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Q.O.D. #1 - #25
Phlebotomy Essentials #7 Question Of The Day
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What should you do if a STAT test is ordered and the patient is NOT in the room? | Locate the patient |
| How many inches should a tourniquet be placed above the venipuncture site? | 3 to 4 inches |
| What is the MAXIMUM amount of time an infant heel warming device should be applied for? | 3 - 5 minutes (Good Color, Warm) |
| Which of the following is Not an anticoagulant? | Polymer Gel (NOT an anticoagulant BUT a SUBSTANCE) |
| What is the purpose of the requisition? | Identify the patient, Determined the specimen to be, Allow all proper equipment to be collected, (all of the above)? |
| Veins and Arteries are composed of how many layers? | 3 Layers |
| Plasma consists of what percentage of total blood volume? | 55% (Plasma Blood Volume) (Blood Volume 55% Plasma, 45% Blood) |
| The test performed to check for blood and fecal matter is? | Occult blood test |
| HIPPA is? | Designed to keep personal health information private. |
| What is the MOST COMMON Chemistry test performed by means of POCT (Point-Of-Care-Test). | Glucose |
| Occluded veins are blocked and feel hard, or cord-like to the touch. (True or False) | TRUE (Occluded=Blocked) Blocked Veins |
| What position should the bevel of the needle be in before entering a vein? | Facing upward. |
| Which is not an example of proper laboratory safety? | reusing gloves |
| ALL of the following are ways an infection can be spread between patients, EXCEPT? | Isolation - State of being separated from others. (ππΌπΈπ΅πͺπ½π²πΈπ·- is sometimes used to prevent disease from spreading.) |
| A phlebotomist is required to wear which of the following PPE (Personal protective equipment) when performing a routine venipuncture? | Gloves |
| Which of the following personnel may be found in a clinical laboratory? | Pathologist, Medical Technologist, Phlebotomist, (all of the above). (Personnel found in CLINICAL LABORATORY) |
| Improper cleaning of a venipuncture site could cause. | Septicemia - sepsis, is the clinical name for blood poisoning by bacteria. (It is the body's most extreme response to an infection.) |
| What is the term for blood donated by a patient to be used for a planned future surgical operation? | Autologous Donation |
| Microorganisms that cause disease are considered? | Normal flora, bacterial, fungal, (all of the above). |
| When handling samples obtained from a patient with a transmittable bloodborne disease, which additional precautions should be taken? | Blood and body fluid precautions (IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS, Patients with TRANSMITTABLE BLOOD-BORNE DISEASE) |
| The first thing a phlebotomist should do when performing an adult standard venipuncture is? | Examine the requisition form (1st Thing before Standard Venipuncture |
| Which laboratory department performs complete blood cell counts (CBCs)? | Hematology (Lab department performs CBC Test) |
| The prime function of red blood cells is to? | Carry Hemoglobin |
| What vein is most commonly used when performing a blood draw? | The median cubital |
| Veins carry? | Deoxygenated blood to the heart. |
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