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NCCT Phlebotomy Certification Exam
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The .forearm .vein .most .commonly .used .for .venipuncture .is .the? .- .ANS✓✓-a. .median .cubital The .smallest .veins .in .the .human .body .are .known .as? .- .ANS✓✓-c. .venules The .aorta .branches .into .smaller .divisions .called .arteries, .which .in .turn .branch .into .even .smaller .divisions .called? .- .ANS✓✓-b. .arterioles Characteristics .of .capillaries .include? .- .ANS✓✓-d. .all .of .the .above (having .thin-walls, .forming .microscopic .pathways, .and .connecting .arterioles .with .venules) Within .the .capillaries, .blood .cell .functions .include? .- .ANS✓✓-d. .all .of .the .above (releasing .oxygen, .binding .carbon .dioxide, .and .eliminating .waste) The .heart, .lymphatic .organs, .and .blood .vessels .are .in .the .? .system. .- .ANS✓✓- b. .cardiovascular The .suffix .-URIA .at .the .end .of .a .medical .term .refers .what .body .location? .- .ANS ✓✓-b. .urine The .study .of .blood .is .known .as? .- .ANS✓✓-a. .hematology The .liver, .stomach, .mouth .and .pancreas .are .in .the .? .system. .- .ANS✓✓-c. .digestive The .most .important .step .to .ensure .accuracy .in .sample .collection .is? .- .ANS✓✓
- d. .identifying .the .patient .properly The .bladder, .urethra, .kidneys, .and .ureters .are .in .the .? .system. .- .ANS✓✓-a. .urinary The .trachea, .nose, .lungs .and .pharynx .are .in .the .? .system. .- .ANS✓✓-b. .respiratory
The .sebaceous .glands, .skin .hair .and .nails .are .in .the .? .system. .- .ANS✓✓-d. .integumentary The .body .system .that .is .a .primary .regulator .of .hormones .is .the .? .system. .- .ANS✓✓-b. .endocrine Neutrophils, .eosinophils, .basophils, .lymphocytes .and .monocytes .are .types .of? .- .ANS✓✓-d. .white .blood .cells The .common .name .for .the .thrombocyte .is .the? .- .ANS✓✓-d. .platelet The .liquid .portion .of .an .anticoagulated .blood .sample .is .known .as? .- .ANS✓✓- c. .plasma The .instrument .that .measures .blood .pressure .is .called .a? .- .ANS✓✓-a. .sphygmomanometer An .artery .can .be .distinguished .from .a .vein .because .an .artery .will .be? .- .ANS✓ ✓-b. .pulsating Lancets .are .used .to .collect .blood .samples .by? .- .ANS✓✓-d. .capillary .or .skin .puncture The .abbreviation .VAD .is .commonly .used .in .hospitals .to .refer .to? .- .ANS✓✓-b. .venous .access .devices To .determine .the .size .of .the .needle, .remember .that .the .higher .the .gauge, .the? .- .ANS✓✓-b. .smaller .the .needle .bore Adult .capillary .punctures .most .often .involve .use .of .the .? .finger(s). .- .ANS✓✓-c. .third .and .fourth .(middle .and .ring) A .centrifuge .is .used .n .a .clinical .laboratory .setting .to? .- .ANS✓✓-d. .seperate .liquid .from .cells .in .blood The .oral .glucose .tolerance .test .is .used .for .detection .of? .- .ANS✓✓-b. .diabetes Use .a .? .-topped .evacuated .tube .for .collectin .of .blood .for .a .CBC .test. .- .ANS✓✓
- b. .lavender Use .a .? .-topped .evacuated .tube .for .collection .of .blood .for .electrolyte .testing. .- .ANS✓✓-b. .red Use .a .? .-topped .evacuated .tube .for .collection .of .blood .for .cholesterol .testing. .- .ANS✓✓-a. .red
Platelets .help .the .circulation .by? .- .ANS✓✓-d. .participating .in .hemostasis When .blood .seeps .into .the .surrounding .tissue .during .a .venipuncture, .a .? .may .form. .- .ANS✓✓-c. .hematoma In .a .patient .with .a .clotting .disorder, .pressure .should .be .applied .to .the .puncture .site .for .at .least .? .after .venipuncture .to .insure .blood .stoppage. .- .ANS✓✓-b.. 5 .minutes Skin .punctures .may .be .indicated .for .use .when? .- .ANS✓✓-d. .all .of .the .above (the .patient .is .an .infant, .toddler, .or .preschooler, .only .a .small .amount .of .blood .is .needed, .and .patient .veins .need .to .be .preserved .for .IV .therapy) All .specimens .should .be .labeled .with? .- .ANS✓✓-d. .all .of .the .above (patient's .name, .(and .numeric .ID), .date .and .time .the .specimen .was .drawn, .and .collector's .initials) When .performing .a .skin .puncture, .squeezing .the .finger .too .tightly .may .dilute .the .blood .with .? .and .ruin .the .test. .- .ANS✓✓-d. .tissue .fluid One .test .often .used .to .assess .hemostasis .before .surgery .is? .- .ANS✓✓-d. .bleeding .time One .possible .cause .of .unexpected .clotting .in .an .anticoagulated .blood .tube .might .be? .- .ANS✓✓-a. .insuffiicient .mixing When .performing .a .venipuncture, .position .the .bevel .of .the .needle? .- .ANS✓✓-a. .facing .up If .blood .does .not .appear .in .an .evacuated .tube .upon .venipuncture, .a .phlebotomist's .first .course .of .action .should .be? .- .ANS✓✓-c. .slightly .reposition .the .needle Redirecting .a .needle .during .venipuncture .is .sometimes .necessary .when? .- .ANS ✓✓-d. .all .of .the .above (the .vein .was .not .properly .anchored, .the .patient .moves .unexpectedly, .and .blood .flow .starts, .and .then .stops) A .vein .might .prone .to .collapse .if .the .? .- .ANS✓✓-d. .1, .2, (vacuum .tube .is .too .large .for .the .vein, .syringe .plunger .was .pulled .back .too .quickly) Hemolysis .would .cause .rejection .of .a .sample .collected .for .? .testing. .- .ANS✓✓- a. .potassium If .a .patient .is .prone .to .syncope .during .a .venipuncture, .the .phlebotomist .should? .- .ANS✓✓-c. .watch .in .case .of .fainting
A .tube .of .blood .that .arrives .in .the .laboratory .without .a .label .must .be? .- .ANS✓ ✓-d. .rejected .automatically If .a .blood .sample .should .be .collected. 2 .hours .post-prandial, .the .phlebotomist .should .collect .the .sample? .- .ANS✓✓-a.. 2 .hours .AFTER .a .meal Knowing .when .to .collect .peak .and .trough .levels .is .important .when .drawing? .- .ANS✓✓-b. .therapeutic .drugs A .pre-warming .technique .may .be .used .to? .- .ANS✓✓-c. .increase .patient's .tendency .to .bleed The .role .of .all .anticoagulants .is .ultimately .to .prevent .formation .of? .- .ANS✓✓- a. .Fibrin The .anticoagulat .EDTA .works .by? .- .ANS✓✓-c. .binding .calcium If .the .tourniquet .is .not .released .before .the .needle .is .withdrawn .from .the .arm .during .venipuncture, .this .will .most .likely .result .in? .- .ANS✓✓-a. .bleeding .from .the .site Which .of .these .test .samples .are .light .sensitive? .- .ANS✓✓-c. .Bilrubin The .? .must .be .followed .exactly .whenever .drawing .patient .test .samples .that .may .be .used .in .a .legal .proceeding. .- .ANS✓✓-b. .Chain .of .custody The .anticoagulat .SPS .(sodium .polyanetholesulfonate) .is .recommended .for .use .in .blood .cultures .because .it? .- .ANS✓✓-c. .does .not .inhibit .bacterial .growth Bfore .entering .an .inpatient .room .if .the .door .is .closed, .the .phlebotomist .should .always? .- .ANS✓✓-d. .all .of .the .above (knock, .ask .for .permssion .to .enter, .check .for .isolation .signage) Before .entering .designated .isolation .rooms, .phlebotomists .should .always? .- .ANS✓✓-c. .check .requirements .on .signs The .single .most .important .means .of .preventing .the .spread .of .infection .in .a .hospital .is .by? .- .ANS✓✓-b. .hand .washing The .most .prevalent .type .of .nosocomial .infections .are .those .of .the? .- .ANS✓✓- d. .urinary .tract Phlebotomists .have .a .statistically .greater .chance .of .contracting .? .in .a .work- related .incident .than .they .do .of .contracting .AIDS. .- .ANS✓✓-b. .hepatitis AIDS .is .caused .by? .- .ANS✓✓-b. .HIV .virus
Information .given .by .a .patient .to .medical .personnel .that .cannot .be .disclosed .without .consent .constitutes? .- .ANS✓✓-d. .privilaged .communication Failure .to .do .something .a .reasonable .person .would .do .under .ordinary .circumstances, .or .doing .something .a .reasonable .person .would .not .do .under .ordinary .cicumstances .thereby .causing .harm .to .another .person .is .called? .- .ANS✓✓-b. .negligence Permission .granted .by .a .person .voluntarily .(and .in .his .right .mind) .is? .- .ANS✓ ✓-a. .consent A .phlebotomist .who .attempts .to .draw .blood .without .sufficient .training .could .be .accused .of .? .if .the .procedure .is .performed .incorrectly, .causing .harm .to .the .patient. .- .ANS✓✓-d. .incompetence Forcing .venipuncture .on .a .patient .who .has .refused .it .would .be .considered? .- .ANS✓✓-b. .battery The .branch .of .study .of .moral .issues, .questions, .and .problems .arising .in .the .practice .of .medicine .and .biomedical .research .is .called? .- .ANS✓✓-a. .bioethics Conduct, .courtesy, .and .manners, .customary .in .the .medical .profession, .is .called? .- .ANS✓✓-d. .medical .etiquette Each .and .every .patient .is .entitled .to .? .as .a .part .of .his/her .patient .rights. .- .ANS ✓✓-a. .respect .and .complete .care Some .suggested .methods .for .controlling .on .the .job .stress .during .phlebotomy .might .include? .- .ANS✓✓-c. .taking .deep .breaths .if .anxious An .appropriate .means .of .communicating .with .a .patient .who .is .profoundly .hearing .mpaired .might .include? .- .ANS✓✓-c. .using .written .communication In .performing .phlebotomy .on .children, .it .is .best .to? .- .ANS✓✓-d. .all .of .the .above (talk .softly .and .gently, .enlist .the .help .of .parents, .tell .the .truth .if .asked) In .approaching .an .elderly .patient, .it .is .appropriate .to .call .the .patient .by .name .using? .- .ANS✓✓-a. .Miss, .Mrs., .or .Mr. A .patient .who .is .making .a .fist .and .frowning .is .exhibiting .? .body .language. .- .ANS✓✓-d. .uncooperative A .rubber .or .plastic .tube .used .to .drain .or .inject .fluid .through .a .body .opening .is .called? .- .ANS✓✓-c. .catheter A. 24 - hour .urine .specimen .must .be .kept? .- .ANS✓✓-c. .refrigerated
A .chronic .disease .in .which .the .pancreas .fails .to .serete .enough .insulin .is .called? .- .ANS✓✓-b. .diabetes .mellitus The .purpose .of .the .bleeding .time .test .is .to .assess? .- .ANS✓✓-a. .platelet .plug .formation .in .the .capillaries Diurnal .rhythms .refer .to .variations .in .the .body's .functions .or .fluids .that .occur .during? .- .ANS✓✓-b. .every. 24 .hours EMLA .is .am .emulsion .of .lidocaine .and .prilocaine .that .can .be .used .to? .- .ANS✓ ✓-c. .topically .anesthetize .a .draw .site Another .name .for .red .blood .cells .is? .- .ANS✓✓-d. .erythrocytes The .artery .located .in .the .groin, .lateral .to .the .femur .bone, .which .is .used .as .an .alternative .site .for .arterial .blood .gas .collections .is .the? .- .ANS✓✓-d. .femoral The .federal .law .that .was .expanded .in. 2000 .to .protect .the .confidentiality .of .electronically .stored .health .information .is .abbreviated .as? .- .ANS✓✓-b. .HIPPA The .study .of .all .aspects .of .disease .in .the .body .is .known .as? .- .ANS✓✓-d. .pathology The .phase .of .laboratory .testing .that .refer .to .test .orders, .test .collection .and .test .sample .preparation .are .all .part .of .the .? .phase. .- .ANS✓✓-b. .pre-analytical A .patient .in .reverse .isolation .has .been .so .placed .because .s/he .? .- .ANS✓✓-a. .needs .protection .from .others .carrying .infection Match .these .common .laboratory .abbreviations .or .terms .as .appropriate. EDTA .- .ANS✓✓-p. .anticoagulant .in .lavender .top .tubes NaCitrate .- .ANS✓✓-f. .anticoagulant .in .blue .top .tubes ABG .- .ANS✓✓-b. .arterial .blood .gasses FUO .- .ANS✓✓-m. .fever .of .unkown .origin STD .- .ANS✓✓-q. .sexually .transmitted .diseases H&H .- .ANS✓✓-d. .hemoglobin .and .hematocrit CBC .- .ANS✓✓-c. .complete .blood .count Electrolytes .- .ANS✓✓-j. .red .top .or .speckled .tube
The .federal .government .requires .that .specimens .are .transported .or .shipped .in? .- .ANS✓✓-b. .watertight .containers The .classification .the .physician's .office .laboratory .(POL) .falls .into .will .be .determined .by? .- .ANS✓✓-a. .complexity .of .laboratory .tests .performed Tests .that .basically .pose .insignificant .risks .to .patients .if .errors .occur .in .the .test .performance .are .called? .- .ANS✓✓-b. .waived .tests When .you .send .blood .tubes .by .mail .for .analysis .in .a .watertight .container, .they .should .be .enclosed .in? .- .ANS✓✓-b. .second .durable .watertight .container When .you .send .specimens .in .the .mail, .the .label .should .state? .- .ANS✓✓-d. .all .of .the .above (biohazard .materials, .in .case .of .breakage, .send .to .CDC, .address .of .lab)
