If a patient has done vigorous exercises (jogging, running, lifting, etc) within 8 hours
prior to venipuncture, you should __________________ ?
: Reschedule the appointment for another day.
A phlebotomist receives orders to draw an infant screening card, O2 levels, bilirubin,
and DNA. Which s...
If a patient has done vigorous exercises (jogging, running, lifting, etc) within 8 hours
prior to venipuncture, you should __________________ ?
🗸🗸🗸: Reschedule the appointment for another day.
A phlebotomist receives orders to draw an infant screening card, O2 levels, bilirubin,
and DNA. Which should be performed first?
🗸🗸🗸: O2 levels.
An infant may cry due to the blood draw, so every attempt must be made to collect O2
levels as close to resting rate as possible
Why is the order of draw for capillary collections different than venipuncture?
🗸🗸🗸: Increased rate of coagulation
How much plasma does whole blood contain? (Expressed in percentage)
🗸🗸🗸: 55% of whole blood is plasma
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,When a patient is fasting, a lipid panel should be drawn in a _______ top tube.
🗸🗸🗸: Gold (SST) top tube
Where is the best place to draw blood on a 9-month-old infant?
🗸🗸🗸: Either heel
What additive is inside Gold/SST and Red-Gray Speckled top tube?
🗸🗸🗸: Thixotropic gel for serum separation
When should the code on glucose cuvettes/strips be compared to the code on the
glucometer?
🗸🗸🗸: When the patient is tested, no sooner
What is the first procedural step for a finger stick performed by a phlebotomist?
🗸🗸🗸: Confirm the correct identity of the patient.
Hemolyzation occur when a phlebotomist _________________?
🗸🗸🗸: Uses an incorrect needle gauge (too small of needle gauge like 25ga)
What is the order of draw for capillary blood collection according to CLSI?
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,🗸🗸🗸: 1) EDTA Tubes (Lavender/Pink)
2) Heparin (Green)
3) Any other additives
4) Serum (Red/Gold/Tiger/Marble)
Define "basal state"
🗸🗸🗸: Fasting (nothing by mouth/NPO) *and* refraining from strenuous exercises for 8
(eight) to 10 (ten) hours prior to blood collection.
What is the correct depth of puncture for a capillary blood collection performed on an
infant? (Expressed in millimeters/mm)
🗸🗸🗸: 0.85 to 2.0 millimeters
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that heel punctures NOT
exceed _______________ millimeters for neonates and premature neonates.
🗸🗸🗸: 0.85 millimeters
If a patient has recently had a masectomy on their RIGHT side, a blood sample should
be drawn on __________________________.
🗸🗸🗸: The left arm.
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, Define "fibrinogen"
🗸🗸🗸: A protein that is converted into fibrin during normal blood clotting.
Define "hematocrit"
🗸🗸🗸: The ratio of total red blood cell volume to total blood volume, expressed as a
percentage.
What is the difference between phlebitis and thrombophlebitis?
🗸🗸🗸: Both describes the inflammation of a vein but thrombophlebitis includes the
formation of a (blood) clot.
Define "trough level" in a therapeutic drug
🗸🗸🗸: Lowest chemical blood level
Define "fibrillation"
🗸🗸🗸: Rapid, inefficient contractions of muscle fibers in the heart caused by disruption
of nerve impulses.
Blood is classified into groups and types based on the presence of antigens on the
surface of _________________________
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