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Chapter 15 Flashcards

1
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The specimen of choice for testing acid-base balance and respiratory status of a patient

A

Arterial blood

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2
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Cleansing the venipuncture site before collection of blood culture specimens usually involves the use of

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Isopropyl alcohol and chlohexidine gluconate

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3
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When blood is collected from the radial artery for an arterial blood gas collection, the needle should be inserted at an angle of

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30 to 45 degrees

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4
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Supplies not needed during an arterial puncture for an ABG determination

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Tourniquet

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5
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Preferred site for blood collection for arterial blood gases

A

Radial artery

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6
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Used to help in the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus

A

GTT

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7
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Postprandial refers to

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After eating

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8
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What is the rationale for performing the Allen test

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

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9
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Blood collection vacuum tube is preferred for the collection of arterial blood gas analysis

A

No blood collection tube

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10
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What evacuated tubes are appropriate for the collection of a blood culture specimen

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Yellow-topped evacuated tube

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11
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What is a cannula

A

A tubular instrument used to gain access to genius blood

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12
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To obtain blood trough level for a medication, the patients blood should be collected

A

Immediately before administration of the medication

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13
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The minimum hematocrit value a blood donor must have to give a blood donation

A

38 percent

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14
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Procedure that requires blood collection for trough and peak level determinations

A

Therapeutic drug monitoring

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15
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The health care workers thumb should not be used for palpitating arteries in the arterial puncture procedure because the thumb

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Has a pulse that may be confused with the patients pulse

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16
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In order for a donor to give blood, his or her hemoglobin value must be no less than

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12.5g/dL

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17
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Procedure that requires two 10mL disposable syringes filled with sterile normal saline and 2 disposable syringes

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Blood collection through CVCs

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18
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Guidelines that the patient must abide by to properly prepare himself or herself for the GTT

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

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19
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Medications that have a shorter half-life and therefore require exact timing in blood collection for its therapeutic level

A

Gentamicin

20
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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

A

120 minutes

21
Q

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

A

Blood pressure

22
Q

A milk sugar that sometimes cannot be digested by healthy individuals

A

Lactose

23
Q

Therapeutic phlebotomy is used in the treatment of

A

Polycythemia

24
Q

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

A

A written consent form signed by the donors parent

25
Q

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

A

37.5 degrees Celsius

26
Q

All donated blood is classified and labeled by type

A

True

27
Q

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

A

True

28
Q

Chlorhexidine is an antiseptic used in blood collections for blood cultures

A

True

29
Q

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

A

False

30
Q

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

A

False

31
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Most TDM assays should be performed on clotted blood

A

True

32
Q

The radial artery is the artery of choice for ABG analysis

A

True

33
Q

The modified Allen test is performed prior to the GTT

A

False

34
Q

Rapid breathing is the same as hyperventilation

A

False

35
Q

Postprandial refers to “after a meal”

A

True

36
Q

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

A

Unknown

37
Q

Presence of bacteria in the blood is referred to as _______

A

Bactermia

38
Q

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

A

Anaerobic

39
Q

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

A

GTT

40
Q

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

A

12

41
Q

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

A

Lactose

42
Q

ABGs stands for ______

A

Arterial Blood Gases

43
Q

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

A

Femoral

44
Q

For ABGs collections, approximately ______ mL of blood is collected

A

One

45
Q

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

A

Fistula

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