Question 1

What is the most important concept in handling forensic blood specimens?

Accepted Answer

A)  Having someone witness the blood collection 
B)  Collecting urine to compare to the blood 
C)  Chain of custody 
D)  Patient consent 
A)  Having someone witness the blood collection 
B)  Collecting urine to compare to the blood 
C)  Chain of custody 
D)  Patient consent

Question 2

Which test requires the blood sample to be chilled immediately after collection and delivered to the lab on ice?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ammonia 
B)  Bilirubin 
C)  Cold agglutinins 
D)  Vitamin A 
A)  Ammonia 
B)  Bilirubin 
C)  Cold agglutinins 
D)  Vitamin A

Question 3

A test requisition lists the glucose specimen to be collected as a 2-hour postprandial. When should it be collected?

Accepted Answer

A)  After the patient has fasted for 2 hours 
B)  Two hours after the patient takes diabetes medication 
C)  Two hours after the patient exercises vigorously 
D)  Two hours after the patient eats 
A)  After the patient has fasted for 2 hours 
B)  Two hours after the patient takes diabetes medication 
C)  Two hours after the patient exercises vigorously 
D)  Two hours after the patient eats

Question 4

Which of the following is a therapeutic drug that might be measured?

Accepted Answer

A)  Albumin 
B)  Dilantin 
C)  Hemoglobin 
D)  Sodium 
A)  Albumin 
B)  Dilantin 
C)  Hemoglobin 
D)  Sodium

Question 5

What is the most important factor in preventing contamination of a blood culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aseptic collection technique 
B)  Collection from multiple sites 
C)  Size of the needle 
D)  Timing of the collection 
A)  Aseptic collection technique 
B)  Collection from multiple sites 
C)  Size of the needle 
D)  Timing of the collection

Question 6

Which of the following shows significant diurnal variation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cortisol 
B)  Hemoglobin 
C)  Potassium 
D)  Uric acid 
A)  Cortisol 
B)  Hemoglobin 
C)  Potassium 
D)  Uric acid

Question 7

Which of the following conditions might be treated with a therapeutic phlebotomy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hemophilia 
B)  Hemochromatosis 
C)  Thalassemia 
D)  Toxoplasmosis 
A)  Hemophilia 
B)  Hemochromatosis 
C)  Thalassemia 
D)  Toxoplasmosis

Question 8

When does the timing of an oral glucose tolerance test begin?

Accepted Answer

A)  When the fasting blood is collected 
B)  When the fasting urine is collected 
C)  When the patient is given the glucose solution 
D)  After the patient has finished drinking the glucose solution 
A)  When the fasting blood is collected 
B)  When the fasting urine is collected 
C)  When the patient is given the glucose solution 
D)  After the patient has finished drinking the glucose solution

Question 9

What agency has established standard requirements for handling forensic samples?

Accepted Answer

A)  American Bar Association 
B)  American Medical Association 
C)  National Institute on Drug Abuse 
D)  FDA 
A)  American Bar Association 
B)  American Medical Association 
C)  National Institute on Drug Abuse 
D)  FDA

Question 10

After 12 hours of fasting and abstention from strenuous exercise, the body is said to be in what state?

Accepted Answer

A)  Basal 
B)  Diurnal 
C)  Peak 
D)  Resting 
A)  Basal 
B)  Diurnal 
C)  Peak 
D)  Resting

Question 11

Which of the following therapeutic drugs is typically drawn in timed pairs known as peaks and troughs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Digoxin 
B)  Heparin 
C)  Theophylline 
D)  Vancomycin 
A)  Digoxin 
B)  Heparin 
C)  Theophylline 
D)  Vancomycin

Question 12

Upon making a regular blood smear, there are many little holes on the smear. What is the most likely cause?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dirty slide 
B)  Drop of blood too large 
C)  Drop of blood too small 
D)  Wrong angle of spreader smear 
A)  Dirty slide 
B)  Drop of blood too large 
C)  Drop of blood too small 
D)  Wrong angle of spreader smear

Question 13

For blood donor collection, the venipuncture site is first cleaned with soap and water. What is the second cleaning agent used on the site?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alcohol 
B)  Hibiclens 
C)  Iodine 
D)  Zephiran chloride 
A)  Alcohol 
B)  Hibiclens 
C)  Iodine 
D)  Zephiran chloride

Question 14

During an oral GTT, what is the patient allowed to consume?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nothing 
B)  Water only 
C)  Water, black coffee, or diet cola 
D)  Anything sugar-free 
A)  Nothing 
B)  Water only 
C)  Water, black coffee, or diet cola 
D)  Anything sugar-free

What is the most important concept in handling forensic blood specimens?

Which test requires the blood sample to be chilled immediately after collection and delivered to the lab on ice?

A test requisition lists the glucose specimen to be collected as a 2-hour postprandial. When should it be collected?

Which of the following is a therapeutic drug that might be measured?

What is the most important factor in preventing contamination of a blood culture?

Which of the following shows significant diurnal variation?

Which of the following conditions might be treated with a therapeutic phlebotomy?

When does the timing of an oral glucose tolerance test begin?

What agency has established standard requirements for handling forensic samples?

After 12 hours of fasting and abstention from strenuous exercise, the body is said to be in what state?

Which of the following therapeutic drugs is typically drawn in timed pairs known as peaks and troughs?

Upon making a regular blood smear, there are many little holes on the smear. What is the most likely cause?

For blood donor collection, the venipuncture site is first cleaned with soap and water. What is the second cleaning agent used on the site?

During an oral GTT, what is the patient allowed to consume?

Introduction to Phlebotomy

Health Care Structure

Safety

Infection Control

Medical Terminology

Human Anatomy and Physiology

Circulatory, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems

Venipuncture Equipment

Routine Venipuncture

Dermal Puncture

Venipuncture Complications

Blood Collection in Special Populations

Arterial Blood Collection

Special Nonblood Collection Procedures

Specimen Transport, Handling, and Processing

Point-Of-Care Testing

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Exam 14: Special Collections and Procedures

What is the most important concept in handling forensic blood specimens?

Which test requires the blood sample to be chilled immediately after collection and delivered to the lab on ice?

A test requisition lists the glucose specimen to be collected as a 2-hour postprandial. When should it be collected?

Which of the following is a therapeutic drug that might be measured?

What is the most important factor in preventing contamination of a blood culture?

Which of the following shows significant diurnal variation?

Which of the following conditions might be treated with a therapeutic phlebotomy?

When does the timing of an oral glucose tolerance test begin?

What agency has established standard requirements for handling forensic samples?

After 12 hours of fasting and abstention from strenuous exercise, the body is said to be in what state?

Which of the following therapeutic drugs is typically drawn in timed pairs known as peaks and troughs?

Upon making a regular blood smear, there are many little holes on the smear. What is the most likely cause?

For blood donor collection, the venipuncture site is first cleaned with soap and water. What is the second cleaning agent used on the site?

During an oral GTT, what is the patient allowed to consume?

Introduction to Phlebotomy

Health Care Structure

Safety

Infection Control

Medical Terminology

Human Anatomy and Physiology

Circulatory, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems

Venipuncture Equipment

Routine Venipuncture

Dermal Puncture

Venipuncture Complications

Blood Collection in Special Populations

Arterial Blood Collection

Special Nonblood Collection Procedures

Specimen Transport, Handling, and Processing

Point-Of-Care Testing

Quality Phlebotomy

Legal Issues in Phlebotomy

Filters