Phlebotomy Final Exam Review Questions Fully
Solved
True or False
Infections can occur even if the patient is not presenting symptoms - Answer True
True or False
Sharps containers are spill proof - Answer True
True or False
Tourniquets are placed just above the AC - Answer False
Tourniquets are place 3-4 inches above the AC
How far below the AC should the skin be pulled with the non-dominate hand? - Answer 6 inches
What is the most common type of antiseptic? - Answer 70% isopropyl alcohol
Alternative to alcohol as an antiseptic? - Answer Chlorohexidine or iodine
Define nosocomial infection - Answer Infection acquired as a result of being in a health care facility
OSHA - Answer Protects employees
FDA - Answer Regulates food and drugs
HIPAA - Answer Heath Insurance Portability and Accountability
Reverse Isolation - Answer Isolation procedures used when a patient is susceptible to infection
, Order of Draw - Answer SPS, light blue, serum, green, lavender/purple, white and gray.
Common test ordered with a pink tube? - Answer Blood typing
Common test with a black tube? - Answer ESR; Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
What type of additive is in a royal blue tube? - Answer Clot activator
Common test ordered with a yellow ACD tube? - Answer Genetic testing
Discard tubes - Answer Clear, red, SST, gray
pH of blood - Answer 7.4; more basic than water
Average amount of blood in adults? - Answer 5 liters
What is plasma? - Answer Liquid portion of blood with the clotting factors. 90% water, 10% dissolved
substances
What is serum? - Answer Liquid portion of blood without clotting factors
What are the formed elements of the blood? - Answer Erythrocytes, leukocytes and thrombocytes
Define hemopoiesis - Answer Production of formed elements within the bone marrow and long bones
What is the life span of an erythrocyte? - Answer 120 days
What is a reticulocyte? - Answer An immature erythrocyte
Solved
True or False
Infections can occur even if the patient is not presenting symptoms - Answer True
True or False
Sharps containers are spill proof - Answer True
True or False
Tourniquets are placed just above the AC - Answer False
Tourniquets are place 3-4 inches above the AC
How far below the AC should the skin be pulled with the non-dominate hand? - Answer 6 inches
What is the most common type of antiseptic? - Answer 70% isopropyl alcohol
Alternative to alcohol as an antiseptic? - Answer Chlorohexidine or iodine
Define nosocomial infection - Answer Infection acquired as a result of being in a health care facility
OSHA - Answer Protects employees
FDA - Answer Regulates food and drugs
HIPAA - Answer Heath Insurance Portability and Accountability
Reverse Isolation - Answer Isolation procedures used when a patient is susceptible to infection
, Order of Draw - Answer SPS, light blue, serum, green, lavender/purple, white and gray.
Common test ordered with a pink tube? - Answer Blood typing
Common test with a black tube? - Answer ESR; Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
What type of additive is in a royal blue tube? - Answer Clot activator
Common test ordered with a yellow ACD tube? - Answer Genetic testing
Discard tubes - Answer Clear, red, SST, gray
pH of blood - Answer 7.4; more basic than water
Average amount of blood in adults? - Answer 5 liters
What is plasma? - Answer Liquid portion of blood with the clotting factors. 90% water, 10% dissolved
substances
What is serum? - Answer Liquid portion of blood without clotting factors
What are the formed elements of the blood? - Answer Erythrocytes, leukocytes and thrombocytes
Define hemopoiesis - Answer Production of formed elements within the bone marrow and long bones
What is the life span of an erythrocyte? - Answer 120 days
What is a reticulocyte? - Answer An immature erythrocyte
