Medca: Phlebotomy Technician Study
Guide Exam Questions and Answers
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type and cross match - ✔✔takes place for transfusions to determine if a
patient will react after a transfusion (learning if blood is compatible with
donors)
preanalytical phase - ✔✔the process of collecting a specimen for further
laboratory testing
anatomic pathology - ✔✔process of testing specimen such as biopsy
pharmacy department - ✔✔primary consultant for blood collected for
testing drug levels
quality improvement - ✔✔the use of data-based methods in order to reach
improvement(may use a flowchart or pareto chart)
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,quality control records - ✔✔What are these examples of:
-expiration dates
-precision of testing supplies/reagents
-storage information
phlebotomist - ✔✔Who is a potential threat to the patient
yes - ✔✔is feces and urine a potential source of infection
nosocomial - ✔✔patient developing an infection while in the hospital that
was not present before they arrived
fomites - ✔✔materials that carry infections
hand washing - ✔✔the single most important way to prevent the spread of
infection
wash hands with soap and water - ✔✔what do you do when you are stuck
by a needle
blood pressure - ✔✔pressure exerted by circulating blood upon the walls
of blood vessels
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, arterial - ✔✔blood pressure usually refers to the ____________ pressure of
systemic circulation
systolic pressure - ✔✔____________ is maximum while diastolic pressure is
minimum
decreases - ✔✔blood pressure _______________ when blood moves away
from the heart
inside - ✔✔blood pressure is usually measured on the _________ of the
elbow, at a person's upper arm
120/80 - ✔✔what is the normal blood pressure reading
(with systolic being the higher number, and diastolic being the lower
number)
systolic - ✔✔-heart contracting
-maximum arterial pressure during the contraction is in the left ventricle
-also called ventricular contraction
diastolic - ✔✔-relaxation and dilation(expansion) period
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Guide Exam Questions and Answers
100% Pass
type and cross match - ✔✔takes place for transfusions to determine if a
patient will react after a transfusion (learning if blood is compatible with
donors)
preanalytical phase - ✔✔the process of collecting a specimen for further
laboratory testing
anatomic pathology - ✔✔process of testing specimen such as biopsy
pharmacy department - ✔✔primary consultant for blood collected for
testing drug levels
quality improvement - ✔✔the use of data-based methods in order to reach
improvement(may use a flowchart or pareto chart)
1
100% Pass Guarantee Katelyn Whitman, All Rights
,quality control records - ✔✔What are these examples of:
-expiration dates
-precision of testing supplies/reagents
-storage information
phlebotomist - ✔✔Who is a potential threat to the patient
yes - ✔✔is feces and urine a potential source of infection
nosocomial - ✔✔patient developing an infection while in the hospital that
was not present before they arrived
fomites - ✔✔materials that carry infections
hand washing - ✔✔the single most important way to prevent the spread of
infection
wash hands with soap and water - ✔✔what do you do when you are stuck
by a needle
blood pressure - ✔✔pressure exerted by circulating blood upon the walls
of blood vessels
2
100% Pass Guarantee Katelyn Whitman, All Rights
, arterial - ✔✔blood pressure usually refers to the ____________ pressure of
systemic circulation
systolic pressure - ✔✔____________ is maximum while diastolic pressure is
minimum
decreases - ✔✔blood pressure _______________ when blood moves away
from the heart
inside - ✔✔blood pressure is usually measured on the _________ of the
elbow, at a person's upper arm
120/80 - ✔✔what is the normal blood pressure reading
(with systolic being the higher number, and diastolic being the lower
number)
systolic - ✔✔-heart contracting
-maximum arterial pressure during the contraction is in the left ventricle
-also called ventricular contraction
diastolic - ✔✔-relaxation and dilation(expansion) period
3
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