POD MED II EXAM 1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2025/26
SOLVED 100% CORRECT.
skin puncture Answer - technique of choice in pediatrics
What is the capillary tube used for in skin puncture? Answer - hematocrit
site for skin puncture in infants Answer - lateral or medial aspect of heel
site for skin puncture in adults Answer - lateral to digital pulps
site for arterial puncture in adults Answer - radial artery (Allen test)
(femoral or brachial artery too)
site selections for arterial puncture in adults? Answer - femoral or brachial
arteries
site for arterial puncture in children Answer - scalp artery
what is the most common reason for the collection of arterial blood? Answer -
evaluation of arterial blood gases
Osler's rule Answer - If a patient is <60 years old, try to attribute all abnormal
lab values to a single cause
,Which top is used for serum Answer - red or SST (tiger) - with coagulants
Which top is used for citrate plasma Answer - blue - coagulation studies
Which top is used for EDTA plasma Answer - lavender top blood collection of
RBC and leukocytes
Which top is used for heparin plasma Answer - green top, blood, porphorins,
cortisol and vitamin assays
Which top is used for fluoride plasma Answer - gray top, glucose and lactate
What does prothrombin time evaluate? Answer - extrinsic clotting pathway
Which conditions can prolong PT? Answer - vitamin K deficiency, coumadin
(warfarin) therapy, liver disease, impaired fat absorption
Prothrombin time reference values Answer - 11-13 seconds - international
standarized ratio
Prophylaxis PT values pulmonary embolism Answer - 2.0-3.0
Prophylaxis PT values mechanical heart valve Answer - 2.5-3.5
What is the test of choice to evaluate coagulation? Answer - PTT
reference values for partial thromboplastin time Answer - 60-85 seconds
, reference values for aPTT Answer - 30-40 seconds - used to measure response
to heparin
thrombin clotting time reference value Answer - 10-15 seconds
danaparoid Answer - a low molecular weight heparinoid devoid of heparin. It
consists of a mixture of heparan sulfate, dermatan sulfate, and chondroitin
sulfate.
Ivy method Answer - forearm with cuff @ 40mm/Hg - < 5 minutes patient's
arm is positioned at the level of the heart, and a blood pressure cuff inflated to
40 mmHg. After cleansing with alcohol, a standardized device is utilized to
make a 10mm long and 1mm deep incision on the volar forearm. Using a timer
the blood is blotted twice a minute
Duke method Answer - stab incision in ear lobe with lancet < 3 minutes
What is the most common bleeding time tests for screening platelet disorders?
Answer - Ivy method
bleeding time tests for screening platelet disorders Answer - ivy metod
duke method
a large number of reticulocytes seen under microscope may be referred to as
what? Answer - polychromatophilia
what condition causes an increase in reticulocyte count? Answer - hemolytic
anemia
SOLVED 100% CORRECT.
skin puncture Answer - technique of choice in pediatrics
What is the capillary tube used for in skin puncture? Answer - hematocrit
site for skin puncture in infants Answer - lateral or medial aspect of heel
site for skin puncture in adults Answer - lateral to digital pulps
site for arterial puncture in adults Answer - radial artery (Allen test)
(femoral or brachial artery too)
site selections for arterial puncture in adults? Answer - femoral or brachial
arteries
site for arterial puncture in children Answer - scalp artery
what is the most common reason for the collection of arterial blood? Answer -
evaluation of arterial blood gases
Osler's rule Answer - If a patient is <60 years old, try to attribute all abnormal
lab values to a single cause
,Which top is used for serum Answer - red or SST (tiger) - with coagulants
Which top is used for citrate plasma Answer - blue - coagulation studies
Which top is used for EDTA plasma Answer - lavender top blood collection of
RBC and leukocytes
Which top is used for heparin plasma Answer - green top, blood, porphorins,
cortisol and vitamin assays
Which top is used for fluoride plasma Answer - gray top, glucose and lactate
What does prothrombin time evaluate? Answer - extrinsic clotting pathway
Which conditions can prolong PT? Answer - vitamin K deficiency, coumadin
(warfarin) therapy, liver disease, impaired fat absorption
Prothrombin time reference values Answer - 11-13 seconds - international
standarized ratio
Prophylaxis PT values pulmonary embolism Answer - 2.0-3.0
Prophylaxis PT values mechanical heart valve Answer - 2.5-3.5
What is the test of choice to evaluate coagulation? Answer - PTT
reference values for partial thromboplastin time Answer - 60-85 seconds
, reference values for aPTT Answer - 30-40 seconds - used to measure response
to heparin
thrombin clotting time reference value Answer - 10-15 seconds
danaparoid Answer - a low molecular weight heparinoid devoid of heparin. It
consists of a mixture of heparan sulfate, dermatan sulfate, and chondroitin
sulfate.
Ivy method Answer - forearm with cuff @ 40mm/Hg - < 5 minutes patient's
arm is positioned at the level of the heart, and a blood pressure cuff inflated to
40 mmHg. After cleansing with alcohol, a standardized device is utilized to
make a 10mm long and 1mm deep incision on the volar forearm. Using a timer
the blood is blotted twice a minute
Duke method Answer - stab incision in ear lobe with lancet < 3 minutes
What is the most common bleeding time tests for screening platelet disorders?
Answer - Ivy method
bleeding time tests for screening platelet disorders Answer - ivy metod
duke method
a large number of reticulocytes seen under microscope may be referred to as
what? Answer - polychromatophilia
what condition causes an increase in reticulocyte count? Answer - hemolytic
anemia
