BMC SERVICEWIDE FINAL PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH FULL ANSWERS
◉ Most important is to have this before scheduling a procedure
Answer: A doctor's order
◉ To properly identify a pt, an MA must Answer: Ask pt to state
his/her name
◉ At what angle is the needle held for venipuncture Answer: 35
degrees
◉ Fecal specimen collection is used to detect what disease? Answer:
Colorectal cancer
◉ Which type of urine collection is required for culture and
sensitivity testing Answer: Clean-catch midstream
◉ Hypotension Answer: Lower than 90/60
◉ A murmur is an abnormal sound that may indicate this Answer:
Structural heart disease
,◉ CDC Answer: Center for Disease Control and Prevention
◉ Collection tubes with anti-coagulant must be inverted Answer:
Eight times
◉ Deoxygenated blood enters the right atrium via Answer: The
superior and inferior vena cavae
◉ If the finger is excessively milked during a skin puncture Answer:
Hemolysis and contamination of the specimen with tissue fluids will
occur
◉ Type of specimen collected in a clean catch Answer: Midstream
◉ Hemolyzed blood appears to be Answer: Pinkish plasma
◉ Devices used to collect blood from a skin puncture Answer:
Capillary tubes
◉ Life span of a red blood cell Answer: 120 days/4 months
◉ Standards of right and wrong Answer: Code of Ethics
,◉ Advance Directive Answer: Will of pt regarding his/her own
treatment
◉ Everyone coming into room must wear gown and gloves is what
type of precaution Answer: Contact Precautions
◉ Destruction of red blood cells Answer: Hemolysis
◉ Most common complication from phlebotomy Answer: Hematoma
◉ An unconscious unidentified man is admitted, how do you identify
the pt Answer: 3 part identification system that uses a temporary
arm band and labels for specimens
◉ I & O Answer: Input and Output (Urine)
◉ Boundaries approved for heel punctures Answer: Medial line from
great toe and lateral line extending from fourth and fifth toe
◉ Chemical Hazard Sign Answer:
◉ Main electrolyte found in blood Answer: Sodium
, ◉ Neutrophils are increased in the peripheral blood in cases of
Answer: Acute bacterial infections
◉ Differential blood count is defined as Answer: Ratio between
types of WBCs
◉ Health policies concerning pts constitutional right to privacy
confidentiality and informed consent are part of Answer: Patient's
Bill of Rights
◉ The technique pilocarpine iontophoresis is used to Answer:
Confirm Cystic Fibrosis
◉ How is sweat collected for electrolyte analysis Answer: Pre-
weighed gauze covered securely with plastic
◉ H&H Answer: Hemoglobin & Hematocrit
◉ Supplies blood to the heart muscle Answer: Coronary arteries
◉ In ER, pts are continuously monitories using modified chest lead
1(MCL1) and Answer: Lead II
QUESTIONS WITH FULL ANSWERS
◉ Most important is to have this before scheduling a procedure
Answer: A doctor's order
◉ To properly identify a pt, an MA must Answer: Ask pt to state
his/her name
◉ At what angle is the needle held for venipuncture Answer: 35
degrees
◉ Fecal specimen collection is used to detect what disease? Answer:
Colorectal cancer
◉ Which type of urine collection is required for culture and
sensitivity testing Answer: Clean-catch midstream
◉ Hypotension Answer: Lower than 90/60
◉ A murmur is an abnormal sound that may indicate this Answer:
Structural heart disease
,◉ CDC Answer: Center for Disease Control and Prevention
◉ Collection tubes with anti-coagulant must be inverted Answer:
Eight times
◉ Deoxygenated blood enters the right atrium via Answer: The
superior and inferior vena cavae
◉ If the finger is excessively milked during a skin puncture Answer:
Hemolysis and contamination of the specimen with tissue fluids will
occur
◉ Type of specimen collected in a clean catch Answer: Midstream
◉ Hemolyzed blood appears to be Answer: Pinkish plasma
◉ Devices used to collect blood from a skin puncture Answer:
Capillary tubes
◉ Life span of a red blood cell Answer: 120 days/4 months
◉ Standards of right and wrong Answer: Code of Ethics
,◉ Advance Directive Answer: Will of pt regarding his/her own
treatment
◉ Everyone coming into room must wear gown and gloves is what
type of precaution Answer: Contact Precautions
◉ Destruction of red blood cells Answer: Hemolysis
◉ Most common complication from phlebotomy Answer: Hematoma
◉ An unconscious unidentified man is admitted, how do you identify
the pt Answer: 3 part identification system that uses a temporary
arm band and labels for specimens
◉ I & O Answer: Input and Output (Urine)
◉ Boundaries approved for heel punctures Answer: Medial line from
great toe and lateral line extending from fourth and fifth toe
◉ Chemical Hazard Sign Answer:
◉ Main electrolyte found in blood Answer: Sodium
, ◉ Neutrophils are increased in the peripheral blood in cases of
Answer: Acute bacterial infections
◉ Differential blood count is defined as Answer: Ratio between
types of WBCs
◉ Health policies concerning pts constitutional right to privacy
confidentiality and informed consent are part of Answer: Patient's
Bill of Rights
◉ The technique pilocarpine iontophoresis is used to Answer:
Confirm Cystic Fibrosis
◉ How is sweat collected for electrolyte analysis Answer: Pre-
weighed gauze covered securely with plastic
◉ H&H Answer: Hemoglobin & Hematocrit
◉ Supplies blood to the heart muscle Answer: Coronary arteries
◉ In ER, pts are continuously monitories using modified chest lead
1(MCL1) and Answer: Lead II
