Phlebotomy Test

Arteriovenous Shunt

All patients are presumed to be infectious for Blood Borne pathogens?

process by which the body converts simple compounds into complex substances needed to carry out the cellular activities of the body

What is the preferred antiseptic for venipuncture?

What is the size (in inches) of needle routinely used for venipuncture?

A substance that causes formation of antibodies that are directed against it

What tube is used for a WBC differential?

Dangerous condition in which the pH of the blood is abnormally high (alkaline)

What percentage of the blood is made up of formed elements?

test in which the number, type, and characteristics of blood cells are determined by examining a stained blood smear under a microscope.

Postprandial means________.

Which test is NOT a light sensitive test ?

What kind of valve is the tricuspid valve?

What are some of causes of a pre-analytical error(s) ?

The myocardium is the layer of the heart that is made of ____________?

jaundice: high bilirubin (product of breakdown of RBC's) level in the blood, leading to deposits of yellow bile pigment in the skin, mucous membranes, and sclera (whites of the eyes), giving a patient a yellow appearance

What is the preferred site for venipuncture?

The most common complication of phlebotomy ?

Microorganisms cultures are collected in ____________ tubes

the skin and its appendages including fingernails, hair; also the largest organ of the body

Sodium Citrate is the additive in which tube?

Lavender tubes must be 2/3 full?

Arterioles are the smallest branches of arteries, which join with capillaries?

ACT stands for?

What is the function of a leukocyte?

large vein on the inner side of the antecubital area, LAST CHOICE vein for venipuncture

Which tube is used for PTT?

glands that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream

If the patient continues to bleed after 8 minutes of pressure you should?

What is a condition that could cause leukopenia (low white blood cell count)?

condition of serum or plasma that has hemoglobin from broken red blood cells (RBC's) in it

resting metabolic state of the body early in the morning after fasting for twelve hours

Blood Culture tests can be done with a dermal puncture when venipuncture is not possible.

What tube is used for ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate?

Antimicrobial removal device: Blood culture bottle containing a resin that removes antimicrobials (antibiotics) from a blood specimen.

An open wound can be a portal of entry in an infection chain.

Blood cultures are collected in a __________ tube.

"APC" is the term for what?

What special handling does a cold agglutinins test require ?

A pad used to protect the patient's clothing?

There are several possibilities why tubes may lose their vacuum due to _____________?

ansanguinate is to 'remove all blood'?

agglutinate means to?

handwashing → What is the most important step in preventing infections?

What is the liquid portion of blood (inside of body) called?.

What is the first link in the chain of infection?

anaerobic means 'without air'?

What organ would a doctor be interested in if he ordered an ALP, AST, ALT, GGT and bilirubin?.

material collected from the inside of the cheek (DNA testing)

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