MEDCA PHLEBOTOMY CERTIFICATION NEWEST EXAM THIS YEAR WITH UPDATED QUESTIONS AND WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS

MEDCA PHLEBOTOMY
CERTIFICATION NEWEST EXAM
THIS YEAR WITH UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND WELL
ELABORATED ANSWERS

Question-The preferred anticoagulant for the collection of whole blood for STAT situations in a
clinical laboratory - Answer-Herapin



Question-Color coding of needles indicates - Answer-Guage



Question-What does a blood cell count require - Answer-Whole blood collected in a purple top
tube



Question-main cells of the immune system - Answer-White blood cells



Question-Plasma makes up what percent of the blood tissue - Answer-55%



Question-Normal pulse rate of a 9 year old - Answer-75-110 BPM



Question-When is a diastolic heart sound heard - Answer-when the heart relaxes

,Question-What are the formation of blood cells that start in the bone marrow - Answer-Stem
cells



Question-True or False

White blood cells contain chromosomes - Answer-True



Question-What are developing red blood cells also called - Answer-Reticulocytes



Question-How many red blood cells are produced per second - Answer-About 2 million



Question-Amount of time it takes for red blood cells to mature - Answer-7 days



Question-Most numerous blood cells in the body - Answer-Red blood cells



Question-When pH level is lowered it makes the blood more..? - Answer-Acidic



Question-True or False

The Monoject Monoletter is a safety device for capillary blood collection - Answer-True



Question-When performing an arterial puncture, the artery should be punctured at what degree
angle? - Answer-90 degrees



Question-Where is blood pressure measured? - Answer-inside the elbow

,Question-True or False

Red blood cells contain a nucleus - Answer-False



Question-Red blood cells are the bodys major way of delivering what to the bodys tissues? -
Answer-Oxygen



Question-What happens as the circulating blood moves away from the heart? - Answer-The
blood pressure decreases



Question-For newborns the penetration depth of lancets for blood collection must be less than..?
- Answer-2.0 mm



Question-To chill a blood specimen as it is being transported the health care worker should carry
the specimen in what? - Answer-Icy water



Question-A blood donor candidate must weigh at least what amount - Answer-110 pounds



Question-What gauge needle is used for blood donation - Answer-16 gauge



Question-Prolonged tourniquet application can lead to - Answer-tissue and nerve damage



Question-A tourniquet should not be on a patient for more than..? - Answer-2 minutes

, Question-Where in the body is the blood made - Answer-bone marrow



Question-Blood makes up what percent of the body weight - Answer-8%



Question-Process of the removal of old and defective red blood cells - Answer-Eryptosis



Question-Bradycardia is when pulse drops below..? - Answer-60 BPM



Question-How many layers do veins have - Answer-Two



Question-How many layers do arteries have - Answer-Three



Question-Where are reserve platelets stored? - Answer-In the spleen



Question-Small vessels located in the liver, spleen, & bone marrow - Answer-Sinusoids



Question-White blood cells that are responsible for allergic reactions - Answer-Baspohils



Question-If blood specimen has a separation device, how many times should it be centrifuged -
Answer-Once