CLINICAL LAB ASSISTANT STUDY SET
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS|| GRADED
A+|| LATEST UPDATE 2026
A unit of blood is only good at room temperature for? -CORRECTANSWER ½ of an
hour. After that is needs to be thrown away.
An average "unit" of a blood product costs? -CORRECTANSWER $350
A CLA will have the responsibility of? -CORRECTANSWER 1. Monitoring the
temperature of the refrigerator that stores the blood product.
2. do inventory after each shift (depending on the size of the facility) to determine how
many units of O- and O+ are available for distribution in case of a major disaster.
O- can be given to? -CORRECTANSWER any patient; male or female universal donor
O+ are only given to? -CORRECTANSWER male patients or female patients that are
outside of child bearing age. The O+ blood products may interfere with reproduction and
can cause the fetus to have birth defects and build up antibodies to the mother's blood
type.
,Some blood products may come to this department frozen -CORRECTANSWER and
will need to be thawed in a warm water bath before being distributed.
Blood Banks often perform -CORRECTANSWER Blood typing- for pregnant women
and babies. Rh incompatibility cause baby red blood cells to clump together
Were the majority of the tests on a order form are tested? -CORRECTANSWER The
chemistry department
Who is given priority when testing specimens? -CORRECTANSWER Inpatient
specimens are given a higher priority then outpatients. Typically if a person is admitted
into a hospital they are determined to be quite ill.
Once a specimen is processed and distributed to the chemistry department. -
CORRECTANSWER The MLT or MT will batch their specimens by their priority: STAT,
ASAP, ROUTINE, OUTPATIENT, and INPATIENT.
STAT -CORRECTANSWER NOW
ASAP -CORRECTANSWER Within 4 Hours
ROUTINE -CORRECTANSWER Within 6 Hours
, Chemistry Analyzer -CORRECTANSWER Machines mix a reagent with a specimen to
produce test results. Once a specimen has been tested the results are uploaded from
this machine to MLT's or MT's computer. If the result fits into a specified normal range it
is released. If the result is outside of the normal range it will need to be tested again and
verified by the MLT or MT before it is released and viewed by the doctor.
What is special about handling the test on an Ionized Calcium? -CORRECTANSWER
This machine runs a specific test that is called "Ionized Calcium". This test requires
special handling. If the specimen comes into contact with air it is rejected. The
specimen has to be collected and processed in an un-opened clot tube or transferred
into a small air-tight, sealed syringe.
Blood Gas Bench -CORRECTANSWER Measures Oxygen Carbon dioxide Arterial
Stick is necessary
What does a Hemoglobin A1C measure -CORRECTANSWER It measures an average
blood sugar over 3 months. This test is one of the few chemistry tests that is run on a
lavender top tube and on whole blood. This test is usually ordered on diabetic patients
to measure their blood sugar over a period of time, rather than glucometer testing which
tests the blood sugar for its immediate level.
What are the Phlebotomist steps -CORRECTANSWER Print label from lab
Introductions
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS|| GRADED
A+|| LATEST UPDATE 2026
A unit of blood is only good at room temperature for? -CORRECTANSWER ½ of an
hour. After that is needs to be thrown away.
An average "unit" of a blood product costs? -CORRECTANSWER $350
A CLA will have the responsibility of? -CORRECTANSWER 1. Monitoring the
temperature of the refrigerator that stores the blood product.
2. do inventory after each shift (depending on the size of the facility) to determine how
many units of O- and O+ are available for distribution in case of a major disaster.
O- can be given to? -CORRECTANSWER any patient; male or female universal donor
O+ are only given to? -CORRECTANSWER male patients or female patients that are
outside of child bearing age. The O+ blood products may interfere with reproduction and
can cause the fetus to have birth defects and build up antibodies to the mother's blood
type.
,Some blood products may come to this department frozen -CORRECTANSWER and
will need to be thawed in a warm water bath before being distributed.
Blood Banks often perform -CORRECTANSWER Blood typing- for pregnant women
and babies. Rh incompatibility cause baby red blood cells to clump together
Were the majority of the tests on a order form are tested? -CORRECTANSWER The
chemistry department
Who is given priority when testing specimens? -CORRECTANSWER Inpatient
specimens are given a higher priority then outpatients. Typically if a person is admitted
into a hospital they are determined to be quite ill.
Once a specimen is processed and distributed to the chemistry department. -
CORRECTANSWER The MLT or MT will batch their specimens by their priority: STAT,
ASAP, ROUTINE, OUTPATIENT, and INPATIENT.
STAT -CORRECTANSWER NOW
ASAP -CORRECTANSWER Within 4 Hours
ROUTINE -CORRECTANSWER Within 6 Hours
, Chemistry Analyzer -CORRECTANSWER Machines mix a reagent with a specimen to
produce test results. Once a specimen has been tested the results are uploaded from
this machine to MLT's or MT's computer. If the result fits into a specified normal range it
is released. If the result is outside of the normal range it will need to be tested again and
verified by the MLT or MT before it is released and viewed by the doctor.
What is special about handling the test on an Ionized Calcium? -CORRECTANSWER
This machine runs a specific test that is called "Ionized Calcium". This test requires
special handling. If the specimen comes into contact with air it is rejected. The
specimen has to be collected and processed in an un-opened clot tube or transferred
into a small air-tight, sealed syringe.
Blood Gas Bench -CORRECTANSWER Measures Oxygen Carbon dioxide Arterial
Stick is necessary
What does a Hemoglobin A1C measure -CORRECTANSWER It measures an average
blood sugar over 3 months. This test is one of the few chemistry tests that is run on a
lavender top tube and on whole blood. This test is usually ordered on diabetic patients
to measure their blood sugar over a period of time, rather than glucometer testing which
tests the blood sugar for its immediate level.
What are the Phlebotomist steps -CORRECTANSWER Print label from lab
Introductions
