Midterm

Question 1

Chemistry tubes

Answer 1

Red, SST, gold, tiger top, green, gray

Question 2

Hematology tubes

Answer 2

EDTA (purple top)

Question 3

Platelet/coag testing tube

Answer 3

Citrate (Light blue)

Question 4

Blood bank tubes

Answer 4

EDTA

Question 5

DNA testing tube

Answer 5

ACD (light yellow)

Question 6

Blood culture tubes

Answer 6

Media/BC bottles (w/ or w/o ARD), SPS (light yellow)

Question 7

Special test tubes

Answer 7

Dark blue, read label!

Question 8

Therapeutic drug testing tube

Answer 8

Red top

Question 9

Ammonia

Answer 9

Heparin (green top on ice)

Question 10

Collected on ice

Answer 10

Ammonia, acid phosphatase, catecholamines, lactic acid, pH/blood gases

Question 11

Keep warm

Answer 11

Cold agglutinin, cryoglobulin

Question 12

Protect from light

Answer 12

Bilirubin, vitamins

Question 13

Lytes category

Answer 13

Chem

Question 14

BUN/creat category

Answer 14

Chem

Question 15

CMP (comprehensive metabolic panel) category

Answer 15

Chem

Question 16

BMP (renal panel) category

Answer 16

Chem

Question 17

LFT (liver function test) category

Answer 17

Chem

Question 18

Troponin/cardiac enzymes category

Answer 18

Chem

Question 19

Glucose category

Answer 19

Chem

Question 20

Lithium category

Answer 20

Chem

Question 21

CBC/diff category

Answer 21

Hematology

Question 22

Pt (platelets)

Answer 22

Hematology

Question 23

H/H (hgb/hct)

Answer 23

Hematology

Question 24

PT/INR category

Answer 24

Coagulation

Question 25

PTT category

Answer 25

Coagulation

Question 26

Ddimer

Answer 26

Coagulation

Question 27

T/C category

Answer 27

Blood bank

Question 28

T/S category

Answer 28

Blood bank

Question 29

DAT category

Answer 29

Blood bank

Question 30

ABO/Rh category

Answer 30

Blood bank

Question 31

RhoGam work up

Answer 31

Blood bank

Question 32

Order of draw

Answer 32

Sterile, light blue, red, gold/tiger top, green, purple, gray

Question 33

Clot tubes

Answer 33

Red, SST, tiger top, gold top

Question 34

Anticoagulant tubes

Answer 34

Light blue, green, purple, gray, yellow

Question 35

Gray top additive

Answer 35

Potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride

Question 36

Potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride mechanism

Answer 36

Removes Ca++, prevents clotting, fluoride prevents use of glucose

Question 37

Light blue top additive

Answer 37

Sodium citrate

Question 38

Sodium citrate mechanism

Answer 38

Binds Ca++ prevents clotting

Question 39

Purple top additive

Answer 39

K+ EDTA

Question 40

K+ EDTA mechanism

Answer 40

Binds Ca++ to prevent clotting

Question 41

Green top additive

Answer 41

Lithium or sodium heparin

Question 42

heparin mechanism

Answer 42

Inhibits conversion of prothrombin to thrombin

Question 43

The primary purpose of infection control is to:

Answer 43

Prevent spread w/in hospitals

Question 44

Hazardous identification from NFPA diamond

Answer 44

Yellow, right, reactivity; blue, left, health; red, top, fire; white, bottom, specific

Question 45

Universal precautions

Answer 45

Assumes all blood/fluids are contaminated

Question 46

Standard precautions

Answer 46

Universal w/ disease specific precautions

Question 47

What is required for a disease to be communicable?

Answer 47

1. Source 2. portal of exit 3. means of transport 4. portal of entry 5. susceptible host

Question 48

What should you do after accidental exposure?

Answer 48

Clean area, get patient ID, report exposure, seek treatment (CIRT)

Question 49

Class A extinguisher

Answer 49

Ordinary combustibles

Question 50

Class B extinguisher

Answer 50

Liquids

Question 51

Class C

Answer 51

Electric

Question 52

Class D extinguisher

Answer 52

Metal

Question 53

Class K extinguisher

Answer 53

Combustible cooking media

Question 54

Indirect contact transmission

Answer 54

Touching contaminated object

Question 55

Direct contact transmission

Answer 55

Close/intimate contact

Question 56

Airborne transmission

Answer 56

Travels > 1 meter, size < 5 microns

Question 57

Droplet transmission

Answer 57

Travels < 1 meter, size >5 microns

Question 58

Vehicle transmission

Answer 58

Contaminated food, water, drugs

Question 59

Vectorborne transmission

Answer 59

Insect animal

Question 60

Fire safety standards

Answer 60

1. Rescue patients 2. Alert/alarm 3. Contain fire 4. Evacuate/extinguish flames

Question 61

Five stages of grief

Answer 61

Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance

Question 62

What is sentinel event and the root cause analysis?

Answer 62

Event causing death/serious harm, and the investigation of what caused it

Question 63

Serum vs plasma

Answer 63

Plasma has inactivated clotting factors, serum does not

Question 64

What increases chances of nerve damage?

Answer 64

1. Accidental arterial puncture 2. Butterfly in hand/top of wrist 3. Long needle w/ angle >30° 4. Moving needle in arm on miss

Question 65

Four identifiers on sample

Answer 65

Patient full name, MRN, date/time of collection, phlebotomist

Question 66

High intensity light to find veins

Answer 66

Veins contrast w/ surrounding tissue

Question 67

Near infrared to find veins

Answer 67

Hgb absorbs light