Medca: Phlebotomy Technician Study Guide
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
The study of nature & cause of disease - CORRECT ANSWER - Pathology
How many liters of blood does the body contain - CORRECT ANSWER - 5 liters
Red blood cells are also called - CORRECT ANSWER - erythrocytes
White blood cells are also called - CORRECT ANSWER - leukocytes
Platelets are also called - CORRECT ANSWER - thrombocytes
How long does a mature red blood cell live once it enters the blood stream - CORRECT
ANSWER - 100-120 days
Iron containing pigment of red blood cells - CORRECT ANSWER - hemoglobin
Phlebotomists are primarily responsible for this phase of lab testing - CORRECT
ANSWER - Pre-analytical phase
This is done for PTs who are hours to a few days old - CORRECT ANSWER -
Neonatology blood
Primary consultant on timing for collecting blood for drug lvls - CORRECT ANSWER -
Pharmacy dept
, Where do blood cells begin formation - CORRECT ANSWER - Bone marrow & lymph
nodes
Used in quality improvement methodologies & designed to assist in breaking out components
into diagrams to understand a process - CORRECT ANSWER - Flowchart
Quality improvement for specimen collection involve - CORRECT ANSWER - Phleb
techniques < recollection rates < frequency of hematomas
Designed to assist in making bar charts that show frequency of problem - CORRECT
ANSWER - Pareto chart
A person who has to little hemoglobin or a decreased # of RBC is - CORRECT
ANSWER - Anemic
Process of determining if a person will react after a transfusion - CORRECT ANSWER -
Type and cross match
Total volume of blood liquid makes up - CORRECT ANSWER - 55%
When blood is removed from the body, blood clots & the liquid portion is called - CORRECT
ANSWER - Serum
Instrument used to speed up the removal of serum by spinning the blood - CORRECT
ANSWER - Centrifuge
Lying face up on the back - CORRECT ANSWER - Supine
Normal blood PH range - CORRECT ANSWER - 7.35-7.45
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
The study of nature & cause of disease - CORRECT ANSWER - Pathology
How many liters of blood does the body contain - CORRECT ANSWER - 5 liters
Red blood cells are also called - CORRECT ANSWER - erythrocytes
White blood cells are also called - CORRECT ANSWER - leukocytes
Platelets are also called - CORRECT ANSWER - thrombocytes
How long does a mature red blood cell live once it enters the blood stream - CORRECT
ANSWER - 100-120 days
Iron containing pigment of red blood cells - CORRECT ANSWER - hemoglobin
Phlebotomists are primarily responsible for this phase of lab testing - CORRECT
ANSWER - Pre-analytical phase
This is done for PTs who are hours to a few days old - CORRECT ANSWER -
Neonatology blood
Primary consultant on timing for collecting blood for drug lvls - CORRECT ANSWER -
Pharmacy dept
, Where do blood cells begin formation - CORRECT ANSWER - Bone marrow & lymph
nodes
Used in quality improvement methodologies & designed to assist in breaking out components
into diagrams to understand a process - CORRECT ANSWER - Flowchart
Quality improvement for specimen collection involve - CORRECT ANSWER - Phleb
techniques < recollection rates < frequency of hematomas
Designed to assist in making bar charts that show frequency of problem - CORRECT
ANSWER - Pareto chart
A person who has to little hemoglobin or a decreased # of RBC is - CORRECT
ANSWER - Anemic
Process of determining if a person will react after a transfusion - CORRECT ANSWER -
Type and cross match
Total volume of blood liquid makes up - CORRECT ANSWER - 55%
When blood is removed from the body, blood clots & the liquid portion is called - CORRECT
ANSWER - Serum
Instrument used to speed up the removal of serum by spinning the blood - CORRECT
ANSWER - Centrifuge
Lying face up on the back - CORRECT ANSWER - Supine
Normal blood PH range - CORRECT ANSWER - 7.35-7.45
