Chapters 9-12: dermal/capillary puncture, blood specimen handling, special phlebotomy procedures, quality essentials

Question 1

calcaneus

Answer 1

heel bone

Question 2

interstitial fluid

Answer 2

fluid between tissues & cells

Question 3

palmar

Answer 3

palm side of hand

Question 4

plantar

Answer 4

bottom surface/sole of foot

Question 5

autoantibodies

Answer 5

antibodies against oneself

Question 6

cold agglutinins

Answer 6

antibodies that react at cooler temps. at temps lower than the body temp, they attach to RBCs, causing clumping

Question 7

glycolysis

Answer 7

changing glucose into lactic acid

Question 8

light-sensitive

Answer 8

break down when exposed to light

Question 9

pneumatic tube system

Answer 9

moves tubes with a vacuum (like the bank drive-thru) to expedite the process of transporting specimens to the lab

Question 10

real-time tracking

Answer 10

allows lab personnel to estimate when they will have the specimen, so that they can inform physicians/nurses, who may call for results, of the approximate time the test results will be ready

Question 11

reference laboratory

Answer 11

offer a larger variety of lab tests than the average community hospital lab