Chapter 1 – Phlebotomy Questions and Correct Answers 2024

Chapter 1 – Phlebotomy Questions and Correct Answers 2024 aseptic - Answer -pertaining to a condition that is free of disease-producing microorganisms capillary - Answer -smallest blood vessel; allow exchange of nutrients and oxygen between cells and blood; connect arteries to veins Centers for Disease Control (CDC) - Answer -federal agency responsible for identifying, monitoring, and reporting diseases, especially infectious ones that can become widespread or epidemic chain of infection - Answer -six steps or links: reservoir, infectious agent, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, and susceptible host chemistry - Answer -evaluation of constituents that normally occur in human body, i.e. glucose, sodium, potassium CLIA - Answer -(Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment) federal legislation that mandates all laboratories be regualted using same standards, no matter the size or location CLSI - Answer -nonprofit organization that sets recommendations, guidelines, or standards for all areas of the laboratory to improve quality of care confidentiality - Answer -privacy for patient information dermal puncture - Answer -(microtechnique or microcollection) use of sharp device to remove small specimen of capillary blood ethics - Answer -philosophy about values, actions, and choices to determine right or wrong HIPAA - Answer -(Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) federal law that establishes national standard for electronic health care transactions and protects privacy confidentiality of patient information hematology - Answer -study of blood and blood-forming tissues hepatitis - Answer -liver inflammation from viral or toxic orig