Medca: Phlebotomy Technician Study Guide 2023 verified

Medca: Phlebotomy Technician Study Guide 2023 verifiedtype and cross match - correct answer takes place for transfusions to determine if a patient will react after a transfusion (learning if blood is compatible with donors) preanalytical phase - correct answer the process of collecting a specimen for further laboratory testing anatomic pathology - correct answer process of testing specimen such as biopsy pharmacy department - correct answer primary consultant for blood collected for testing drug levels quality improvement - correct answer the use of data-based methods in order to reach improvement(may use a flowchart or pareto chart) quality control records - correct answer What are these examples of: -expiration dates -precision of testing supplies/reagents -storage information phlebotomist - correct answer Who is a potential threat to the patient yes - correct answer is feces and urine a potential source of infection nosocomial - correct answer patient developing an infection while in the hospital that was not present before they arrived fomites - correct answer materials that carry infections hand washing - correct answer the single most important way to prevent the spread of infection wash hands with soap and water - correct answer what do you do when you are stuck by a needle blood pressure - correct answer pressure exerted by circulating blood upon the walls of blood vessels arterial - correct answer blood pressure usually refers to the ____________ pressure of systemic circulation systolic pressure - correct answer ____________ is maximum while diastolic pressure is minimum decreases - correct answer blood pressure _______________ when blood moves away from the heart inside - correct answer blood pressure is usually measured on the _________ of the elbow, at a person's upper arm 120/80 - correct answer what is the normal blood pressure reading (with systolic being the higher number, and diastolic being the lower number) systolic - correct answer -heart contracting -maximum arterial pressure during the contraction is in the left ventricle -also called ventricular contraction diastolic - correct answer -relaxation and dilation(expansion) period -minimum arterial pressure is when ventricles are filled with blood