Highlight the letter of the Answer that corresponds to the displayed Question.
1. Lymphostasis is:
A: leaving a tourniquet on for too long
B: informing the patient that you are a student
C: credit information
D: obstruction of the flow of lymph
2. Steps taken to unmistakably connect a specimen and the accompanying paperwork to a specific individual
A: give the phlebotomist time to prepare equipment and supplies
B: Stop and obtain a new needle before trying again.
C: hemolysis
D: accessioning the specimen
3. A 12 hour fast is normally required when testing for this analyte.
A: triglycerides
B: Hep-lok
C: no reprimand if no one was hurt
D: healthy people
4. A test is ordered "fasting" to:
A: eliminate the effects of diet on a test result
B: Have the patient pump his or her fist.
C: an artery has a distinct pulse.
D: clean the site, prepare equipment, put on gloves, apply tourniquet.
5. If diet resttrictions have not been met before collecting a specimen, the results could lead to any of the
A: Proximal to the wrist bone.
B: grounds for the phlebotomists dismissal
C: hemoconcentration
D: Stop and obtain a new needle before trying again.
6. Labeling of routine inpatient blood specimens should take place:
A: Draw a "clear" tube before special coagulation tests.
B: You will feel a slight "give"
C: at the bedside immediately after collection
D: distal from the hematoma
7. A patient with a high degree of jaundice typically has:
A: You will feel a slight "give"
B: bending of the needle bevel
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