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When drawing blood alcohol, the site cannot be prepared with which of the following? - Chlorhexidine When using a microscope with a 10x ocular and the 40x objective in place, the total magnification is - 400X The PH of a urine sample is checked to determine - Acidity or alkalinity When performing a routine phlebotomy, the most common gauge needle is - 20 or 21 When performing a finger puncture, the first drop of blood should be - Wiped away Serum - Is the liquid portion of whole blood after the blood has been allowed to clot and solid and liquid portion have been separated When collecting specimens of a blood cell count, you would use a tube that contained - An anticoagulant When performing a differential white blood cell count a basophil will be recognized by - Large blue to purple staining granules When a venipuncture is performed using a lavender top vacutainer tube, the sample - Is commonly used for hematology testing AND does not clot because an anticoagulant has been mixed with the whole blood The term PHI in HIPAA stands for - Protected Health Information Gram staining is done to determine - Whether a bacteria is gram positive or gram negative A papanicolauo smear is used to - Detects cervical cancer The universal donor is blood type - O GTT is a test for - Sugar metabolism A lipid profile includes testing for - Cholesterol Large amounts of injectable medication, at least 2mL or more are given - Intramuscularly A medical assistant may give an injection - Only on the orders of the physician Which of the following needles has the widest lumen? - #19 gauge The nerve to be concerned with when given and injection into the buttocks - Sciatic When Protected Health Information needs to be discarded, it should be - Completely destroyed, for example by cross shredding Size of the needle is expressed by - Gauge numbers The part of the syringe and the needle that may be touched is - The outside of the barrel An injection given at a 45 degree angle is a(n) - Subcutaneous A Z-tract injection is an _____ injection given in the gluteal muscle of the buttocks. - Intramuscular The most common positions for chest x-rays are - PA and lateral The substance used to prevent x-ray exposure is - Lead When you are asked to take a cervical x-ray, you would take the film of the - Neck region On a normal ECG tracing, the first wave to show a downward deflection is a - Q wave The purpose of applying paste or jelly when running an ECG is to reduce - Skin resistance Of HIPPA, which of the following is the highest priority? - Patient care and safety Ultrasound should not be used for - Tumors A technique that employs high- frequency, inaudible sound waves which bounce off body tissues and then recorded, is called - Sonogram or echogram A diagnostic technique which detects regions of heat and cold in the body is called - Thermography The application of water in the treatment of disease is referred to as - Hydrotherapy The branch of medicine which uses radionuclides in the diagnosis and treatment of disease is -