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AMT Phlebotomy Practice 2
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AMT Phlebotomy Practice 2- SolvedA benefit of a voice mail system is that - ANSWER-callers never receive a busy signal.
A medical subspecialty that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of patients with
conditions resulting from an unexpected medical crisis or accident is - ANSWER-
Emergency Medicine
A normal cerebrospinal fluid specimen should appear - ANSWER-Clear and Colorless
A patient calls on the phone that is very angry over a laboratory error. Which of the
following responses would be best made by the phlebotomist? - ANSWER-"I
understand why you are upset. Let me see what I can do."
A phlebotomist enters a patient's room to draw a routine blood specimen and a member
of the clergy is visiting the patient. What should the phlebotomist do? - ANSWER-Draw
another patient and check back with the patient to see if he or she is available.
A phlebotomist who completes all work and documents all of the day's activities before
leaving for the day is demonstrating - ANSWER-Professionalism
A quality fasting urine specimen is collected - ANSWER-8 hours after eating
A specimen that requires chilling for transport to the lab should be placed in - ANSWER-
a container immersed in a slurry of crushed ice and water.
A sweat sample collected by forearm stimulation with the use of pilocarpine nitrate is a
process known as - ANSWER-iontophoresis,
Iontophoresis is the process where is a sweat sample is collected by forearm
stimulation with the use of pilocarpine nitrate.
A tube not completely filled may interfere with test results because - ANSWER-an
imbalance in the anticoagulant to blood ratio
A urine sample collected for a glucose tolerance test (GTT) must contain what
additional information on the label? - ANSWER-Time of collection
Blood specimens that need to be shipped off-site by mail systems must be packaged in
accordance with the - ANSWER-FAA and DOT
Chemical and microscopic changes that invalidate the results obtained from a urine
specimen if the urine is kept at room temperature for what period of time? - ANSWER-
one hour
Customer service would least likely include - ANSWER-Complexity
, Forcing syringe - drawn specimens into evacuated tubes may cause - ANSWER-
Hemolysis
he standard urine value for protein is - ANSWER-Negative
Hemoglobin and hematocrit are analyzed in what department? - ANSWER-Hematology
How long should a patient fast, if at all, when a physician orders a lipid profile? -
ANSWER-12-14 hour fast
If levels of blood components fluctuate according to circadian cycle, it means that
fluctuations occur - ANSWER-In a 24 hour cycle
Leaving tubes filled with blood in a rack without mixing will cause - ANSWER-clotting
One of the major effects of chemotherapy on a blood test results is - ANSWER-a
decrease in blood cells, especially WBC's
Prior to bandaging the puncture site the phlebotomist should - ANSWER-examine the
site for bleeding
Residual urine is - ANSWER-urine remaining in the bladder after voiding
Six months after beginning employment a healthcare worker is given a sample by the
POCT supervisor and is asked to perform a screening test for group A Strep and return
the results to the supervisor. The employee is performing - ANSWER-Competency
testing
Some drugs may cause changes to certain blood analytes. When a phlebotomist
observes that medication was administered just prior to blood collection, the
phlebotomist should - ANSWER-note the observation on the requisition
Specimens are scheduled for collection at specific times for different reasons. Which of
the following is most likely not a factor? - ANSWER-Patients must be tested 2 hours
before meals
Testing for human chorionic gonadotropin assesses the status of - ANSWER-pregnancy
in women
The most effective way to determine whether you are communicating negatively is to -
ANSWER-Ask for feedback
The need for ____ occurs when a physician's schedule changes to include evening and
weekend hours.
Choose one answer. - ANSWER-flexibility
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