Phlebotomy Technician Program Chapters 7-12

An aneurysm is a condition which:

• anemia is due to excessive venipunctures

• WBC's are overproduced and do not function correctly

• clotting factors do not work properly

• there is a weakened area of the blood vessel wall

Leukemia is a condition in which:

• anemia is due to excessive venipunctures

• WBC's are overproduced and do not function correctly

• clotting factors do not work properly

• there is a weakened area of the blood vessel wall

Polycythemia is a condition in which there is a:

• high WBC count

• low platelet count

• high RBC count

• high BUN

Which of the following is an anticoagulant used in blood donations?

• sodium citrate

• citrate-phophate-dextrose

• ethylene-diamine tetra-acetic acid

• lithium iodoacetate

Which of the following tests usually requires blood collected in a tan-topped blood collection tube?

• cortisol

• CBC

• lead

• CK

When a patient is on IV therapy and the venipuncture must occur in the arm with the IV line, the:

• nurse should hold the arm up with the IV line as the phlebotomist performs the venipuncture

• nurse should shut off the IV for 2 minutes prior to the venipuncture

• the tourniquet should be placed above the IV site

• nurse should hold the arm completely down as the phlebotomist performs the venipuncture

Which of the following is another term for fainting?

• fomite

• lymphostasis

• thrombi

• syncope

When a patient has "difficult" veins, what strategies, if any, can be used to improve the likelihood of a successful puncture?

• slight rotation of the patient's arm to a different position

• palpating the entire antecubital area to trace vein path

• warming the site

• all of the above

During a typical venipuncture, the needle should be inserted at what angle to the skin?

• 30 degrees or less

• 45 degrees

• 60 degrees

• 90 degrees

Blood smears for evaluation of cells must be made carefully. Which of the following features should be present?

• one quarter of the slide being covered with blood

• a feathered edge

• ridges and holes in the smear

• streaks of blood running the length of the slide