Exam Review Flashcards

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The Father Of Medicine, Four Body Substances - Blood, Phlegm, Black Bile, Yellow Bile.

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Hippocrates

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Phlebotomy programs that meet requirements for classroom instructions and medical practice can apply for the approval from_______, which would demonstrate that graduates possess specific entry-level competencies to successfully function as a phlebotomist.

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National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS)

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3
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Certification initials of PBT. What national certification would you need.

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American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)

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4
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Ash wants to show her gender through her appearance, behaviour and her preferred name as Ash this is known as gender:

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Expression.

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The requirements of conforming to a standard right and wrong conduct to avoid harming the patient in any way, including putting the welfare of the patient before your own need is known as.

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Ethical Behaviour.

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Understanding the attitudes towards seeking help from healthcare providers is a critical factor for a phlebotomist and providing healthcare services that meet the needs of.

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Diverse Populations.

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A certified phlebotomy technologist has drawn blood from celebrity and phlebotomist can’t believe their luck as soon as they gets home they tell their spouse. what did the phlebotomy technologist violate.

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HIPAA, institution policy, ethical behaviour.

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8
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A _________ is highly specialized medical or conservative care that often involves advanced and complex procedures for investigation and treatment of certain disorders or issues of a patient who has usually been referred by another healthcare professional.

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Tertiary Care.

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9
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Which type of code do all types of healthcare providers use to classify, report and bill for a variety of healthcare services.

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CPT (Current Procedural Terminology)

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10
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The generic term for a payment system that attempts to control cost and access to healthcare and stripes to meet high-quality standards is:

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Managed Care.

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11
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Specialist whose area of interest is partial or complete loss of sensation by injection or inhalation is a(n)

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Anesthesiologist.

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The area with the diagnostic services department that performs highly automated and often complicated testing on blood and other body fluids to detect and diagnosed disease, monitor treatments and more recently assess health is.

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The clinical laboratory.

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13
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Standards for most laboratory personnel are set by:

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CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments)

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14
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In healthcare, _______ includes all activities and programs put in place to guarantee the excellence of patient care.

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Quality Assurance.

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15
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The oldest and largest standard setting body in healthcare is.

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The Joint Commission (TJC)

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16
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The NPSGs for the clinical laboratory have defined a goal to identify patients correctly. Which can be accomplished by:

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Labelling all blood containers and other specimens in the patient’s presence.

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What is the name of quality process improvement tool known as the Root-Cause Analysis (RCA)

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To focus on identifying trends and understanding the underlying reasons of an event .

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18
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How is Quality Control (QC) used in phlebotomy?

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As a corrective tool for laboratory personnel.

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19
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What can be an acceptable “person specific” QA form of patient identification for a phlebotomist.

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Photograph.

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20
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Typical information such as the purpose of the procedure policy, equipment and supplies required, Corrective actions and method validation are found in the.

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Procedure Manual.

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21
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TJC requires the laboratory to have available all documentation on QC checks ,which, in phlebotomy may include.

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Temperature logs for refrigerators and freezers used for specimen storage.

22
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How can risk factors in phlebotomy be identified?

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By looking at trends in reporting tools.

23
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Which of the following phlebotomy equipment is convenient for STAT or emergency situations or when relatively few patients need bloodwork.

A

Phlebotomy equipment carrier or tray.

24
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Why are latex gloves not recommended for phlebotomy use.

A

Because of the prevalence of latex allergies.

25
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The anti-septic most commonly used for routine blood collection is how many percent isopropyl alcohol wrapped in prep pads.

A

70%

26
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A 1:100 disinfectant dilution is recommended for what?

A

Decontaminating non-porous surfaces after cleaning up blood.

27
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What needle gauge is appropriate to be used on the veins of infants and children and on difficult or hand veins of adults.

A

25.

28
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What colour stopper is used for a serum sample and indicates a thrombin based clot activator?

A

Orange.

29
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A tube with _____ additive should be lightly tapped prior to use to settle the additive to the bottom of the tube.

A

Powdered.

30
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The acronym ______is used to remember heparin inhibits thrombin formation.

A

HH (Heparin Inhibits)

31
Q

What is the ratio of blood to anticoagulant in light blue sodium citrate tubes is critical?

A

9:1

32
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Which special anticoagulant is used in collecting units of blood for transfusion?

A

Citrate phosphate dextrose (CPD)

33
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What type of tube is a plasma gel barrier tube?

A

BD gold plastic stopper serum separated tube (SST)

34
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What is an anticoagulant?

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A substance that prevents blood from clotting.

35
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What is Scope of Practice?

A

A legal description of what a specific health care professional may and may not do.

36
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Which side is the basilic vein?

A

Pinky side.

37
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Which side is the cephalic vein?

A

Thumb side.

38
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What is Glycolysis?

A

Breakdown or metabolism of glucose (blood sugar)

39
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What tube has a trace-element-free additive?

A

Royal Blue.

40
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What clot activators are in serum-separator tubes (SSTs)

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Silica Particles.

41
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What is a clot activator?

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A substance that speeds up coagulation in tubes to collect serum specimens.

42
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What is the most common antiglycolytic agent?

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Sodium Flouride.

43
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What is a Antiglycolytic agent?

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It is a substances that prevents glycolysis.

44
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What is a Thixotropic Gel Separator?

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It is a nonreacting synthetic substance that is usually in the bottom of blood collection tubes.

45
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How to remember the Order of Draw?

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Stop, Light, Red, Stay, Put, Green, LEts, Go
(SPS),(Lt.Blue),(Red),(PST),(Green),(Lav.),(Grey Oxalate)

46
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Plastic red tops used to collect blood samples usually contain:

A

Clot Activators.

47
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What are tourniquets used for?

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So that the vein is more visible and larger.

48
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What additive is usually in the green top tube stoppers?

A

Heparin.

49
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Which tube contains sodium citrate?

A

Light blue top.

50
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Needle safety devices must:

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Created a barrier between a users hand and needle after use.