What laboratory department would perform a Complete Metabolic Panel?

a. chemistry

b. cytology

c. immunology

d. hematology

Immediately after a needle stick injury has occurred, the employee should:

a. check the patient's HIV status

b. clean it with soap and water

c. report the incident to the nurse

d. make the site bleed, clean with antiseptic and report to supervisor

The largest organ in the body is:

a. heart

b. skin

c. liver

d. stomach

All of the following are reasons for specimen rejection EXCEPT:

a. lipemia

b. hemolysis

c. lavender tube without clot

d. light blue tube with a clot

Why should a multi-sample needle with a broken seal not be used to draw blood?

a. it will not pierce the stopper

b. it will not permit blood flow

c. it is not sterile

d. it will cause the tube to under fill

What effect will a 4 hour delay in testing have on a blood glucose level collected in a gray tube containing sodium fluoride?

a. none

b. increase the glucose valve

c. decrease the glucose valve

d. cause hemolysis

OSHA mandates that a 1:10 dilution of bleach used a disinfectant must be prepared fresh:

a. weekly

b. every 24 hours

c. monthly

d. bi-weekly

The primary function of white blood cells?

a. oxygen transportation

b. hemostatsis

c. coagulation

d. body defense

What agent is added to an evacuated tube to prevent the metabolism of glucose?

a. thrombin

b. anticoagulant

c. antiglcolytic

d. clot activator

Which of the following is NOT desirable characteristic of safety feature according to the FDA?

a. the safety feature device is an accessory and not attached

b. the safety feature allows the workers hands to remain behind the needle at all times

c. the

Which analyte collected in neonates should be protected from light prior to testing?

a. glucose

b. hemoglobin

c. newborn screening

d. bilirubin

Standard precautions:

a. are used regardless of a patient's diagnosis or presumed infection status

b. apply only to secretions and excretions that contain blood

c. never supersede other CDC isolation recommendations

d. should not be combined with othe

Which body system is responsible for the transportation of oxygen and nutrients to the tissues?

a. respiratory

b. integumentary

c. circulatory

d. lymphatic

Which of the following will occur if the alcohol has not dried on the skin prior to the puncture?

a. clotting of the specimen

b. bacterial static action

c. hemolysis of the specimen

d. hemoconcentration

The first step prior to administering CPR is to:

a. open the airway

b. check breathing

c. check responsiveness

d. check circulation

Evacuated tubes should be transported with stoppers in an upright position to:

a. prevent hemoconcentration

b. promote complete clot formation

c. promote homeostasis

d. prevent reflex of an anticoagulant

All of the following are components in the chain of infection EXCEPT:

a. host

b. mode of transmission

c. poor isolation technique

d.source

The liquid portion of the blood that has been mixed with an anticoagulant is called:

a. serum

b. fibrinogen

c. plasma

d. thrombin

Leaving the tourniquet on the arm for longer than one minute may result in which of the following:

a. hemolysis

b. fibrinolysis

c. hemoconcentration

d. hemostatis

Examples of quality control are all of the following EXCEPT?

a. check expiration dates on evacuated tubes

b. document maintenance done centrifuge

c. fill our daily time sheet

d. record refrigerator temperature daily

Which of the following additives is not an anticoagulant?

a. thrombin

b. sodium citrate

c. sodium heparin

d. potassium oxalate

The most common type of nosoccomial infection in the United States is:

a. hepatitis infection

b. urinary tract infection

c. respiratory infection

d. wound infection

The process by which the body slowly begins to dissolve the fibrin clot after teh injred vessel has been reparired is called:

a. homeostatis

b. metabolic

c. hemostasis

d. fibrinolysis

Which evacuated tube is suitable for blood culture collection?

a. blue- sodium citrate

b. yellow- sps

c. yellow- acd

d. red- nonaddictive

Which of the following is NOT a purpose of lab analysis on a blood specimen?

a. monitoring a patient's health status

b. diagnostic testing on a patient

c. developing a community needs assessment

d. therapeutic assessment to develop appropriate treatme