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Role Of The Phlebotomist - correct answer -Collect routine capillary and venous specimens for testing as
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requested
-Prepare specimen for transport, ensuring its stability
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-Transport specimen to the laboratory k k k k
- Promote good public relations with hospital staff and patients
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-Comply with new and revised procedures as described in he procedure manual
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-Assist in collecting and documenting monthly workload and recording data
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-Maintain safe working conditions k k k
-Perform laboratory computer operations
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-Participate in continuing education programs k k k k
-Perform other tasks assigned by supervisory personnel
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Phlebotomist - correct answer Is a member of a service-oriented industry that requires professional behavior
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at all times.
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Professsionalism - correct answer Is an attitude and a set of personal characteristics needed to succeed in this
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field.
,Characteristics Imperative to a Phlebotomist - correct answer -Dependability k k k k k k k k
-Honest
-Integrity
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Ethical Behavior - correct answer Entails conforming to a standard of right and wrong to avoid harming the
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Code of Ethics - correct answer Standards of right and wrong.
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Physician Office Laboratories - correct answer Can range from simple screening tests done in a single practice
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office or specialized testing done in large group practices.
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Reference Laboratories - correct answer These large independent laboratories perform routine and highly
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specialized tests that cannot be done in smaller ones. The phlebotomist may do either on-site or off-site
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collections.
Medical Facilities the Phlebotomist May Find Work - correct answer -Physician Officer Laboratories
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The Circulatory System - correct answer The function of this system is to deliver oxygen, nutrients, hormones,
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and enzymes to the cells (exchange is done at the capillary level) and to transport cellular waste such as carbon
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dioxide and urea to the organs (lungs and kidneys, respectively) where they can be expels from the body.
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, Pulmonary Circulation (Heart) - correct answer This carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the
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lungs (oxygenation takes place at the alveoli) and returns oxygenated blood from the lung to the left atrium.
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Systemic Circulation (Heart) - correct answer This carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricle throughout
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the body.
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The Tricuspid Valve - correct answer This is an atrioventricular valve, being situated between the right atrium
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and right ventricle.
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The Pulmonic Valve - correct answer A semi lunar valve situated between the right ventricle nd the pulmonary
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artery.
The Mitral Valve - correct answer This is another atrioventricular valve, being situated between the left atrium,
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and left ventricle; also called the bicuspid valve.
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The Aortic Valve - correct answer A semi lunar valve situated between the left ventricle and the aorta.
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Endocardium - correct answer The endothelial inner layer lining of the heart. k k k k k k k k k k k
Myocardium - correct answer The muscular middle layer of the heart. The coronary arteries, which supply
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blood to the heart, are found in this layer.
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Epicardium - correct answer The fibrous outer layer of the heart. The coronary arteries, which supply blood to
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the heart, are found in this layer.
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The Blood Vessels - correct answer Aorta, Arteries, Arterioles, Capillaries, Venules, Veins, Superior and Inferior
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Vena Cava.
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Tunica Adventitia - correct answer The outer connective tissue of the blood vessels (except the capillaries).
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Tunica Media - correct answer The middle smooth muscles of the blood vessels (except the capillaries).
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