Final Exam Objectives

Question 1

What additive is in a gray tube?

Answer 1

Sodium fluoride

Question 2

What additive is in a red/gray tube?

Answer 2

None

Question 3

What additive is in a lavender tube?

Answer 3

EDTA

Question 4

What additive is in a green tube?

Answer 4

Sodium heparin or lithium heparin

Question 5

What additive is in a light blue tube?

Answer 5

Sodium citrate

Question 6

What tests does the chemistry department do?

Answer 6

Electrolytes (Na, Cl, K, CO2)

Green, gold, black/red, red

Question 7

What tests does the coagulation department do?

Answer 7

Prothrombin test (PT)
Partial thromboplastin (PTT)
Activated partial thromboplastin (APTT)
Thrombin clotting time (TCT)
Fibrinogen (FIBRIN)
Bleeding time (BT)

Light blue tube

Question 8

What tests does the hematology department do?

Answer 8

CBC:
WBC
RBC
Hgb
Hct
Diff

PBC:
WBC
RBC
Hgb
Hct

Lavender tube

Question 9

What tests does the microbiology department do?

Answer 9

Anything that grows

Blood culture - blood culture bottle

Urine culture - cup

Question 10

What tests does the special chemistry department do?

Answer 10

24 hour urine test

Question 11

What tests does the urinalysis department do?

Answer 11

Urinalysis

Question 12

What tests are in a lipid panel?

Answer 12

Cholesterol, Triglycerides, HDL, LDL (calculated), CHOL/HDL ratio (cardiac risk)

NEED TO FAST FOR ABOUT 24 HOURS

Question 13

What tests are in a renal panel?

Answer 13

Electrolytes (Na, K, Cl, CO2), BUN, Creatinine, Glucose, Calcium, Albumin, Phosphorus, Anion gap

Question 14

What tests are in a CMP?

Answer 14

Electrolytes (Na, K, Cl, CO2), Glucose, BUN, Creatinine, Calcium, Total protein, Albumin, Total Bilirubin, AST (SGOT), ALT (SGPT), Alkaline phosphatase, Anion gap

Question 15

What tests are in an electrolyte panel?

Answer 15

Na, K, Ca, CO2, Anion gap

Question 16

What tests are in a BMP?

Answer 16

Electrolytes (Na, K, Cl, CO2), Glucose, BUN, Creatinine, Calcium, Anion gap

Question 17

What are the two most common needles used by a phlebotomist?

Answer 17

Venipuncture

Butterfly

Question 18

Name the most common blood collection systems

Answer 18

Vacutainer
Straight needle
Butterfly
Syringe

Question 19

Why are blood cultures ordered?

Answer 19

When a patient has a fever to see if there is an infection

Question 20

Microtainers can be used for all departments except:

Answer 20

Blood bank

Coagulation

Question 21

What are the two parts of a syringe?

Answer 21

Barrel

Plunger

Question 22

Name three primary veins:

Answer 22

Median cubital, cephalic, basilic

Question 23

What is the draw order with a vacutainer system?

Answer 23

Blood cultures
Sodium citrate (blue top)
Serum tube with or without clot activator (red, red/gray, gold)
Heparin tube (green)
EDTA tube (purple)
Sodium fluoride/potassium tube (gray)

Question 24

The fluid portion of blood after clotting has taken place is called:

Answer 24

Serum

Question 25

List 3 ways to ID a patient for Blood blank?

Answer 25

Verbally | ID bracelet

Question 26

What do you clear for coags when drawing from a central line?

Answer 26

1

Question 27

You have to go draw a CBC, blood culture x1 TCT and lytes. Put the order which you are supposed to draw.

Answer 27

Blood culture TCT Electrolytes CBC

Question 28

What departments make up the lab?

Answer 28

``` Chemistry Special chemistry Urinalysis Hematology Coagulation Microbiology Blood bank ```

Question 29

Label 3 layers of the blood sample, additives are EDTA.

Answer 29

Top: serum Middle: white blood cells Bottom: red blood cells

Question 30

CMP

Answer 30

Comprehensive Metabolic Panel

Question 31

GTT

Answer 31

Glucose tolerance test

Question 32

LD

Answer 32

Lactic dehydrogenase

Question 33

CP

Answer 33

Creatine phosphokinase

Question 34

PT

Answer 34

Prothrombin test

Question 35

BUN

Answer 35

Blood Urea Nitrogen

Question 36

PBC

Answer 36

Partial blood count

Question 37

UC&S

Answer 37

Urine culture and sensitivity

Question 38

EDTA

Answer 38

Ethylendiaminetraacetic acid