Chapter 15

Question 1

The specimen of choice for testing acid-base balance and respiratory status of a patient

Answer 1

Arterial blood

Question 2

Cleansing the venipuncture site before collection of blood culture specimens usually involves the use of

Answer 2

Isopropyl alcohol and chlohexidine gluconate

Question 3

When blood is collected from the radial artery for an arterial blood gas collection, the needle should be inserted at an angle of

Answer 3

30 to 45 degrees

Question 4

Supplies not needed during an arterial puncture for an ABG determination

Answer 4

Tourniquet

Question 5

Preferred site for blood collection for arterial blood gases

Answer 5

Radial artery

Question 6

Used to help in the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus

Answer 6

GTT

Question 7

Postprandial refers to

Answer 7

After eating

Question 8

What is the rationale for performing the Allen test

Answer 8

To determine that the radial and ulnar arteries are providing collateral circulation

Question 9

Blood collection vacuum tube is preferred for the collection of arterial blood gas analysis

Answer 9

No blood collection tube

Question 10

What evacuated tubes are appropriate for the collection of a blood culture specimen

Answer 10

Yellow-topped evacuated tube

Question 11

What is a cannula

Answer 11

A tubular instrument used to gain access to genius blood

Question 12

To obtain blood trough level for a medication, the patients blood should be collected

Answer 12

Immediately before administration of the medication

Question 13

The minimum hematocrit value a blood donor must have to give a blood donation

Answer 13

38 percent

Question 14

Procedure that requires blood collection for trough and peak level determinations

Answer 14

Therapeutic drug monitoring

Question 15

The health care workers thumb should not be used for palpitating arteries in the arterial puncture procedure because the thumb

Answer 15

Has a pulse that may be confused with the patients pulse

Question 16

In order for a donor to give blood, his or her hemoglobin value must be no less than

Answer 16

12.5g/dL

Question 17

Procedure that requires two 10mL disposable syringes filled with sterile normal saline and 2 disposable syringes

Answer 17

Blood collection through CVCs

Question 18

Guidelines that the patient must abide by to properly prepare himself or herself for the GTT

Answer 18

The patient must not eat anything for 8 hours before the GTT but should not fast for more than 12 hours before the test

Question 19

Medications that have a shorter half-life and therefore require exact timing in blood collection for its therapeutic level

Answer 19

Gentamicin

Question 20

Normally, after an adult ingests the 75 or 100 grams of glucose tolerance test, the glucose level should return to normal within how many minutes

Answer 20

120 minutes

Question 21

Before a blood donation, the phlebotomist must always check the blood donors

Answer 21

Blood pressure

Question 22

A milk sugar that sometimes cannot be digested by healthy individuals

Answer 22

Lactose

Question 23

Therapeutic phlebotomy is used in the treatment of

Answer 23

Polycythemia

Question 24

This item is not usually kept on file for every blood donor indefinitely

Answer 24

A written consent form signed by the donors parent

Question 25

For a donor to donate blood, his/her oral temperature must not exceed

Answer 25

37.5 degrees Celsius

Question 26

All donated blood is classified and labeled by type

Answer 26

True

Question 27

For the postprandial glucose test, a blood specimen is collected 2 hours after a meal

Answer 27

True

Question 28

Chlorhexidine is an antiseptic used in blood collections for blood cultures

Answer 28

True

Question 29

Therapeutic phlebotomy is when the patient donates his or her own blood before anticipated surgery

Answer 29

False

Question 30

The time of blood collection in a therapeutic drug monitoring is much more critical for drugs with longer half-lives

Answer 30

False

Question 31

Most TDM assays should be performed on clotted blood

Answer 31

True

Question 32

The radial artery is the artery of choice for ABG analysis

Answer 32

True

Question 33

The modified Allen test is performed prior to the GTT

Answer 33

False

Question 34

Rapid breathing is the same as hyperventilation

Answer 34

False

Question 35

Postprandial refers to “after a meal”

Answer 35

True

Question 36

Blood cultures are often collected from patients who have fevers of ______ origin

Answer 36

Unknown

Question 37

Presence of bacteria in the blood is referred to as _______

Answer 37

Bactermia

Question 38

The ______ blood culture bottle must be inoculated first in all procedures except the butterfly assembly method

Answer 38

Anaerobic

Question 39

The purpose of the ______ is to test the efficiency of the body’s insulin releasing mechanism and glucose’s-disposing system

Answer 39

GTT

Question 40

For the GTT, it is not recommended to exercise for ____ hours before the test procedure

Answer 40

12

Question 41

_______ is a milk sugar that some people have difficulty in digesting

Answer 41

Lactose

Question 42

ABGs stands for ______

Answer 42

Arterial Blood Gases

Question 43

The _______ artery is located in the groin area and sometimes is used by the physician for ABGs

Answer 43

Femoral

Question 44

For ABGs collections, approximately ______ mL of blood is collected

Answer 44

One

Question 45

A _____ is an artificial shunt in which the vein and artery have been fused through surgery

Answer 45

Fistula