Module 12: Quiz Flashcards
A medical assistant has completed a blood collection. Which of the following actions should the assistant take to ensure proper specimen processing?
(A) Verify that the requisition form has been completed
(B) Provide the patient with postprocedure instructions
(C) Place all specimens in the refrigerator
(D) Centrifuge all blood tubes collected
(A) Verify that the requisition form has been completed
A medical assistant is performing phlebotomy on an 80-year-old patient who has small veins. Which of the following venipuncture methods should the assistant use for this patient?
(A) Figner puncture
(B) Evacuated tube
(C) Heel stick
(D) Butterfly needle
(D) Butterfly needle
When reviewing a patient’s blood work results, a medical assistant notices a fasting blood glucose of 200 mg/dL. Which of the following actions should the assistant take?
(A) Notify the patient’s provider of the results
(B) Inform the patient that the results confirm diabetes
(C) Schedule the patient for a same-day appointment
(D) Send the provider an urgent alert
(A) Notify the patient’s provider of the results
After receiving a patient’s blood test results from the reference laboratory, which of the following actions should the medical assistant take?
(A) Have a provider review the results
(B) Have the medical records staff review the lab results
(C) Interpret the lab results and contact the patient
(D) Schedule the patient for a follow-up appointment
(A) Have a provider review the results
To avoid hemoconcentration during venipuncture, which of the following actions should a medical assistant take?
(A) Apply an ice pack to the area
(B) Remove the tourniquet before 1 min has elapsed
(C) Instruct the patient to keep his arm bent
(D) Insert the needle into the vein with the bevel down
(B) Remove the tourniquet before 1 min has elapsed
Which of the following veins should a medical assistant recognize as the preferred vein for routine phlebotomy?
(A) Basilic vein
(B) Cephalic vein
(C) Median cubital vein
(D) Median antecubital vein
(C) Median cubital vein
A medical assistant is obtaining a sample for a sedimentation rate test. Which of the following tubes should the assistant use for blood collection?
(A) Serum separator
(B) Green
(C) Lavender
(D) Light blue
(C) Lavender
Which of the following tubes should a medical assistant select first when adhering to the proper order of draw?
(A) Red
(B) Yellow
(C) Green
(D) Gray
(B) Yellow
At which point during a patient’s venipuncture process should a medical assistant label the blood specimen tube?
(A) Before the patient is discharged
(B) After the patient is discharged
(C) Prior to venipuncture
(D) During venipuncture
(A) Before the patient is discharged
A medical assistant is obtaining samples for a CBC test. Which of the following tubes should the assistant select?
(A) Royal blue
(B) Lavender
(C) Yellow
(D) Gray
(B) Lavender
Which of the following locations should a medical assistant identify as the preferred site for a capillary puncture on an adult patient?
(A) Fifth digit
(B) Fourth digit
(C) Second digit
(D) First digit
(B) Fourth digit
When drawing blood cultures, a medical assistant should prepare a patient’s skin using which of the following products?
(A) Hydrogen peroxide
(B) Glutaraldehyde
(C) Sterile water
(D) Iodine solution
(D) Iodine solution
Prior to performing a phlebotomy procedure, a medical assistant should ask the patient to verify which of the following information?
(A) Patient’s account number
(B) Patient’s power of attorney
(C) Patient’s phone number
(D) Patient’s date of birth
(D) Patient’s date of birth
A medical assistant removes a needle from the antecubital space of a patient following a phlebotomy procedure and applies pressure. Which of the following steps should the assistant take next?
(A) Apply a bandage
(B) Label the tubes
(C) Dispose of the needle
(D) Confirm the ordered tests
(C) Dispose of the needle
A medical assistant should allow a serum specimen tube without an anticoagulant additive to stand for which of the following lengths of time prior to centrifuging?
(A) 2 hr
(B) 15 min
(C) 45 min
(D) 20 min
(C) 45 min
