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Phlebotomy NPS ExamA 6-8 pound baby cannot lose more than _____mL of blood at any given time - answer
2.5 mL
Each micro tube (or bullet) holds _____ cc of blood - answer 0.2 cc
Rolling veins tend to be present mostly in - answer Both geriatric patients &
extremely muscular patients
This is an autoimmune disease which causes the body to attack the joints, causing
inflammation in the patient's tissues - answer Rheumatoid Arthritis
The accumulation of fluid in the tissues of the body is known as - answer Edema
________ are small bean-shaped structures that filter substances and fight infection in
the body - answer Lymph Nodes
Any disease-causing pathogen carried through the blood - answer Blood Borne
Pathogen
A plan a healthcare institution must create to ensure that they meet OSHA regulations -
answer Exposure Control Plan
Corticosteroids could constitute a variance if taken prior to a GTT - answer True
If performing a GTT and a patient's fasting sugar is ______ the physician or nurse
should be notified before proceeding - answer Both below 80 mg/dl & above 120
mg/dl
If a patient contracts a nosocomial infection due to poor technique, that is an example of
- answer Direct Harm
What year was the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act (HIPAA) signed into
law? - answer It was signed in 1996
What test could be degraded by light and should be stored in a dark container? -
answer Bilirubin
Which of the following labs should be drawn first?
Blood Culture
, WBC
CBC
PT - answer Blood culture
These anticoagulant tubes offer whole blood and plasma for testing:
Sodium Citrate
SST
EDTA
Sodium Flouride - answer EDTA
Because the lavender EDTA tube binds calcium, if it's drawn before an SST tube, the
calcium values could test lower than accurate - answer True
_________ shields blood from the glass of the tube and prevents it from clotting -
answer
Finger sticks should never be performed on a child younger than _________.
6 months
3 months
1 month
2 weeks - answer No younger than 6 months
A Monovette or Microvette are both _________ - answer micro-containers used
during skin puncture collection
To conduct the Allen Test, you should apply pressure to the _____ and ______ arteries
- answer Ulnar and the Radial
When performing a blood culture test, the _______ uses standard vacuum tubes that
contain the growth medium - answer Direct Draw
Which test may have erroneous results after the phlebotomist has to redirect the needle
several times before entering the vein? - answer Coagulation
When performing a blood culture with povidone-iodine, you should swab the area in a
_____ diameter from the site - answer 4 inch diameter
Used to treat cancer, _______ is a form of radiation therapy where radioactive materials
are placed inside the body - answer Brachytherapy
What are the blood vessels that carry deoxygenated blood from the tissues back to the
heart? - answer Veins
When performing a dermal puncture on a newborn, the phlebotomist is correct in
choosing any of the locations except - answer
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