Hartman's Phlebotomy Chapter 8 Exam
Questions And Answers
blood culture - - -
correct answer ✅a test for the presence of bacterial or fungal
pathogens in the blood.
peripheral blood smear - - -
correct answer ✅a way of preparing blood for viewing under a
microscope.
preanalytical errors - - -
correct answer ✅errors in diagnostic testing that occur prior to
that actual analysis of a specimen (e.g., use of the wrong collection
tube).
fasting - - -
correct answer ✅in medicine, the requirement to not eat or drink
anything but water for a specified amount of time, usually 8-12
hours, prior to a test or procedure.
basal state - - -
correct answer ✅a rested state in which no food or beverage
except water has been consumed in the last 12 hours and no
strenuous exercise has been performed.
, Hartman's Phlebotomy Chapter 8 Exam
Questions And Answers
order of draw - - -
correct answer ✅the standard sequence in which collection tubes
are filled during a blood draw.
evacuated tube system - - -
correct answer ✅a needle, holder, and vacuum tube used together
to collect blood specimens by venipuncture.
multisample needle - - -
correct answer ✅a double-sided needle used in phlebotomy; one
side pierces the patient's skin and the other punctures the stoppers
of collection tubes.
hub - - -
correct answer ✅the threaded area at the base of a phlebotomy
needle that can be screwed into a holder or syringe.
bevel - - -
correct answer ✅the angled opening of a phlebotomy needle.
Questions And Answers
blood culture - - -
correct answer ✅a test for the presence of bacterial or fungal
pathogens in the blood.
peripheral blood smear - - -
correct answer ✅a way of preparing blood for viewing under a
microscope.
preanalytical errors - - -
correct answer ✅errors in diagnostic testing that occur prior to
that actual analysis of a specimen (e.g., use of the wrong collection
tube).
fasting - - -
correct answer ✅in medicine, the requirement to not eat or drink
anything but water for a specified amount of time, usually 8-12
hours, prior to a test or procedure.
basal state - - -
correct answer ✅a rested state in which no food or beverage
except water has been consumed in the last 12 hours and no
strenuous exercise has been performed.
, Hartman's Phlebotomy Chapter 8 Exam
Questions And Answers
order of draw - - -
correct answer ✅the standard sequence in which collection tubes
are filled during a blood draw.
evacuated tube system - - -
correct answer ✅a needle, holder, and vacuum tube used together
to collect blood specimens by venipuncture.
multisample needle - - -
correct answer ✅a double-sided needle used in phlebotomy; one
side pierces the patient's skin and the other punctures the stoppers
of collection tubes.
hub - - -
correct answer ✅the threaded area at the base of a phlebotomy
needle that can be screwed into a holder or syringe.
bevel - - -
correct answer ✅the angled opening of a phlebotomy needle.
