Clinical Lab Assistant Study Set with all Correct & 100%
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A unit of blood is only good at room temperature for? ✔Correct Answer-½ of an hour. After that is
needs to be thrown away.
An average "unit" of a blood product costs? ✔Correct Answer-$350
A CLA will have the responsibility of? ✔Correct Answer-1. Monitoring the temperature of the
refrigerator that stores the blood product.
2. do inventory after each shift (depending on the size of the facility) to determine how many units of
O- and O+ are available for distribution in case of a major disaster.
O- can be given to? ✔Correct Answer-any patient; male or female universal donor
O+ are only given to? ✔Correct Answer-male patients or female patients that are outside of child
bearing age. The O+ blood products may interfere with reproduction and can cause the fetus to have
birth defects and build up antibodies to the mother's blood type.
Some blood products may come to this department frozen ✔Correct Answer-and will need to be
thawed in a warm water bath before being distributed.
Blood Banks often perform ✔Correct Answer-Blood typing- for pregnant women and babies. Rh
incompatibility cause baby red blood cells to clump together
Were the majority of the tests on a order form are tested? ✔Correct Answer-The chemistry
department
Who is given priority when testing specimens? ✔Correct Answer-Inpatient specimens are given a
higher priority then outpatients. Typically if a person is admitted into a hospital they are determined
to be quite ill.
Once a specimen is processed and distributed to the chemistry department. ✔Correct Answer-The
MLT or MT will batch their specimens by their priority: STAT, ASAP, ROUTINE, OUTPATIENT, and
INPATIENT.
STAT ✔Correct Answer-NOW
ASAP ✔Correct Answer-Within 4 Hours
ROUTINE ✔Correct Answer-Within 6 Hours
Chemistry Analyzer ✔Correct Answer-Machines mix a reagent with a specimen to produce test
results. Once a specimen has been tested the results are uploaded from this machine to MLT's or
MT's computer. If the result fits into a specified normal range it is released. If the result is outside of
the normal range it will need to be tested again and verified by the MLT or MT before it is released
and viewed by the doctor.
, What is special about handling the test on an Ionized Calcium? ✔Correct Answer-This machine
runs a specific test that is called "Ionized Calcium". This test requires special handling. If the
specimen comes into contact with air it is rejected. The specimen has to be collected and processed
in an un-opened clot tube or transferred into a small air-tight, sealed syringe.
Blood Gas Bench ✔Correct Answer-Measures Oxygen Carbon dioxide Arterial Stick is necessary
What does a Hemoglobin A1C measure ✔Correct Answer-It measures an average blood sugar over
3 months. This test is one of the few chemistry tests that is run on a lavender top tube and on whole
blood. This test is usually ordered on diabetic patients to measure their blood sugar over a period of
time, rather than glucometer testing which tests the blood sugar for its immediate level.
What are the Phlebotomist steps ✔Correct Answer-Print label from lab
Introductions
Check identification of the patient
Collect specimen
Label Specimen with a computer generated label.
Bring to clinical laboratory and give to a CLA for processing
Information on a specimen label? ✔Correct Answer-Parts of the label:
Acct #
MR#
Order Number
Doctor's Name
Tests Name
Amount of specimen
Special Handling
Patient's Name
Room Number
Tube Type
The importance of tracking the specimen by? ✔Correct Answer-Passwords
Login
Accountability
How is an inpatient order given for a test? ✔Correct Answer-By Computer. No Requisition may be
required when collecting a specimen from an inpatient . The facility may only print labels with
patient information on it.
What is CSF? ✔Correct Answer-Cerebrospinal Fluid
Plasma ✔Correct Answer-Plasma is the fluid part of blood that contains serum, proteins, solids,
chemicals substances and gases. It will float to the top after centrifuged using an anti-coagulant tube.
This is from blood that CANNOT clot
Serum ✔Correct Answer-Serum is the liquid part of blood. After coagulation this float to the top
from blood that CAN clot.
A test done on the floor by a nurse, Physician Etc for the clinical laboratory in which the patient
receives almost immediate results ✔Correct Answer-Point of care testing
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A unit of blood is only good at room temperature for? ✔Correct Answer-½ of an hour. After that is
needs to be thrown away.
An average "unit" of a blood product costs? ✔Correct Answer-$350
A CLA will have the responsibility of? ✔Correct Answer-1. Monitoring the temperature of the
refrigerator that stores the blood product.
2. do inventory after each shift (depending on the size of the facility) to determine how many units of
O- and O+ are available for distribution in case of a major disaster.
O- can be given to? ✔Correct Answer-any patient; male or female universal donor
O+ are only given to? ✔Correct Answer-male patients or female patients that are outside of child
bearing age. The O+ blood products may interfere with reproduction and can cause the fetus to have
birth defects and build up antibodies to the mother's blood type.
Some blood products may come to this department frozen ✔Correct Answer-and will need to be
thawed in a warm water bath before being distributed.
Blood Banks often perform ✔Correct Answer-Blood typing- for pregnant women and babies. Rh
incompatibility cause baby red blood cells to clump together
Were the majority of the tests on a order form are tested? ✔Correct Answer-The chemistry
department
Who is given priority when testing specimens? ✔Correct Answer-Inpatient specimens are given a
higher priority then outpatients. Typically if a person is admitted into a hospital they are determined
to be quite ill.
Once a specimen is processed and distributed to the chemistry department. ✔Correct Answer-The
MLT or MT will batch their specimens by their priority: STAT, ASAP, ROUTINE, OUTPATIENT, and
INPATIENT.
STAT ✔Correct Answer-NOW
ASAP ✔Correct Answer-Within 4 Hours
ROUTINE ✔Correct Answer-Within 6 Hours
Chemistry Analyzer ✔Correct Answer-Machines mix a reagent with a specimen to produce test
results. Once a specimen has been tested the results are uploaded from this machine to MLT's or
MT's computer. If the result fits into a specified normal range it is released. If the result is outside of
the normal range it will need to be tested again and verified by the MLT or MT before it is released
and viewed by the doctor.
, What is special about handling the test on an Ionized Calcium? ✔Correct Answer-This machine
runs a specific test that is called "Ionized Calcium". This test requires special handling. If the
specimen comes into contact with air it is rejected. The specimen has to be collected and processed
in an un-opened clot tube or transferred into a small air-tight, sealed syringe.
Blood Gas Bench ✔Correct Answer-Measures Oxygen Carbon dioxide Arterial Stick is necessary
What does a Hemoglobin A1C measure ✔Correct Answer-It measures an average blood sugar over
3 months. This test is one of the few chemistry tests that is run on a lavender top tube and on whole
blood. This test is usually ordered on diabetic patients to measure their blood sugar over a period of
time, rather than glucometer testing which tests the blood sugar for its immediate level.
What are the Phlebotomist steps ✔Correct Answer-Print label from lab
Introductions
Check identification of the patient
Collect specimen
Label Specimen with a computer generated label.
Bring to clinical laboratory and give to a CLA for processing
Information on a specimen label? ✔Correct Answer-Parts of the label:
Acct #
MR#
Order Number
Doctor's Name
Tests Name
Amount of specimen
Special Handling
Patient's Name
Room Number
Tube Type
The importance of tracking the specimen by? ✔Correct Answer-Passwords
Login
Accountability
How is an inpatient order given for a test? ✔Correct Answer-By Computer. No Requisition may be
required when collecting a specimen from an inpatient . The facility may only print labels with
patient information on it.
What is CSF? ✔Correct Answer-Cerebrospinal Fluid
Plasma ✔Correct Answer-Plasma is the fluid part of blood that contains serum, proteins, solids,
chemicals substances and gases. It will float to the top after centrifuged using an anti-coagulant tube.
This is from blood that CANNOT clot
Serum ✔Correct Answer-Serum is the liquid part of blood. After coagulation this float to the top
from blood that CAN clot.
A test done on the floor by a nurse, Physician Etc for the clinical laboratory in which the patient
receives almost immediate results ✔Correct Answer-Point of care testing
