Phlebotomy Quiz 3

The best location for performing venipuncture on a hospitalized 7 year old is:

• in a hospital playroom designed for children

• at the child's bedside or in a chair in the child's hospital room

• in a treatment room

• in his or her bed

Which of the following is true of congenital hypothyroidism?

• screened for through the neonatal screening blood collection procedure

• another term for Parkinson's disease

• screened for through the capillary blood gas test

• another term for HIV

Which of the following is needed for blood collection by skin puncture on an infant?

• Ecliplse safety needle

• red-toppped evacuated blood collection tube

• Seraket tourniquet

• puncture-resistant sharps container

Which of the following is an acceptable alternative to handwashing prior to phlebotomy procedure?

• wearing gloves

• using extremely diluted bleach

• foam or cream disinfectants

• none of the above

Which of the following measures a cardiac monitoring analyte?

• One Touch Ultra 2

• HemoSense INRatio Meter

• CoaguChek System

• ROCHE TROPT Sensive rapid assay

What is a troponin T?

• an instrument that is used to test T4

• a protein that is used to detect heart damage

• an electrolyte to detect kidney damage

• a coagulation facgtor to detect problems with bleeding

Na^+, Cl-, HCO3, and K+ are usually referred to as:

• electrolytes

• blood gases

• hormones

• coagulation factors

When blood is collected from the radial artery for an arterial blood gas collection, the needle should be inserted an angle of:

• 10-25 degrees

• 20-30 degrees

• 30-45 degrees

• 40-50 degrees

To obtain the blood trough level for a medication, the patient's blood should be collected:

• immediately after administration of the medication

• immedicately before administration of the medication

• 15 minutes after administration of the medication

• 30 minutes after administration of the medication

Presence of ketone bodies in the urine can indicate:

• infection of the kidney

• diabetes mellitus

• malaria

• infection of the urethra