AMCA phlebotomy Exam Review
PPE stands for?(Ans- Personal Protective Equipment
How do you remove PPE equipment?(Ans- 1st - Gloves 2nd - Gown 3rd - Shield
Most common complication in Phlebotomy (Ans- Hematoma
What is the normal life span of RBC's (Ans- is 120 days
Three major veins are located (Ans- in the antecubital fossa
The three major veins are?(Ans- Median cubital vein Cephalic vein Basilic vein
Basal state is (Ans- When the patient has fasted and not exercised in 12 hours
What is the order of Draw?(Ans-
- Yellow, sterile
- Light Blue 1 / 2
- Red
- Gold BD hemogard closure or red-gray
- Green
- Lavender
- Gray
What are the three blood specimens?(Ans- Whole Blood, Serum, and Plasma
What is Whole blood used for?(Ans- most hematology tests, including blood type and cell counts, and to determine certain hormones and metals.It is collected and mixed with anticoagulant so that it will not clot.
What is Serum?(Ans- the fluid portion that remains after clotting. The serum is separated from coagulated blood that is centrifuged.
What is Serum used for?(Ans- many lab tests, including most chemistry and immunology tests.Unlike plasma, serum does not contain fibrinogen or some other clotting factors and cannot be used for coagulation studies.
What is plasma?(Ans- Plasma is the fluid portion of blood, including fibrinogen and other clotting factors.
How is Plasma collected?(Ans- By collecting whole blood in a tube containing an anticoagulant and then centrifuging.
What is plasma used for?(Ans- Used for coagulation studies. Used also for STAT chem tests when there is no time to wait for clotting to occur before centrifuging.
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