ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
1. Blood that includes the liquid portion and cell components is referred to as:
A. plasma
B. fibrinogen
C. whole blood
D. serum - ANSWER-C. whole blood
2. What type of sample would you use to test for coagulation factors?
A. plasma
B. serum
C. whole blood
D. none of th above - ANSWER-A. plasma
3. A(n) ___ plasma
sample will look cloudy or milky due to an excess of lipids in the blood.
A. icteric
B. hemolized
C. stabilized
D. lipemic - ANSWER-D. lipemic
4. What is the most often ordered test by physicians.
A. CBC
B. electrolytes
C. hematocrit
D. blood culture - ANSWER-A. CBC
5. What is the most important step in phlebotomy process?
A. properly labeling the specimens
B. identifying what tests need to be performed
C. identifying the patient
D. inverting your tubes - ANSWER-C. identifying the patient
9. Which of the following could potentially cause hemolysis?
A. pumping the fist prior to drawing blood.
B. moving the needle excessively causing trauma.
C. warming the venipuncture site to 40 degrees celsius
D. letting the alcohol dry completely. - ANSWER-B. moving the needle excessively
causing trauma
10. Hemolized samples can be identified when the serum or plasma is __ in color.