
What is Coagulation
500
Royal blue top tubes contain the following additive(s):
What is EDTA, Heparin, No additive
500
Which nonblood specimen is most frequently analyzed in the lab?
A. CSF
B. Pleural fluid
C. Synovial fluid
D. Urine
What is Urine
500
True or False? To perform ABG punctures, a phlebotomist must undergo extensive training.
What is True
500
Which of the following would be the best choice of equipment for drawing a small hand vein?