A transfusion of incompatible blood is often fatal because it causes
Lysis, or rupturing of RBC’s
Why type of additive is best for an ethanol specimen
Sodium fluoride
A site for blood culture collection can be cleaned with what
Chlorohexidine gluconate
A patient that vomits after the GTT drink, what should you do
Ask nurse or doctor for instruction
Under which area is paternity testing
Molecular genetics
ARD and FAN blood culture bottles
Remove antibiotics from the blood
Which test is collected from patients with FUO to rule out septicemia
Two blood cultures
A phlebotomist arrives to collect the two hour GTT and discovers two hours has not elapsed
Ask the nurse to verify times
Patient prep for GTT involves
Eating meals with measure carbs three days prior
Erythema means
Redness
Septicemia is
Micro organisms in the blood
When does blood glucose peak after ingestion
30 minutes to an hour
Toxicology is
Study of poisons
An Incorrected imbalance of this analyte in a patient can lead to death
Potassium
Chain of custody is
Special protocol for forensic specimens
The most critical part of a blood culture is
Skin antisepsis
Which may require a chain of custody when taken
Drug screening
Which test requires multiple specimens
GTT
Oral glucose challenge test
All choices are correct
Molecular tests can be used for
Disease screening
A phlebotomist must collect a TDM on two patients, one for phenobarbital and the other for gentamicin. Which first
Collect gentamicin first due to short half life
Blood gases can be measured by
Avoximeter
POC glucose analyzers approved for hospital use must
All of the above
Which tests need special skin decon
Blood cultures
Which specimens must have a 9 to 1 ratio to be accepted
Coagulation
Which coag tests can be monitored via POC
INR and PTT
Donor blood is collected with what size needle
16-18
Do not collect blood bank specimens in
Large gel barrier tubes
When do you start timing a GTT
After drink consumed
Ionized calcium plays no role in
Glycosylation
Which test requires strict labeling procedures
Cross match
You finish drawing an SST and an EDTA when they add an aluminum test
Redraw with a special needle and use a royal blue tube
Which of the following should be removed from a list of drug abuse
Phenobarbital
May you lay down during a GTT test
Yes
Which analyte is undetectable in urine
Thrombin
Collect order for blood culture collection
Select equipment
Friction scrub
Cleanse tops
Draw
Which test for glucose metabolism problems
2 hour PP
How much diluted antigen is injected for PPD
.1 ML
Which specimen may require a discard tube
Coagulation
Forensic toxicology is concerning
Legal consequences of toxin exposure
During a GTT test what must remain constant
Blood specimen source
This test can determine if an individual has developed antibodies
A skin test
Blood with low ph is
Blood acidosis
Purpose of TDM
Determine and maintain beneficial drug dosage
What additive is sometimes used for blood cultures
Sps
To prevent introducing a trace element
Draw it alone using syringe or vacuum tube
Potassium is least likely to play a role in
Transporting Hgb
In using a cell salavaging method blood must be examined for
Free hemoglobins
Packed cell volume is a what test
HCT
Condition in which blood is withdrawn as treatment
Hemochromatosis
Which test would not be subject to TDM
Phenylalanine
Some individuals lack the necessary enzyme to convert which of the following sugars
Lactose
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NIDA
B type natriuretic peptide is a cardiac
Hormone
The accumulation of this substance in the blood can cause metabolic acidosis
Lactate
Which blood collection container first when drawn by needle and syringe
Aerobic
To test for long term effectiveness of diabetes therapy
Hemoglobin A1C
Preferred sample for parentage testing
Blood sample