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Hartman's Phlebotomy Final Review Exam Questions with
Verified Answers.
1) Provider - Correct answer a person or organization that provides health care,
including doctors, nurses, clinics, and agencies.
2) Facility - Correct answer a place where health care is delivered or administered;
may be a hospital, doctor's office, clinical laboratory, treatment center, etc.
3) Payer - Correct answer a person or organization paying for healthcare.
4) Diagnose - Correct answer to make a medical determination of illness.
5) Inpatient - Correct answer a type of medical care provided to patients who stay at a
facility overnight.
6) Outpatient - Correct answer a type of medical care that does not require an
overnight stay.
7) Acute - Correct answer as related to illness, short-term and requiring immediate
care.
8) Discharge - Correct answer to release a patient from a medical facility.
9) Admit - Correct answer to check a patient in to a medical facility for inpatient care.
10) Long-term care facility - Correct answer a center that provides skilled care 24 hours
a day to residents who live there.
11) Clinical laboratory - Correct answer a facility that collects and analyzes specimens
from patients in order to provide doctors and other healthcare professionals with
information.
12) Specimen - Correct answer a portion or sample of something larger, collected for
study or analysis.
13) Reference laboratory - Correct answer facility that primarily analyzes specimens
sent from other locations.
14) Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) - Correct answer federal
regulations regarding the staffing and operation of clinical laboratories.
15) Accredit - Correct answer officially approve through a specific process.
16) Joint Commission - Correct answer an independent, nonprofit organization that
evaluates and accredits.
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  1. Provider - Correct answer a person or organization that provides health care, including doctors, nurses, clinics, and agencies.
  2. Facility - Correct answer a place where health care is delivered or administered; may be a hospital, doctor's office, clinical laboratory, treatment center, etc.
  3. Payer - Correct answer a person or organization paying for healthcare.
  4. Diagnose - Correct answer to make a medical determination of illness.
  5. Inpatient - Correct answer a type of medical care provided to patients who stay at a facility overnight.
  6. Outpatient - Correct answer a type of medical care that does not require an overnight stay.
  7. Acute - Correct answer as related to illness, short-term and requiring immediate care.
  8. Discharge - Correct answer to release a patient from a medical facility.
  9. Admit - Correct answer to check a patient in to a medical facility for inpatient care.
  10. Long-term care facility - Correct answer a center that provides skilled care 24 hours a day to residents who live there.
  11. Clinical laboratory - Correct answer a facility that collects and analyzes specimens from patients in order to provide doctors and other healthcare professionals with information.
  12. Specimen - Correct answer a portion or sample of something larger, collected for study or analysis.
  13. Reference laboratory - Correct answer facility that primarily analyzes specimens sent from other locations.
  14. Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) - Correct answer federal regulations regarding the staffing and operation of clinical laboratories.
  15. Accredit - Correct answer officially approve through a specific process.
  16. Joint Commission - Correct answer an independent, nonprofit organization that evaluates and accredits.
  1. Chemistry - Correct answer in a clinical laboratory, the department concerned with analyzing specimens for the presence of particular chemicals.
  2. Hematology - Correct answer in a clinical laboratory, the department concerned with analyzing specimens to study properties, diseases, or disorders of the blood.
  3. Coagulation - Correct answer the process of blood clotting.
  4. Microbiology - Correct answer in a clinical laboratory, the department concerned with the study of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other microorganisms.
  5. Microorganisms - Correct answer living things so small they can only be seen under a microscope.
  6. Culture - Correct answer in medicine, to cause any microorganisms present to multiply.
  7. Immunology - Correct answer in a clinical laboratory, the department concerned with analyzing specimens to study the body's response to disease.
  8. Antibody - Correct answer a protein made by the body to protect against foreign substances.
  9. Blood bank - Correct answer a facility or department within a facility concerned with collecting and preparing blood for transfusion.
  10. Pathology - Correct answer in a clinical laboratory, the department concerned with the study of the causes and effects of disease.
  11. Cytology - Correct answer in a clinical laboratory, the department concerned with the examination of the structure and function of cells in specimens.
  12. Urinalysis - Correct answer the visual, microscopic, and chemical testing of urine specimens.
  13. Stat - Correct answer in medical facilities, a designation of urgency.
  14. Licensure - Correct answer a legally required process that must be completed to practice a profession.
  15. Chain of command - Correct answer the line of authority at a facility
  16. Liability - Correct answer a legal term that means someone can be held responsible for harming someone
  17. Scope of practice - Correct answer the range of tasks a healthcare worker is allowed to perform according to state or federal law or to facility policy.
  1. Empathy - Correct answer identifying with the feelings of others.
  2. Tactful - Correct answer showing sensitivity and having a sense of what is appropriate when dealing with others.
  3. Conscientious - Correct answer careful; guided by a sense of what is important and right.
  4. Stress - Correct answer a state of being overwhelmed by mental or emotional demands.
  5. Stressor - Correct answer something that causes stress.
  6. Ethics - Correct answer the knowledge of right and wrong.
  7. Law - Correct answer a rule established to help people live peacefully together and to ensure order and safety.
  8. Confidentiality - Correct answer the legal and ethical principal of keeping information private.
  9. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - Correct answer a federal law that requires health information be kept private and secure and that organizations take special steps to protect this information.
  10. Protected health information (PHI) - Correct answer a person's private health information, which includes name, address, telephone number, social security number, email address, and medical record number.
  11. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Correct answer a federal agency within the US Department of Health and Human Services that is responsible for Medicare and Medicaid, among many other responsibilities.
  12. CLIA waived test - Correct answer a diagnostic test determined by CLIA to be simple, easy to perform, and involving little risk of error; phlebotomists can often perform these tests.
  13. Point-of-care test - Correct answer diagnostic test performed near or in the presence of the patient; many are CLIA waived.
  14. Criminal law - Correct answer branch of law dealing with offenses considered to harm all of society.
  15. Civil law - Correct answer branch of law dealing with disputes between individuals.
  16. Tort - Correct answer a violation of civil law, e.g. negligence.
  1. Negligence - Correct answer an action, or the failure to act or provide the proper care, that results in unintended injury to a person.
  2. Abuse - Correct answer purposeful mistreatment that causes physical, mental, or emotional pain or injury to
  3. Someone. - Correct answer
  4. Mandated reporter - Correct answer person who is legally required to report suspected or observed abuse or neglect due to regular contact with vulnerable populations.
  5. Consent - Correct answer in health care, acknowledgement of agreement to treatment or to a procedure.
  6. informed consent - Correct answer in health care, acknowledgement of agreement to treatment or to a procedure that is given after receiving information regarding risks and benefits; informed consent must usually be documented before treatment begins.
  7. Express consent - Correct answer consent that is actively, consciously acknowledged.
  8. Assault - Correct answer the use of words or actions to cause another person to feel fearful of being harmed.
  9. Battery - Correct answer the intentional touching of another person without permission.
  10. Minor - Correct answer a person less than 18 years of age.
  11. Cognitive - Correct answer related to the ability to think and process information.
  12. implied consent - Correct answer the assumption that a person agrees to treatment or to a procedure; allows medical treatment to be provided in emergency situations, for example, even if the patient is not able to express consent.
  13. American Hospital Association (AHA) - Correct answer a nonprofit membership organization concerned with providing information to the healthcare industry and the public regarding healthcare issues and trends.
  14. Advance directive - Correct answer a legal document that allows people to decide what kind of medical care they wish to have in the event they are unable to make those decisions themselves.
  15. living will - Correct answer a type of advance directive that outlines specific medical care a person wants, or does not want, in case he becomes unable to make those decisions.
  1. Geriatrics - Correct answer a branch of medicine dealing with elderly patients.
  2. developmental disability - Correct answer a disability that is present at birth or emerges during childhood or early adulthood that restricts physical and/or mental ability.
  3. Infection prevention - Correct answer the set of methods practiced in healthcare facilities to prevent and control the spread of disease.
  4. Infection - Correct answer the state resulting from pathogens invading the body and multiplying.
  5. Pathogen - Correct answer microorganism that is capable of causing infection and disease.
  6. Localized infection - Correct answer an infection that is limited to a specific location in the body and has local symptoms.
  7. Systemic infection - Correct answer an infection that travels through the bloodstream and is spread throughout the body, causing general symptoms.
  8. Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) - Correct answer an infection acquired in a healthcare setting during the delivery of medical care.
  9. Chain of infection - Correct answer a way of describing how disease is transmitted from one human being to another.
  10. Causative agent - Correct answer a pathogenic microorganism that causes disease.
  11. Reservoir - Correct answer a place where a pathogen lives and multiplies.
  12. Portal of exit - Correct answer any body opening on an infected person that allows pathogens to leave.
  13. Mode of transmission - Correct answer the way a pathogen travels.
  14. Direct contact - Correct answer a way of transmitting pathogens through touching the infected person or his secretions.
  15. Indirect contact - Correct answer a way of transmitting pathogens from touching an object contaminated by the infected person.
  16. Portal of entry - Correct answer any body opening on an uninfected person that allows pathogens to enter.
  1. mucous membranes - Correct answer the membranes that line body cavities that open to the outside of the body, such as the linings of the mouth, nose, eyes, rectum, and genitals.
  2. Susceptible host - Correct answer an uninfected person who could become sick.
  3. Transmission - Correct answer passage or transfer.
  4. Infectious - Correct answer contagious.
  5. Medical asepsis - Correct answer measures used to reduce and prevent the spread of pathogens.
  6. Surgical asepsis - Correct answer the state of being completely free of all microorganisms; also called
  7. Sterile technique. - Correct answer
  8. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) - Correct answer a federal government agency that makes rules to protect workers from hazards on the job.
  9. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Correct answer a federal government agency that issues guidelines to protect and improve the health of individuals and communities.
  10. Standard Precautions - Correct answer a method of infection prevention in which all blood, body fluids, nonimpact skin, and mucous membranes are treated as if they were infected with an infectious disease.
  11. Lancet - Correct answer
  12. A sharp instrument used to make small incisions, as in capillary puncture procedures. - Correct answer
  13. Sharps - Correct answer needles, lancets, or other sharp objects.
  14. Hand hygiene - Correct answer washing hands with either plain or antiseptic soap or water and using alcohol-based hand rubs.
  15. Personal protective equipment (PPE) - Correct answer equipment that helps protect employees from serious workplace injuries or illnesses resulting from contact with workplace hazards.
  16. Invasive procedure - Correct answer a procedure that involves inserting a foreign object into a patient's body.
  1. Flammable - Correct answer able to catch fire easily.
  2. Ergonomics - Correct answer the science of designing equipment, areas, and work tasks to make them safer and to suit the worker's abilities.
  3. Hazard Communication Standard - Correct answer OSHA's system of identifying potential hazards in the workplace.
  4. Safety Data Sheet (SDS) - Correct answer document describing the composition and possible hazards of chemicals in the workplace.
  5. Aerosolize - Correct answer to disperse a substance through the air in such a way that it might be inhaled.
  6. Centrifuge - Correct answer a machine commonly used to separate substances within liquids through rapid spinning.
  7. Homeostasis - Correct answer the condition in which all of the body's systems are balanced and are working together to maintain internal stability.
  8. Metabolism - Correct answer physical and chemical processes by which substances are broken down or transformed into energy or products for use by the body.
  9. Organ - Correct answer structural unit in the human body that performs a specific function.
  10. Tissue - Correct answer group of cells that performs a similar task.
  11. Cell - Correct answer basic structural unit of the body that divides, develops, and dies, renewing tissues and organs.
  12. Integument - Correct answer a natural protective covering
  13. Dilate - Correct answer to widen.
  14. Constrict - Correct answer to narrow.
  15. Antibody - Correct answer a protein made by the body to protect against foreign substances.
  16. Joint - Correct answer the place at which two bones meet.
  17. Muscles - Correct answer group of tissues that provides movement of body parts, protection of organs, and creation of body heat.
  1. Central nervous system (CNS) - Correct answer the part of the nervous system that is composed of the brain and spinal cord.
  2. Peripheral nervous system (PNS) - Correct answer part of the nervous system made up of the nerves that extend throughout the body.
  3. Respiration - Correct answer the process of inhaling air into the lungs and exhaling air out of the lungs.
  4. Glucose - Correct answer natural sugar.
  5. Hormone - Correct answer a chemical substance created by that body that controls body functions.
  6. Diabetes - Correct answer a condition in which the pancreas produces too little insulin or does not properly use insulin.
  7. Gestational diabetes - Correct answer a form of diabetes associated with pregnancy.
  8. Nonspecific immunity - Correct answer a type of immunity that protects the body from disease in general.
  9. Specific immunity - Correct answer a type of immunity that protects the body against a particular disease that is invading the body at a given time.
  10. Lymph - Correct answer a clear yellowish fluid that carries disease-fighting cells called lymphocytes.
  11. Renal panel - Correct answer series of tests ordered to evaluate kidney health
  12. Bile - Correct answer green liquid produced by the liver that helps breakdown dietary fat
  13. Peristalsis - Correct answer Involuntary waves of muscle contraction that keep food moving through the digestive system.
  14. Urinary system - Correct answer function: eliminates waste products and maintains water balance in the body
  15. Signs - Correct answer objective information
  16. Symptoms - Correct answer subjective information
  17. Skin - Correct answer largest organ and system in the body
  1. Pulmonary valve - Correct answer the heart valve located between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery.
  2. Bicuspid valve - Correct answer the heart valve located between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery; also called the mitral valve.
  3. Aortic valve - Correct answer the heart valve located between the left ventricle and the aorta.
  4. Cardiac conduction system - Correct answer the pathway of electrical impulses that controls the heart's pumping action.
  5. Senatorial node - Correct answer part of the electrical conduction system of the heart; acts as the primary pacemaker of the heart.
  6. Atrioventricular node - Correct answer part of the electrical conduction system of the heart; located at the bottom of the right atrium.
  7. Atrioventricular (AV) junction - Correct answer part of the electrical conduction system of the heart; located between the AV node and the bundle of His.
  8. Bundle of His - Correct answer part of the electrical conduction system of the heart; located in the upper part of the septum dividing the ventricles.
  9. Bundle branches - Correct answer part of the electrical conduction system of the heart; they divide from the bundle of His and carry the electrical impulse to the walls of the ventricles.
  10. Purkinje fibers - Correct answer part of the electrical conduction system of the heart; they divide from the bundle branches.
  11. Artery - Correct answer a blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood away from the heart.
  12. Capillary bed - Correct answer area where exchanges of oxygen and carbon dioxide, and nutrients and waste products, takes place.
  13. Inferior vena cava - Correct answer large vein that carries blood to the heart from the legs and trunk.
  14. Superior vena cava - Correct answer large vein that carries blood from the arms, head, and neck to the heart.
  15. Palpate - Correct answer to examine the body using the fingers or hands.
  16. Tunica adventitia - Correct answer the outer layer of veins or arteries.
  1. Tunica media - Correct answer the middle layer of veins or arteries.
  2. Tunica intima - Correct answer the inner later veins or arteries.
  3. Pulmonary circuit - Correct answer the circulation of blood between the heart and the lungs.
  4. Systemic circuit - Correct answer the circulation of blood between the heart and the rest of the body (except the lungs).
  5. Plasma - Correct answer the liquid portion of blood.
  6. Formed elements - Correct answer the solid portion of blood.
  7. Erythrocyte - Correct answer a red blood cell; contains the protein (hemoglobin) that carries oxygen in the blood.
  8. Leukocyte - Correct answer white blood cell; capable of producing antibodies and destroying pathogens.
  9. Thrombocyte - Correct answer part of the formed elements of blood; plays a role in blood clotting; also called platelet.
  10. Stem cell - Correct answer a cell that can become any type of cell.
  11. Neutrophil - Correct answer a type of white blood cell that is the body's first defense against illness.
  12. Eosinophil - Correct answer a type of white blood cell.
  13. Basophil - Correct answer a type of white blood cell.
  14. Granulocyte - Correct answer a category of short-lived white blood cells including eosinophils and basophils.
  15. lymphocyte - Correct answer a type of white blood cell that plays a role in boosting the body's immune system.
  16. B cell - Correct answer a type of lymphocyte that produces antibodies.
  17. T cell - Correct answer a type of lymphocyte that can give chemical signals to regulate immune response or fight
  18. Infected cells directly. - Correct answer
  19. Antigen - Correct answer a substance that can prompt an immune response.
  1. Vasoconstriction - Correct answer reaction to injury in a blood vessel causing narrowing of muscular tissue at the site of the injury.
  2. Enzyme - Correct answer a substance in the body that speeds up a specific reaction.
  3. Thrombin - Correct answer an enzyme in plasma that controls platelet response.
  4. Primary hemostasis - Correct answer the first stage of hemostasis, concluding with the formation of a platelet plug.
  5. Fibrinogen - Correct answer a protein associated with blood clotting; fibrinogen is turned into fibrin when injury occurs, creating a mesh with platelets to stop bleeding.
  6. Fibrin - Correct answer a protein that cannot be dissolved; forms a mesh with platelets to stop bleeding when injury occurs.
  7. Hemostatic plug - Correct answer the mesh of fibrin and activated platelets formed at an injury site.
  8. Secondary hemostasis - Correct answer the second stage of hemostasis, concluding with the formation of the hemostatic plug.
  9. Fibrinolysis - Correct answer the breaking down of fibrin as an injury heals.
  10. Plasmin - Correct answer enzyme that plays a vital role in breaking apart fibrin as an injury heals.
  11. Clotting factor - Correct answer blood protein involved in the process of blood clotting.
  12. Coagulation cascade - Correct answer the series of changes in the body to prevent blood loss while also avoiding unnecessary and dangerous excessive clotting.
  13. Hemophilia - Correct answer a disorder that can cause excessive bleeding.
  14. Thrombophilia - Correct answer a disorder that can cause excessive clotting.
  15. Thrombus - Correct answer a clot formed within a blood vessel.
  16. Pulmonary embolism - Correct answer a blood clot in the lungs; potentially deadly disorder.
  1. Additive - Correct answer in phlebotomy, a chemical agent that affects how blood can be processed and tested.
  2. Serum - Correct answer the liquid portion of blood that has been allowed to clot; it is distinct from plasma and does not contain fibrinogen.
  3. Whole blood specimen - Correct answer an ant coagulated blood specimen that has not been separated into solid and liquid components by spinning in a centrifuge.
  4. Buffy coat - Correct answer the middle layer of an ant coagulated blood specimen that has been spun in a centrifuge; contains white blood cells and platelets.
  5. Blood culture - Correct answer a test for the presence of bacterial or fungal pathogens in the blood.
  6. Peripheral blood smear - Correct answer a way of preparing blood for viewing under a microscope.
  7. Preanalytical errors - Correct answer errors in diagnostic testing that occur prior to that actual analysis of a specimen (e.g., use of the wrong collection tube).
  8. fasting - Correct answer in medicine, the requirement to not eat or drink anything but water for a specified amount of time, usually 8-12 hours, prior to a test or procedure.
  9. Basal state - Correct answer a rested state in which no food or beverage except water has been consumed in the last 12 hours and no strenuous exercise has been performed.
  10. Order of draw - Correct answer the standard sequence in which collection tubes are filled during a blood draw.
  11. Evacuated tube system - Correct answer a needle, holder, and vacuum tube used together to collect blood specimens by venipuncture.
  12. Multisampling needle - Correct answer a double-sided needle used in phlebotomy; one side pierces the patient's skin and the other punctures the stoppers of collection tubes.
  13. Hub - Correct answer the threaded area at the base of a phlebotomy needle that can be screwed into a holder or syringe.
  14. Bevel - Correct answer the angled opening of a phlebotomy needle.
  15. Gauge - Correct answer indication of the size of a phlebotomy needle; higher gauge numbers correspond to thinner needles.
  1. Sodium citrate - Correct answer anticoagulant additive used in blood collection tubes; usually in tubes with light blue stoppers.
  2. Heparin - Correct answer anticoagulant, often used as an additive in blood collection tubes; usually in tubes with green stoppers.
  3. Plasma separator tube (PST) - Correct answer a blood collection tube containing an anticoagulant and a gel designed to separate the liquid and solid components of blood after centrifugation.
  4. EDTA - Correct answer anticoagulant additive used in blood collection tubes; most commonly in tubes with lavender stoppers.
  5. Glycolysis - Correct answer deterioration of glucose (blood sugar); happens quickly in a blood specimen if it is not collected in a tube containing sodium fluoride.
  6. Discard tube - Correct answer a tube that will not be tested, drawn to ensure additives from one tube do not carry over to the next.
  7. ASAP - Correct answer as soon as possible.
  8. Routine - Correct answer in phlebotomy, a designation indicating that a test is not urgent.
  9. Timed draw - Correct answer a blood draw that must happen at a specific time, often depending upon when the patient last took a medication.
  10. Peak - Correct answer in relation to measuring medication levels, the point at which the medication is at its highest level in the bloodstream.
  11. Trough - Correct answer in relation to measuring medication levels, the point at which the medication is at its lowest level in the bloodstream.
  12. glucose tolerance test - Correct answer a test for diabetes or gestational diabetes that measures fasting blood glucose and then measures changes to blood glucose after ingestion of a sweet beverage.
  13. Bilirubin - Correct answer a substance in the blood associated with liver function.
  14. Laboratory information system (LIS) - Correct answer computer system integrating every part of the laboratory testing process, from orders through analysis and reports.
  15. Accession number - Correct answer a number printed on all specimen labels and documents associated with a particular requisition.
  1. Electrolyte - Correct answer a substance that affects the f low of nutrients and the removal of waste products in the blood.
  2. Panel - Correct answer in phlebotomy, a group of tests either with related analyses or related to a unifying condition or organ.
  3. Hem concentration - Correct answer a buildup of blood cells (solid components) relative the liquid components of the blood.
  4. Hemolysis - Correct answer destruction of red blood cells.
  5. Antecubital fossa - Correct answer the area inside the elbow.
  6. Median cubical vein - Correct answer well-anchored vein in the middle of the antecubital fossa; first priority site for venipuncture.
  7. Cephalic vein - Correct answer one of the veins present in the antecubital fossa; may be used for venipuncture.
  8. Basilica vein - Correct answer one of the veins present in the antecubital area; may be used for venipuncture, but
  9. Considered to be the vein of last resort due to its proximity to nerves and an artery. - Correct answer
  10. Median cephalic vein - Correct answer one of the veins present in the antecubital area.
  11. Hematoma - Correct answer injury caused by leaked blood beneath the skin.
  12. Iatrogenic anemia - Correct answer a type of anemia caused by excessive removal of a patient's blood (e.g., by phlebotomy); especially common in infants and patients in intensive care wards.
  13. Phobia - Correct answer a strong fear, usually inexplicable or illogical.
  14. Lymphedema - Correct answer a condition caused by faulty lymphatic draining; a risk if phlebotomy is performed on an arm on the same side as a previous mastectomy.
  15. Arteriovenous (AV) fistula - Correct answer a connection between a vein and an artery.
  16. Graft - Correct answer a place where a person's vein has been redirected to a surgically implanted vein.
  17. Phlebitis - Correct answer inflammation of superficial veins.