unit test 3

Question 1

no more than 10% of blood volume should be removed an adult over a period of 1 month

Answer 1

true

Question 2

a phlebotomist should anchor the vein by

Answer 2

using the thumb to anchor the vein 2 inches below the puncture site

Question 3

performing a bilirubin blood collection on an 8-month-old infant, what should the phlebotomist gather?

Answer 3

alcohol pad and 2mm lancet

Question 4

a blood donor (needle size)

Answer 4

18 gauge straight

Question 5

average adult (needle size)

Answer 5

21 gauge straight

Question 6

a hand of an elderly patient (needle size)

Answer 6

25 gauge bufferfly

Question 7

small veins (needle size)

Answer 7

23 gauge butterfly

Question 8

order of draw for capillary collection is different from venipuncture because there is an increase rate of coagulation

Answer 8

true

Question 9

Capillary collection may be appropriate in geriatric patients because

Answer 9

their veins tend to be small and fragile

Question 10

edema

Answer 10

swelling that is caused when interstitial fluid is restrained in the tissue

Question 11

hematoma

Answer 11

reddened, swollen area where blood collects under the skin

Question 12

antecubital fossa

Answer 12

most common site for routine venipuncture

Question 13

occluded veins

Answer 13

feel hard or cordlike and lack resiliency

Question 14

typical needle gauge for ABG collection

Answer 14

22

Question 15

A phlebotomist should use a capillary collection instead of venipuncture

Answer 15

a patients veins are inaccessible

Question 16

which artery is most frequently used for ABGS

Answer 16

radial

Question 17

depth of a heel puncture should not be more than

Answer 17

2mm

Question 18

which vein should the phlebotomist attempt to draw first

Answer 18

median cubital

Question 19

thrombosis

Answer 19

blood clot

Question 20

hemoconcentration

Answer 20

an increase in the ratio of formed elements to plasma

Question 21

hemolysis

Answer 21

destruction of red blood cells

Question 22

iatrogenic anemia

Answer 22

caused by excessive blood draws

Question 23

collecting blood for a newborn screening test

Answer 23

apply blood to each circle of the printed side of the filter paper and let dry on a flat surface

Question 24

When warming an infant’s heel for a dermal puncture, the heel should be warmed for

Answer 24

3- 5 minutes

Question 25

bilirubin (tube)

Answer 25

amber gold

Question 26

types and screen (tube)

Answer 26

pink

Question 27

Which color tube does not contain any additives

Answer 27

red, glass tube

Question 28

Which tube should be collected first in a capillary (dermal) specimen

Answer 28

lavender

Question 29

tiger top

Answer 29

polymer gel

Question 30

light blue test

Answer 30

coagulant

Question 31

red or pink test

Answer 31

blood bank

Question 32

gray test

Answer 32

glucose tolerance test

Question 33

green (test)

Answer 33

ABGs

Question 34

Tan (test)

Answer 34

lead analysis

Question 35

black (test)

Answer 35

sedimentation rate

Question 36

gold (test)

Answer 36

chemistry testing

Question 37

royal blue (test)

Answer 37

trace metals

Question 38

the smaller the gauge number , the

Answer 38

larger the lumen diameter

Question 39

Blood cultures have been ordered

Answer 39

1 aerobic and 1 anaerobic bottle

Question 40

antiseptics used for venipunture

Answer 40

isopropyl and chlorhexidine gluconate

Question 41

Only specially trained personnel acting on a physician’s order are allowed to collect specimens from

Answer 41

VADs (vascular access devices).

Question 42

Which gauge needle is best to use for a draw on a child younger than 2 years old

Answer 42

23