A patient’s arm is in anatomic position. There appears to be a loop under the skin between the wrist and the elbow. You feel a buzzing sensation when you touch it. What you are feeling is an/a
What is fistula
100
Wipe away the first drop of blood during capillary puncture to
What is Minimize tissue fluid contamination
Reduce the chance of hemolysis
Remove alcohol residue
100
Which of the following tests may require special chain-of custody documentation when collected?
What is Paternity testing
Drug screening
ETOH
100
ellow top tubes (blood bank) contain the following additive(s):
What is Acid citrate dextrose (ACD)
100
An inherited metabolic disorder detected through newborn screening
What is Phenylketonuria
200
What would be the system of choice to identify laboratory specimens from an unconscious, unidentified woman in the emergency room?
What is Use a three-part identification band and labels
200
You have a request to draw a specimen on an inpatient by the name of John Doe. How do you proceed to identify (ID) your patient once you have identified yourself?
What is Look at his ID band and ask the patient to please state his name
200
While in the middle of drawing a blood specimen, your patient starts to faint. The first thing you should do is
What is Release the tourniquet and remove the needle
200
Bone marrow samples are typically evaluated in
What is Hematology and histology
200
Which of the following specimen conditions would lead you to suspect that the patient was not fasting when it was collected
What is cloudy serum
300
Synovial fluid is aspirated from the
What is Joints
300
Which of the following substances would be the best thing to use to disinfect a blood spill on a lab counter top prior to cleanup?
What is A 1:10 dilution of 5.25% sodium hypochlorite
300
Of the following tube or containers, which is filled first in the recommended ETS order of dra
A. Lavender top
B. Light blue top
C. PST
D. SPS
What is SPS
300
500 mg is the same as 0.05 g.
What is false
300
Green top tubes contain the following additive(s):
What is Heparin
400
In medication administration, there is no room for error.
What is True
400
Of the following tubes, which would be filled second from a syringe in the CLSI recommended order of draw?
A. Gray top
B. Lavender top
C. Light blue top
D. Green top
What is Light blue top
400
EDTA is a/an
What is Anticoagulant
400
True or False? The ulnar artery is the first choice for drawing an ABG specimen.
What is False
400
Pink top tubes contain the following additive(s):
What is EDTA
500
This test is used to detect H. pylori
What is C-urea breath test
500
Which of the following statements describes proper venipuncture technique?
What is Fill additive tubes until the vacuum is exhausted
500
Which of the following can be detected by chemical analysis of a urine specimen?
What is Glucose
500
Before performing a bleedtime, the phlebotomist should ask the patient about
What is Recent ingestion of aspirin
500
Adult capillary puncture may be performed when
What is There are no accessible veins
The patient has thrombotic tendencies
Veins must be saved for chemotherapy