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| Never leave a tourniquet on for more than: |
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| Proper identification of a patient does NOT include: |
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| saying to the patient "Are you Mr. Jones?" etc |
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| What is the most important step in specimen collection? |
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| When disposable latex tournequets become soiled with blood, it is best to: |
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| If a suitable vein for venipuncture can not be found in a patient's left arm, the next step is to: |
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| Solution used to clean the site before routine venipuncture: |
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| Differential is part of a complete blood count |
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| The yellow-topped vacuum collection tube has which of the following additives ? |
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| Sodium Polyanetholesulfonate (SPS) |
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| Sodium citrate is an additive often used for coagulation studies because it binds ____ to prevent completion of the clotting process. |
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| When using tubes with additives, how soon after collection should mixing begin? |
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| Which additives are usually present in a lavendar stopper tube? |
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| The part of the evacuated tube holder that is meant to aid in smooth tube removal" |
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| The purpose of sodium citrates in specimen collection is |
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| protects coagulation factors |
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| Before performind a venipuncture, it is best to cleanse the collection site in a circular motion that moves ___ |
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What is the purpose of the rubber sleeve that covers the tube end of a multi sample needle?
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| prevents leakage of blood during tube changes |
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Which of the following additives prevents coagulation of the blood by binding calcium through the formation of insoluble calcium salts?
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| EDTA, sodium citrate, potassium oxolate |
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| Why are gauze pads rather than cotton balls condisfered a better choice for covering the site while holding pressure following venipuncture? |
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| cotton fibers tend to stick to the site |
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Before performing a venipuncture, the vein will become prominent if the patient:
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| Which of the listed needle gauges has the smallest diameter? |
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| The medical term for a heart attack is |
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| the medical term for sugar in the urine is |
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| Wasting or decrease in size of a muscle due to inactivity is called |
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| What does EDTA additive do to the blood in the vacutainer? |
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| It is the most common anticoagulant. |
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| This tube stopper indicates that the tube contains sodium citrate |
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| A green stopper tube normall contains |
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| Blood collected in a red stopped tube |
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| yields serum and clotted red blood cells |
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| The term for low blood sugar is |
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| What word means "large cell" |
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| Inflammation of a vein is |
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| The root word "erythro" means |
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| What word means "inflammation of the liver"? |
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| The color cording for needles indicates the |
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| What does the gauge of a needle refer to? |
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| Which tube is filled last when using a syringe? |
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| compounds which prevent blood from clotting |
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| All of the following additives interfere with the action of calcium in the clotting process except |
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| Which of the following prevent the metabolism of glucose? |
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| Buffy coat contains a mixture of |
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| white blood cells and platelets |
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| What is the most important factor in choosing which gauge needle to use for venipuncture? |
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| size and condition of the patient's vein |
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| A study of blood is called |
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| Which is the best tube for collecting an ethanol specimen? |
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| What word means "breakdown of glucose" ? |
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| A slanted tip of the needle that enters the vein is called the |
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| Which of the following should NOT be used to enhance the vein selection process? |
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| Have the patient vigorously pump his/.her fist |
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| Which is the proper way to anchor a vein? |
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| pull the skin taut with your thumb |
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| What is the best angle to use for needle insertion |
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| When obtaining blood through an ETS, you're required to draw more than one vacutainer of blood. When do you remove the tourniquet? |
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| within one minute and/or while the last tube begins to fill |
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The doctor has ordered a "lead level" be drawn on a patient to detect any material in the patient, what color vacutainer do you use?
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| ESR is the abbreviation for |
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| Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate |
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