MEDCA: Phlebotomy Technician Study Guide Questions and Answers 100% Pass

MEDCA: Phlebotomy Technician Study Guide Questions and Answers 100% Pass The study of nature & cause of disease - Pathology How many liters of blood does the body contain - 5 liters Red blood cells are also called - erythrocytes White blood cells are also called - leukocytes Platelets are also called - thrombocytes How long does a mature red blood cell live once it enters the blood stream - 100-120 days Iron containing pigment of red blood cells - hemoglobin 2 100% Pass Guarantee Katelyn Whitman, All Rights Phlebotomists are primarily responsible for this phase of lab testing - Pre-analytical phase This is done for PTs who are hours to a few days old - Neonatology blood Primary consultant on timing for collecting blood for drug lvls - Pharmacy dept Where do blood cells begin formation - Bone marrow & lymph nodes Used in quality improvement methodologies & designed to assist in breaking out components into diagrams to understand a process - Flowchart Quality improvement for specimen collection involve - Phleb techniques < recollection rates < frequency of hematomas Designed to assist in making bar charts that show frequency of problem - Pareto chart A person who has to little hemoglobin or a decreased # of RBC is - Anemic 3 100% Pass Guarantee Katelyn Whitman, All Rights Process of determining if a person will react after a transfusion - Type and cross match Total volume of blood liquid makes up - 55% When blood is removed from the body, blood clots & the liquid portion is called - Serum Instrument used to speed up the removal of serum by spinning the blood - Centrifuge Lying face up on the back - Supine