CALREGIONAL PHLEBOTOMY
MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Accordinglgtolgstandardlgfirstlgaidlgprocedures,lgwhichlgactionlgcontrolslgseverelgexternallgb
leeding?lg-lgANSWERS--Applyinglgdirectlgpressure
WhichlgprocesslgshouldlgbelgfollowedlgforlgthelgHBVlgvaccination?lg-lgANSWERS--
Algdoselgoflgvaccine,lganotherlg1lgmonthlglater,lgandlgalgfinallgdoselg6lgmonthslglater
Whichlgphraselgdescribeslgthelgpurposelgoflg"protective"lgisolation?lg-lgANSWERS--
Protectlgsusceptiblelgpatientslgfromlgoutsidelgcontamination
WhichlgislganotherlgtermlgforlgthelgOSHAlgHazardlgCommunicationlgStandardlg(HCS)?lg-
lgANSWERS--Right-to-Know lglaw
Whatlgislgthelgproperlgorderlgforlgputtinglgonlgpersonallgprotectivelgequipmentlg(PPE)?lg-
lgANSWERS--Gownlgfirst,lgthenlgmask,lggloveslglast
WhenlgshouldlgthelghepatitislgBlgvaccinationlgbelgmadelgavailablelgtolgemployeeslgassigne
dlgtolgdutieslgwithlgoccupationallgexposurelgrisk?lg-lgANSWERS--
Withinlg10lgworkinglgdayslgoflginitiallgassignment
Whatlgislgthelgfirstlgthinglgthelgphlebotomistlgshouldlgdolginlgthelgeventlgoflganlgaccidentallgne
edlestick?lg-lgANSWERS--
Decontaminatelgthelgsitelgandlgreportlgthelgincidentlgtolganlgimmediatelgsupervisor
Whichlgislganlgexamplelgoflgalgnosocomial'lginfection?lg-lgANSWERS--
AlgcatheterlgsitelgoflgalgpatientlginlgICUlgbecomeslginfected
Whichlgislganlgexamplelgoflgalgmeanslgoflgtransmissionlgthatlgdifferslgfromlgparentallgtransmi
ssion?lg-lgANSWERS--Drinkinglgwaterlgfromlgalgcontaminatedlgglass
Inlgwhatlginstancelgmightlgalgpatientlgbelgplacedlginlgprotectivelgisolation?lg-lgANSWERS--
Thelgpatientlghaslgseverelgburns
Whichlgislganlgexamplelgoflgalgworklgpracticelgcontrollgthatlgreduceslgrisklgoflgexposurelgtolgbl
oodbornelgpathogens?lg-lgANSWERS--Handlgdecontamination
Whichlgtypelgoflgcontactlginfectionlgtransmissionlginvolveslgtransferlgoflganlginfectivelgmicro
belgtolgthelgmucouslgmembraneslgoflgalgsusceptiblelgindividuallgbylgmeanslgoflgalgcoughlgorlg
sneeze?lg-lgANSWERS--Droplet
Whenlgcanlgoccupationallgexposurelgtolgbloodbornelgpathogenslgoccurlgwhilelgthelghealth
carelgworkerlgislgperforminglgworklgduties?lg-lgANSWERS--
Bloodlgcomeslginlgcontactlgwithlgalgcut
, TruelgorlgFalse?lgApplyinglglip-
balmlginlgthelglablgislgacceptablelgwhenlganlgemployeelghaslgchappedlglips.lg-lgANSWERS--
False
Thelgfunctionlgoflgthelgleftlgventriclelgislgtolgdeliverlg-lgANSWERS--
oxygenatedlgbloodlgtolgthelgaorta
Thelgreceivinglgchamberslgoflgthelgheartlgarelgthelg-lgANSWERS--atria.
Thelgrelaxinglgphaselgoflgthelgcardiaclgcyclelgislgcalledlg-lgANSWERS--diastole.
Whichlgoflgthelgfollowinglgrepresentslgthelgproperlgdirectionlgoflgbloodlgflow?lg-
lgANSWERS--Fromlgarterioleslgtolgcapillarieslgtolgvenules
Algbloodlgclotlgcirculatinglginlgthelgbloodstreamlgislgcalledlga/anlg-lgANSWERS--embolus.
Whichlgbloodlgcelllghaslgthelgabilitylgtolgpasslgthroughlgthelgbloodlgvessellgwalls?lg-
lgANSWERS--Leukocyte
Howlgcanlgyoulgvisuallylgtelllgserumlgfromlgplasma?lg-lgANSWERS--
Youlgcannotlgvisuallylgtelllgthemlgapart
Hemostasislgreferslgtolg-lgANSWERS--thelgstoppagelgoflgbleeding.
Whichlgoflgthelgfollowinglgveinslgislgnotlganlgantecubitallgvein?lg-lgANSWERS--Femoral
Whichlgtestlgmustlgbelgperformedlgonlgwholelgblood?lg-lgANSWERS--CBC
Algmajorlgdifferencelgbetweenlgarterieslgandlgveinslgislgthatlgmostlgveinslg-lgANSWERS--
havelgone-waylgvalves.
Whichlgislgthelgbestlgtubelgforlgcollectinglganlgethanollgspecimen?lg-lgANSWERS--
Sodiumlgfluoride
Whichlgneedlelggaugelghaslgthelglargestlglumen?lg-lgANSWERS--18
Thelgtestslgperformedlginlgthelgfollowinglgdepartmentlgarelgtypicallylgcollectedlginlgalgtubelgw
ithlgalglightlgbluelgstopperlg-lgANSWERS--Coagulation
Algtubelgwithlgalggreenlgstopperlgnormallylgcontainslg-lgANSWERS--heparin.
Thelgpurposelgoflganlgantiglycolyticlgagentlgislgtolg-lgANSWERS--preservelgglucose
Thelgsolutionlgnormallylgusedlgtolgcleanlgthelgsitelgbeforelgroutinelgvenipuncturelgislg-
lgANSWERS--70%lgisopropanol
Whenlglatexlgorlgvinyllgstraplgtourniquetslgbecomelgsoiledlgwithlgblood,lgitlgislgbestlgtolg-
lgANSWERS--throwlgthemlgaway.
MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Accordinglgtolgstandardlgfirstlgaidlgprocedures,lgwhichlgactionlgcontrolslgseverelgexternallgb
leeding?lg-lgANSWERS--Applyinglgdirectlgpressure
WhichlgprocesslgshouldlgbelgfollowedlgforlgthelgHBVlgvaccination?lg-lgANSWERS--
Algdoselgoflgvaccine,lganotherlg1lgmonthlglater,lgandlgalgfinallgdoselg6lgmonthslglater
Whichlgphraselgdescribeslgthelgpurposelgoflg"protective"lgisolation?lg-lgANSWERS--
Protectlgsusceptiblelgpatientslgfromlgoutsidelgcontamination
WhichlgislganotherlgtermlgforlgthelgOSHAlgHazardlgCommunicationlgStandardlg(HCS)?lg-
lgANSWERS--Right-to-Know lglaw
Whatlgislgthelgproperlgorderlgforlgputtinglgonlgpersonallgprotectivelgequipmentlg(PPE)?lg-
lgANSWERS--Gownlgfirst,lgthenlgmask,lggloveslglast
WhenlgshouldlgthelghepatitislgBlgvaccinationlgbelgmadelgavailablelgtolgemployeeslgassigne
dlgtolgdutieslgwithlgoccupationallgexposurelgrisk?lg-lgANSWERS--
Withinlg10lgworkinglgdayslgoflginitiallgassignment
Whatlgislgthelgfirstlgthinglgthelgphlebotomistlgshouldlgdolginlgthelgeventlgoflganlgaccidentallgne
edlestick?lg-lgANSWERS--
Decontaminatelgthelgsitelgandlgreportlgthelgincidentlgtolganlgimmediatelgsupervisor
Whichlgislganlgexamplelgoflgalgnosocomial'lginfection?lg-lgANSWERS--
AlgcatheterlgsitelgoflgalgpatientlginlgICUlgbecomeslginfected
Whichlgislganlgexamplelgoflgalgmeanslgoflgtransmissionlgthatlgdifferslgfromlgparentallgtransmi
ssion?lg-lgANSWERS--Drinkinglgwaterlgfromlgalgcontaminatedlgglass
Inlgwhatlginstancelgmightlgalgpatientlgbelgplacedlginlgprotectivelgisolation?lg-lgANSWERS--
Thelgpatientlghaslgseverelgburns
Whichlgislganlgexamplelgoflgalgworklgpracticelgcontrollgthatlgreduceslgrisklgoflgexposurelgtolgbl
oodbornelgpathogens?lg-lgANSWERS--Handlgdecontamination
Whichlgtypelgoflgcontactlginfectionlgtransmissionlginvolveslgtransferlgoflganlginfectivelgmicro
belgtolgthelgmucouslgmembraneslgoflgalgsusceptiblelgindividuallgbylgmeanslgoflgalgcoughlgorlg
sneeze?lg-lgANSWERS--Droplet
Whenlgcanlgoccupationallgexposurelgtolgbloodbornelgpathogenslgoccurlgwhilelgthelghealth
carelgworkerlgislgperforminglgworklgduties?lg-lgANSWERS--
Bloodlgcomeslginlgcontactlgwithlgalgcut
, TruelgorlgFalse?lgApplyinglglip-
balmlginlgthelglablgislgacceptablelgwhenlganlgemployeelghaslgchappedlglips.lg-lgANSWERS--
False
Thelgfunctionlgoflgthelgleftlgventriclelgislgtolgdeliverlg-lgANSWERS--
oxygenatedlgbloodlgtolgthelgaorta
Thelgreceivinglgchamberslgoflgthelgheartlgarelgthelg-lgANSWERS--atria.
Thelgrelaxinglgphaselgoflgthelgcardiaclgcyclelgislgcalledlg-lgANSWERS--diastole.
Whichlgoflgthelgfollowinglgrepresentslgthelgproperlgdirectionlgoflgbloodlgflow?lg-
lgANSWERS--Fromlgarterioleslgtolgcapillarieslgtolgvenules
Algbloodlgclotlgcirculatinglginlgthelgbloodstreamlgislgcalledlga/anlg-lgANSWERS--embolus.
Whichlgbloodlgcelllghaslgthelgabilitylgtolgpasslgthroughlgthelgbloodlgvessellgwalls?lg-
lgANSWERS--Leukocyte
Howlgcanlgyoulgvisuallylgtelllgserumlgfromlgplasma?lg-lgANSWERS--
Youlgcannotlgvisuallylgtelllgthemlgapart
Hemostasislgreferslgtolg-lgANSWERS--thelgstoppagelgoflgbleeding.
Whichlgoflgthelgfollowinglgveinslgislgnotlganlgantecubitallgvein?lg-lgANSWERS--Femoral
Whichlgtestlgmustlgbelgperformedlgonlgwholelgblood?lg-lgANSWERS--CBC
Algmajorlgdifferencelgbetweenlgarterieslgandlgveinslgislgthatlgmostlgveinslg-lgANSWERS--
havelgone-waylgvalves.
Whichlgislgthelgbestlgtubelgforlgcollectinglganlgethanollgspecimen?lg-lgANSWERS--
Sodiumlgfluoride
Whichlgneedlelggaugelghaslgthelglargestlglumen?lg-lgANSWERS--18
Thelgtestslgperformedlginlgthelgfollowinglgdepartmentlgarelgtypicallylgcollectedlginlgalgtubelgw
ithlgalglightlgbluelgstopperlg-lgANSWERS--Coagulation
Algtubelgwithlgalggreenlgstopperlgnormallylgcontainslg-lgANSWERS--heparin.
Thelgpurposelgoflganlgantiglycolyticlgagentlgislgtolg-lgANSWERS--preservelgglucose
Thelgsolutionlgnormallylgusedlgtolgcleanlgthelgsitelgbeforelgroutinelgvenipuncturelgislg-
lgANSWERS--70%lgisopropanol
Whenlglatexlgorlgvinyllgstraplgtourniquetslgbecomelgsoiledlgwithlgblood,lgitlgislgbestlgtolg-
lgANSWERS--throwlgthemlgaway.