MedCa Phlebotomy Certification Exam questions and answers(verified for accuracy)

1. MedCa Phlebotomy Certifi- cation Exam Review 2. What department studies disease? 3. What is the general blood volume for the average adult? Collection of quiz style questions for study pur- poses Pathology 5 Liters. 55% plasma, 45% formed elements 4. What are erythrocytes? (RBC) Red Blood Cells. Main Function: Carry oxygen from the lungs to the tissue cells and to transport carbon dioxide away from the cells to the lungs. 5. An leukocyte is? (WBC) White Blood Cells. Main Fuction: Non-Nucleus containing blood cells whose main fuction is to combat infection and remove disintegrated tissue. 6. Platelets are also called? Thrombocytes. Cellular elements that play a role in the coagula- tion process and are the smallest of the formed elements. 7. Mature RBC's have an ap- proximate lifespan of 8. What iron-containing pig- ment enables RBC'S to transport oxygen and car- bon dioxide: 9. The role of a phlebotomist in the lab is: 120 Days Hemoglobin (Main component of RBC) Pre-Analytical 10. 10. Blood collection on neona- talogy floors involves what type of patients? 11. Which department is con- sulated on blood collec- tion timing and drug lev- els? 12. Where are blood cells pro- duced? 13. Flowcharts can be used to : 14. Quality Improvement for Specimen collection fre- quently involves every- thing except: Newborn Hours to a few days old. Pharmacy RBC's are produced in the bone marrow. WBC's are formed in bone marrow and lymphat- ic system. Quality Improvement Frequency of hematoma's 15. Pareto Charts are: Raw charts that show frequency of problems 16. An abnormal reduction in the number of RBC'S in the circulating blood is called: 17. To avoid transfusion reac- tion what should be done prior: 18. What is the percentage of formed elements in blood? 19. What percentage of blood is plasma (pale-yellow flu- id)? Anemia Blood typing and cross matching. Two blood group systems: ABO blood group system and the Rh factor system 45% 55% 20. 20. What is separated from a clotted blood specimen? 21. Machine used to remove serum from clotted blood: Serum (Clear pale-yellow fluid, doesn't contain fibrino- gen, but is similar to plasma ) Centrifuge 22. The supine position is: Lying in the back with the face up. 23. RFID means: Radio Frequency Identification. Identification tag using silicone chips in a wire- less receiver. 24. Normal range of Blood Ph: A steady range of 7.35 to 7.45. 25. Which tubing is used for lead determinations? 26. Maximum time limit for separated specimen be- tween collection and deliv- ery should not exceed: 27. Donor Collection bags use what when collecting units of blood for transfusion : 28. Acid Citrate Dextrose (Special Use Anticoagu- lant) 29. To avoid microclotting how many inversions should be done? Tan topped tube 2 hours for accurate results Anticoagulant and perservative CPD (cit- rate-phosphate-dextrose) or acid citrate dextrose. For immunohematology test: DNA or Leukocyte antigen (HLA) Phenotyping, which is used in paternity evaluation and to determine transplant compatibility 8 inversions