PMLS 2 - Pre-Analytical Considerations in Phlebotomy

It starts when the test is ordered by the

physician and it ends when the testing begins

• Phelobotomy

• Post-Analytical

• Pre-Analytical

• Venipuncture

This is the normal value from healthy individuals

• is a range of low and high values for normal

healthy individuals

• Basal State

• Reference Table

• Reference Ranges/Intervals

• None of the choices

1. One way a physician evaluates a patient’s test

results is by comparing them to reference

ranges

2. and if applicable previous results on a different patient.

• Statement A is false; Statement B is true

• Statement A is true; Statement B is false

It refers to the resting metabolic state of the

body early in the morning after fasting for a

minimum of 12 hours.

• Basal State

• Reference Range

• Reference Intervals

• Diurnal/Circardian Variations

It is ideal for establishing reference ranges on

inpatients because the effects of diet, exercise,

and other controllable factors on test results

are minimized or eliminated.

• Basal State

• Reference Ranges

• Reference Intervals

• Hematocrit

Outpatients specimens are not basal-state

specimens and may have slightly different

reference ranges

• True

• False

These are normally higher in newborns than in adults

• Red Blood Cell and White Blood Cell Values

• Creatinine Clearance

• Measure of Kidney Function

• Platelet Count

Decreases with age: ____;

Directly related to the age of the patient:____

• RBC and WBC values; Kidney Function

• Kidney Function; Creatinine Clearance

• Creatinine Clearance; Creatine Kinase

• Creatinine Clearance; Kidney Function

This variable causes the body to produce more RBCs to meet the body's oxygen requirements.

• Higher Altitude/Altitude

• Age

• At Sea Level

• Excessive fluid intake

These related determinations have higher reference ranges at higher elevations. (Choose two answers)

• RBC counts

• C-reactive protein

• Hemoglobin

• Hematocrit