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Study Guide for MedCA Exam

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When blood is removed from the body, the blood clots and the liquid portion is called

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Serum

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If veins in the arm cannot be used for venipuncture, the alternative veins lie

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In the dorsal side of hands and wrist

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The instrument used to spend the removal of sun by Spinning the blood is called

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Centrifuge

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Before performing a venipuncture, a pair of clean gloves should be put on in the presence of a patient because

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It is a reassuring safety- conscious gesture for both the patient and the worker

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The supine position refers to

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Lying face up on their back

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To avoid- clotting in the blood collection tube

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It is extremity important that the blood collected in a purple- topped tube be gently inverted a minimum of eight times

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The blood PH range of the normal body is

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7.35 to 7.45

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Serum should be transported to the laboratory for

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Testing and separated from blood cells within 2hrs

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Liquid makes up

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55% of the total volume of the blood

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A person who has to little hemoglobin or a decreased number of red blood cells is know to be

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Anemic

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The blood cells begin their formation in the

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Lymph nodes and bone marrow

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If the phlebotomist collects blood in the neonatology department, the practice is

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Hrs to a few days old

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The iron containing pigment of the blood cells is called

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Hemoglobin

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Once they enterthe bloodstream, mature red blood cells live approximately

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120 days

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The study of the nature and cause of disease is known as

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Pathology

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A special labeled puncture- resistant container for the disposal of needles, scalpels, and syringes is known as

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Sharps container

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When drawing bllod, the vein that is most preferred is

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The median cubital

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If blood pressure is read as 120/80, the 120 is the

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Systolic pressure

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The systolic pressure is the pressure when the heart is

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Contracted

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A chemical cryusdante substance that prevents the blood from clotting is called an

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Anticoagulant

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Homeostasis refers to

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The steady- state condition

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Handwritten information cannot be converted into

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Code symbols

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Interstitial fluid is

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Tissue fluid

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Fragile veins are most likely to be found in

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Geriatric patients

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After a finger stick is performed, the phlebotomist should

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Wipe away the first step of blood

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The best angle for spreading a blood smear is by

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Using two glass slides at 30 degrees

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Skin puncture samples are often used for

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White blood cell differentials

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During a skin puncture procedure, the cut should be

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Across the fingerprint lines

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In most cases, blood collected to determine medication levels should be collected

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Just prior to the next dose of medication

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In relation to veins, the term occluded means

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Obstructed

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The thumb has a

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Pulse

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The last step in any phlebotomy procedure, including skin puncture is checking that

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The bleeding has stopped and thanking the patient for cooperating

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Alcohol should be allowed to dry for

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30 to 60 seconds before the venipuncture

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During the venipuncture, the best angle for inserting the needle into to the skin is

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15 to 30 degrees

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During the venipuncture, the phlebotomist releases the tourniquet

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After the needle is inserted and the blood begins to flow

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The term "butterfly" refers to a

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Winged infusion set

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During the venipuncture procedure, the needle should always be inserted with the

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Bevel side up

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Blood and urine specimens for microbiological cultures should be transported to the lab quickly to improve

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The likelihood of defoliation pathogens

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Normal blood specimens take __________ to clot

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30 to 60 minutes

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Bar codes in phlebotomy applications are not used to

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Denote patient arm preference

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The preferred anticoagulant for the collection of whole blood foot STAT situations in clinical chemistry is

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Heparin

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A blood cell count requires

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whole blood collected in a purple topped tube

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The yellow topped vacuum collection tube has

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Sodium polyanetholesulfonate (SPS) as the additive

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Fire newborns, the penetration depth of Lancets for blood must be

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Less than 2.0mm

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If a blood specimen has a separation device, it should be

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Centrifuges once

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To chill a blood specimen as it is transported the care worker should

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Use icy water

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Grey/ red or clear

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No additive (discard tube)

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Yellow/ red

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Polymer Barrier

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Gold

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Clot activator and polymer barrier

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Red

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None or clot activator in plastic tube

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Orange

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Thrombin (rapid serum)

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Red/ black

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Clot activator and polymer barrier

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Green/ grey or light green

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Polymer barrier and lithium heparin

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Light blue

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Buffered sodium citrate

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Lavender

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K,EDTA, toxicology and nutritional studies

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Gray

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Sodium fluoride and potassium oxalate or sodium fluoride and Na2,EDTA

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Green

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Lithium heparin, sodium heparin, or ammonia heparin

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Royal blue

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K,EDTA

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Pink

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Blood bank k, EDTA

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Tan

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K,EDTA lead testing

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Black

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Sodium citrate hematology

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Yellow

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Sodium polyanethol sulfonate (SPS), acid citrate dextrose (ACD)

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– Blood Culture (yellow)
- Light Blue
– Red
– Gold
– Light Green
– Dark green
– Lavender
– Gray

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– Blood Culture (yellow)
- Light Blue
– Red
– Gold
– Light Green
– Dark green
– Lavender
– Gray