Final

Question 1

The study of the nature and cause of diseases is ________?

Answer 1

Pathology

Question 2

The best angle for spreading a blood smear is by using 2 glass slides at ______ degrees?

Answer 2

30 degrees

Question 3

During a skin puncture procedure, the cut should be _____ the fingerprint lines.

Answer 3

Across

Question 4

Platelets help maintain ______?

Answer 4

Homeostasis

Question 5

Anti coagulated whole blood specimens separated by centrifuge yield _______?

Answer 5

Plasma

Question 6

The preferred anticoagulant for the collection of whole blood for STAT situations in clinical chemistry is

Answer 6

Heparin

Question 7

The bleeding time refers to a test that identifies function disorders of _____?

Answer 7

Platelets aka thrombocytes

Question 8

Whole blood specimens allowed to clot and then centrifuged yield _____?

Answer 8

Serum

Question 9

Additive: sodium polyanethole sulfonate SPS

Answer 9

Yellow tube

Question 10

In tubes with anticoagulants it is important to fill the tube with the correct amount of blood to provide ______?

Answer 10

An accurate blood to additive ration.

Question 11

Green top needles

Answer 11

21 gauge

Question 12

Black top needles

Answer 12

22 gauge

Question 13

Blue top needles

Answer 13

23 gauge

Question 14

A condition of an increase of circulating red blood cells and blood volume.

Answer 14

Polycythemia

Question 15

A complication that occurs in the collected tube sample.

Answer 15

Hemolysis

Question 16

Blood collected via capillary puncture is blood collected from _______ as well as _______ aka ________.

Answer 16

Capillaries, venules, arterioles, as well as tissue fluids aka interstitial fluids.

Question 17

A bar chart made to show the frequency of problems.

Answer 17

Pareto chart

Question 18

Blood collected for cytogenetic testing should be collected in _______?

Answer 18

Green top tubes.

Question 19

Sodium Citrate

Answer 19

Light Blue Tube

Question 20

Serum Separator Tube (SST)

Answer 20

Gold top

Question 21

Serum tube, no additive

Answer 21

Red top

Question 22

Lithium Heparin + Gel

Answer 22

Mint Green

Question 23

Heparin

Answer 23

Green

Question 24

Sodium Heparin

Answer 24

Dark Green

Question 25

EDTA

Answer 25

Purple

Question 26

Sodium Flouride; Potassium Oxalate; NO Alkaline Phosphates

Answer 26

Gray tube

Question 27

Most common color tubes for daily use?

Answer 27

Light blue, gold, mint, purple

Question 28

Sodium EDTA

Answer 28

Dark blue (NO anticoagulant)

Question 29

The preferred anticoagulant in clinical chemistry

Answer 29

Heparin

Question 30

The general anticoagulant to study glucose levels.

Answer 30

Lithium heparin

Question 31

Anticoagulant used in blood donations.

Answer 31

Acid citrate dextrose

Question 32

Assays requiring a cold/chilled specimen:

Answer 32

Blood gas, gastrin, lactic acid, ammonia, renin, catecholamine, parathyroid hormone determinations.

Question 33

Used to break out components into diagrams in order to understand a process.

Answer 33

Flow Charts

Question 34

A process that takes place for transfusions to determine if a patient will react AFTER a transfusion.

Answer 34

Type and cross match

Question 35

All forensic testing must follow this.

Answer 35

Chain of custody

Question 36

A normal bleeding time range.

Answer 36

2.5 - 9.5 minutes

Question 37

These will show a milky, clouded serum as opposed to the normal clear or yellowish serum.

Answer 37

Critically lipemic specimen.

Question 38

When performing a specimen collection for toxicology, the phlebotomist must follow what?

Answer 38

Laboratory protocol.

Question 39

The process of collecting a blood specimen for laboratory testing is also known as.

Answer 39

Preanalytical phase

Question 40

What is the process of the removal of old and defective red blood cells?

Answer 40

Phlebotomy

Question 41

The normal pulse rate of a 9 year old child

Answer 41

75-110 bpm

Question 42

how long does it take red blood cells to mature?

Answer 42

7 days

Question 43

If a person has an insufficient amount of platelets, it may lead to _____?

Answer 43

Excessive bleeding

Question 44

Which gauge needle is used for blood donation?

Answer 44

16 gauge

Question 45

______ cells are the bodie’s major way of delivering oxygen to the body’s tissues.

Question 46

What is the function of platelets?

Answer 46

To stop blood loss due to wounds.