PHLEBOTOMY TECHNICIAN QUESTION AND CORRECT ANSWERS/ GRADED A+ /100% PASS

PHLEBOTOMY TECHNICIAN QUESTION AND CORRECT ANSWERS/ GRADED A+ /100% PASS What is Quality Assurance? - Ans →Quality Assurance is defined as a program that guarantees quality patient care, by tracking the outcomes though scheduled audits. QA included appropriateness, applicability, & timeliness of patient care. How long can a tourniquet remain on arm during a venipuncture? - Ans →1 minute What tube does a ESR [Eurythocyte Sedimentation Rate] go into? - Ans →Lavender Tube ABG stands for? - Ans →Arterial Blood Gas Arterial Blood Gas [ABG]? - Ans →Analyzes arterial blood for oxygen, carbon dioxide, biocarbonate content in addition to blood PH. Blood Culture Acronym? - Ans →BCx Blood Culture (BCx) or Culture and Sensitivity test (C&S) are drawn in what tube? - Ans →Red Tube What tube does a "Lytes" Panel go in? - Ans →Green tube What is the "order of the draw" by tube color? - Ans →Red, Light Blue, Tiger Top, Green, Lavender, Grey, Royal Blue If a patient asked you what test their physician has ordered; do you tell them? - Ans →This information is to be given to the patient upon request. Blood cultures are drawn to identify what in the bloodstream? - Ans →Microorganisms Indirect infection? - Ans →An infection transmitted through body fluids to blood What sample needs to be run within 15 minutes of collection? - Ans →ABG arterial blood gas Thrombophlebitis - Ans →Inflammation of a vein with formation of a clot Airborne precautions are designed to do what? - Ans →Reduce the risk of airborne transmission of infectious agents What is the most important thing to remember when doing a capillary puncture? - Ans →Excessively milking the finger during a skin puncture can result in hemolysis and contamination of the specimen with tissue fluids Sodium citrate is in what color tube? - Ans →Light blue Phlebitis? - Ans →Inflammation of a vein as a result of repeated Venipuncture on that vein Capillary samples are collected normally from which part of the body? - Ans →Middle or ring finger Oncology? - Ans →The study and treatment of cancer What are the two tiers or levels of precautions? - Ans →Standard precautions and transmission based precautions A patient is being treated for cancer, what section of the hospital would they be in? - Ans →Oncology Informed consent? - Ans →Giving the patient adequate information concerning the method, risk and consequences to a specific procedure. Expected outcome and alternatives Lactic acid samples must be what? - Ans →Chilled Tortuous veins are? - Ans →Impaired blood flow, susceptible for infection HIV? - Ans →Human immunodeficiency virus (drawn in a serum separator tube SST) What test are done using a light blue tube? - Ans →PTT partial thromboplastin time test PT prothrombin time test A Hematocrit (HTC) is? - Ans →Always done before blood donation (drawn in a lavender tube) Bloodborne pathogens are? - Ans →Viruses or bacteria that are carried in the blood and can cause disease in people What is the difference between plasma and serum? - Ans →Plasma is the fluid portion of the blood in which cellular components are suspended. Serum is the clear liquid portion of the blood that separates out after clotting has taken place Thixotropic gel forms a? - Ans →Barrier between the serum and the cells What is the correct way to end a venipuncture procedure? - Ans →Tourniquet, tube, cotton ball Septicemia? - Ans →Systemic infection associated with the presence of pathogenic organism introduced during a venipuncture What is the main difference between arterial and venous blood? - Ans →Arterial blood is oxygenated. Venous blood is deoxygenated. Cyanotic? - Ans →Bluish skin color due to lack of oxygen What is the additive in a light blue top tube? - Ans →Sodium citrate Sodium fluoride keeps? - Ans →Glucose molecules intact for 3 days Whole blood is? - Ans →Blood from which none of the elements have been removed Basal means? - Ans →Patient is fasting and no exercise for 12 hours Standard precautions presume that all patients? - Ans →Infective for blood borne pathogens What is the function of a leukocyte? - Ans →To provide the body protection against infection You are asked to draw a reticulocyte count what tube do you use? - Ans →Lavender tube Good Samaritan Law States? - Ans →Law deals with rendering first aid by health care professionals at the scene of an accident or sudden injury. Provide medical care within the scope of training without fear of being sued for negligence