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MedCa Exam with correct Answers
Pathology - Answer -The study of nature and the cause of disease

How many liters of blood does the body contain? - Answer -5 liters

Erythrocytes - Answer -Red blood cells

Leukocyte - Answer -White blood cell

Thrombocytes - Answer -Platelets

120 days - Answer -How long does mature red blood cells live once they enter blood
stream

Hemoglobin - Answer -Iron containing pigment of red blood cells

Pre-analytical phase - Answer -Phlebotomist are primarily responsible for this phase of
lab testing

Blood collected in neonatology department - Answer -This is Done for patients who are
hours to a few days old

Pharmacy department - Answer -Primary consultant on timing for collecting blood for
drug levels

Where blood cells begin formation - Answer -Lymph nodes and bone marrow

Flowchart - Answer -Used in quality improvement methodologies and designed to assist
in breaking out components into diagram to understand a process

Quality improvement for specimen collection involve - Answer --Phlebotomist technique
-Recollection rates
-Frequency of hematomas

Pareto charts - Answer -Designed to assist in making bar charts that show frequency of
problems

Anemic - Answer -A person who has too little hemoglobin or a decreased number of red
blood cells

, Type and cross match - Answer -Process of determining if a person will react after a
transfusion

Total volume of formed elements of blood - Answer -45%

total volume of blood liquid makes up - Answer -55%

Serum - Answer -When blood is removed from body, blood clots and the liquid portion is
called

Centrifuge - Answer -Instrument used to speed the removal of serum by spinning the
blood

Supine position - Answer -Lying face up on back

RFID - Answer -Identification tag using silicon chips and a wireless receiver

Normal Blood pH range - Answer -7.35 to 7.45

Blood for lead levels are collected in - Answer -Tan topped tubes

2 hours - Answer -Within how many hours should Serum be transported to lab for
testing and separated from red blood cells, preventing erroneous results

Acid citrate dextrose - Answer -Anticoagulant used in blood donations

To avoid micro clotting in tube, important that blood be collected - Answer -Why should
the purple topped tube be gently inverted a minimum of 8 times

Why should Clean gloves be put on in front of patient - Answer -It is a reassuring safety
conscious gesture for both patient and worker

Pneumatic tube system - Answer -Most efficient and safe methods of specimen
transportation in large health care organization

Royal blue topped tube - Answer -Measurement of blood cooper trace element

Computerized labels using bar codes - Answer -Most reliable method for avoiding
transcription errors in specimen collection

Dorsal side of hand and wrist - Answer -If veins in arm cannot be used for venipuncture
where the preferred alternative veins lie

Glucose level - Answer -Most commonly requested timed specimen

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