Lesson 14 - Point of care testing

Question 1

What is POCT?

Answer 1

Point of care testing

Question 2

What is POC?

Answer 2

Point of care

Question 3

What is CLIA?

Answer 3

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment

Question 4

What is FDA?

Answer 4

Food and Drug Administration

Question 5

What is ABGs?

Answer 5

Arterial blood gases

Question 6

What is Hct/Hgb?

Answer 6

Hematocrit and/or hemoglobin

Question 7

What is PT?

Answer 7

Prothrombin time

Question 8

What is INR?

Answer 8

International Normalized Ratio

Question 9

What is HIV?

Answer 9

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Question 10

What is EBV?

Answer 10

Epstein-Barr Virus

Question 11

What is RSv?

Answer 11

Respiratory Syncytial Virus

Question 12

What is NP?

Answer 12

Nasopharyngeal

Question 13

What is g/dL?

Answer 13

grams per deciliter

Question 14

What is mg/dL?

Answer 14

milligrams per deciliter

Question 15

What is the normal hemoglobin range for males?
A. 5-10 g/dL
B. 10-12 g/dL
C. 12-14 g/dL
D. 14-18 g/dL

Answer 15

D. 14-18 g/dL

Question 16

What is the normal hemoglobin range for females?
A. 4-8 g/dL
B. 8-12 g/dL
C. 12-16 g/dL

Answer 16

C. 12-16 g/dL

Question 17

What blood is used for a hematocrit and hemoglobin tests?
A. Dermal
B. Capillary
C. Heel stick

Answer 17

B. Capillary

Question 18

To conduct a routine ancillary blood glucose test, perform a routine _____ puncture.
A. Capillary
B. Dermal
C. vein

Answer 18

A. Capillary

Question 19

Blood glucose values that are well outside the normal range should be reported immediately to whom?
A. The patient
B. The family
C. The physician

Answer 19

C. The physician

Question 20

When dropping the blood on the glucometer strip, be careful to not touch the strip yourself or allow the patients’ skin to touch it because it can _______ the strip.
A. Resist
B. Break
C. Bend
D. Contaminate

Answer 20

D. Contaminate

Question 21

What hormone is found in the urine during pregnancy?
A. HPV
B. HgB
C. hCG

Answer 21

C. hCG

Question 22

Which of the following test is performed with a throat swab specimen?
a. Urinalysis
b. Group A Streptococcus
c. Occult blood
d. All the above

Answer 22

b. Group A Streptococcus

Question 23

True or false: Quality control is the process of making sure test results are reported to the physician in a timely manner.

Answer 23

False, Quality control procedures are performed according to the manufacturer’s directions to determine the accuracy of test strips whenever a new package is opened.

Question 24

If the phlebotomist performs point-of-care testing and notes an elevated test result, what should he or she do?
a. Notify the physician as soon as the patient has left
b. Notify the physician immediately
c. Notify the physician before the patient returns for the next visit
d. Any of the above is appropriate

Answer 24

b. Notify the physician immediately

Question 25

True or false: The phlebotomist would recognize 46 mg/mL as an abnormally low fasting glucose in a patient who is also exhibiting a rapid heartbeat.

Answer 25

True.

Explanation: Normal fasting glucose is between 70 and 100 mg/mL, so a blood glucose of 46 mg/mL should be recognized as low and can cause a rapid heart rate.

Question 26

True or false: Calibration of a glucometer determines the accuracy of the device.

Answer 26

True