MEDCA Phlebotomy EXAM BUNDLE WITH SOLVED SOLUTIONS.

When blood is removed from the body, the blood clots and the liquid part is calle d - Serum If veins in the arms cannot be used for venipuncture, the alternative veins can be found in the - Dorsal side of hands and wrists The instrument used to speed the removal of serum by spinning the blood is ...

Work duties of a phlebotomist technician can be categorized into 4 categories - Equipment Procedure Patient Care Patient Information Equipment - - phlebotomists must ensure that all equipment and areas used are sterile - equipment includes needles, bandages, gauzes, tubes, other collection dev...

Pathology - The study of nature and the cause of disease How many liters of blood does the body contain? - 5 liters Erythrocytes - Red blood cells Leukocyte - White blood cell Thrombocytes - Platelets 120 days - How long does mature red blood cells live once they enter blood stream Hemoglobin ...

Serum - When blood is removed from the body, the blood clots and the liquid portion is called Dorsal side of hand and wrist - If veins in the arm cannot be used for venipuncture, the alternative veins lie in the Centrifuge - The instrument used to speed the removal of serum by spinning the blood ...

Color coding of needles indicates - Guage What does a blood cell count require - Whole blood collected in a purple top tube The preferred anticoagulant for the collection of whole blood for STAT situations in a clinical laboratory - Herapin main cells of the immune system - White blood cells Pl...

type and cross match - takes place for transfusions to determine if a patient will react after a transfusion (learning if blood is compatible with donors) preanalytical phase - the process of collecting a specimen for further laboratory testing anatomic pathology - process of testing specimen suc...

erum - Blood clots and liquid portion of blood Centrifuge - device used to speed the removal of serum by spinning suspine position - lying on back, facing upward Blood pH range - 7.35-7.45 Within what time frame should serum be transported to the lab - 2 hrs where do blood cells begin formation...

What is supine position? - patient is laying face-up in their back What is prone position? - patient is laying face-down on their stomach What are 2 tests that a patient would fast for? - glucose or cholesterol What is the most requested timed specimen? - glucose level What is glycolytic action?...

Why is it important to fill tubes with anticoagulants to the correct levels? - to provide an accurate blood- additive ratio What is the preferred anticoagulant in clinical chemistry? - heparin What is the general anticoagulant used to study glucose levels? - sodium fluoride Order Of Draw - Yello...