introduction

Question 1

Hematology came from the Greek words

Answer 1

Haima - blood

logos - study

Question 2

Respiratory pigment

Answer 2

Hemoglobin

gives color to the blood

Question 3

functions of the blood

Answer 3

1) respiratory
2) nutritional
3) buffering action
4) excretion
5) maintenance of body temp
6) transport of hormones

Question 4

vein diameter

Answer 4

5 mm

Question 5

artery diameter

Answer 5

4mm

Question 6

capillary diameter

Answer 6

8 um

Question 7

smallest of blood vessels

Answer 7

capillary

Question 8

largest of blood vessels

Answer 8

veins

Question 9

most numerous of blood vessels

Answer 9

capillary

Question 10

blood ph

Answer 10

7.35 to 7.45 (slightly alkaline)

Question 11

arterial blood ph

Answer 11

7.45

Question 12

venous blood ph

Answer 12

7.35

Question 13

pulmonary vein blood color

Answer 13

BRIGHT RED

Question 14

Pulmonary artery blood color

Answer 14

DARK PURPLISH RED

Question 15

Arterial blood color

Answer 15

BRIGHT RED

Question 16

Venous blood color

Answer 16

DARK PURPLISH RED

Question 17

liquid portion of blood

Answer 17

SERUM: clotted

PLASMA: unclotted

Question 18

Solid portion of blood aka

Answer 18

Hemocytes

-cellular elements

Question 19

Red blood cells aka

Answer 19

Erythrocytes, Erythroplastids, akaryocytes

Question 20

White blood cells

Answer 20

Leukocytes, Leukoplastids

Question 21

WBC types

Answer 21

Granular (B,E,N)

Agranular (L,M)

Question 22

Platelets aka

Answer 22

Thrombocytes, Thromboplastids

Question 23

Gaseous portion of blood

Answer 23

Oxygen
Carbon dioxide
others

Question 24

characteristics of blood:

Answer 24

1. Fluid (in vivo)
2. Red
3. Slightly alkaline
4. Average specific gravity of 1.055
5. Thick and viscous (3.5 to 4.5 times thicker than water)
6. Makes up 75 to 85 mL blood per kilogram body weight
7. There are about 20 grams of solids per 100 mL of blood

Question 25

most critical step in blood collection

Answer 25

Patient Identification

Question 26

“moral sin” of phlebotomist

Answer 26

Mislabelling

Question 27

identify the patient by asking his/her __

Answer 27

state and spell full name
age
gender
birthdate

Question 28

Physiologic factors affecting test results:

Answer 28

Posture
Diurnal Rhythm
Stress
Exercise

Question 29

increased levels affected by Posture

Answer 29

“PIC”

Protein
Cholesterol
Iron

Question 30

Fluctuations in the values of certain analytes during a particular time of the day

Answer 30

Diurnal Rhythm

Question 31

analytes affected in the morning

Answer 31

INCREASED: TSH, Iron, Cortisol

DECREASED: Eosinophil

Question 32

Analyes affected in the afternoon

Answer 32

DECREASED: TSH, Iron, Cortisol

INCREASED: Eosinophil

Question 33

Stress can increase these analytes

Answer 33

WBC
Fibrinogen group (Factors I, V, VIII, XIII)

Question 34

Exercise increases

Answer 34

Creatinine
Total Protein
Creatine Kinase
Myoglobin
AST
HDL- chole
LDH
WBC count
Platelet count

Question 35

after a fatty meal, this can be falsely elevated

Answer 35

Hemoglobin

Question 36

after a fatty meal, this can be elevated

Answer 36

ALP

Question 37

Smoking causes WBC and Cortisol to ___

Answer 37

increase

Question 38

Skin puncture is perfromed to these patients:

Answer 38

 Newborns and pediatric patients
 Severely burned patients
 Patients whose veins are reserved for
therapeutic purposes
 Extremely obese patients
 Elderly patients with fragile veins

Question 39

Puncture sites for < 1 year old

Answer 39

Plantar surface of the foot

medial side, lateral side