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1. The lavender-topped tube contains:
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a. No additive
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b. SPS
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c. Na+ citrate
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d. EDTA - correct answer✔✔d. EDTA
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1. The additive in a gray-topped tube is:
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a. K+ oxalate
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b. Na+ citrate
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c. EDTA
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d. None of the above - correct answer✔✔a. K+ oxalate
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1. Which of the needle has the largest gauge?
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a. 16 g
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b. 20 g
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c. 21 g
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d. 25 g - correct answer✔✔a. 16 g
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1. Which of the following gauge needle is used for the typical adult venipuncture?
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a. 23 g
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b. 16 g
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c. 21 g
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d. 25 g - correct answer✔✔c. 21 g
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,1. The venipuncture equipment that consists of a needle attached to a plastic tubing is
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known as: ||\\//||
a. Syringe
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b. Evacuated tube
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c. Winged infusion set
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d. Micro-collection container - correct answer✔✔c. Winged infusion set
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1. All of the following are true about winged infusion sets EXCEPT:
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a. Commonly referred to as a butterfly
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b. Comes in needles sizes of 16g and 18g
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c. Used on fragile veins
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d. Preferred over a syringe - correct answer✔✔b. Comes in needles sizes of 16g and 18g
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1. You are about to draw a FBG on a patient and the patient states that he took his
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medications with some orange juice this morning. What would you do next? ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
a. Draw the patient's blood
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b. Explain to the patient that you cannot draw his blood without speaking to his physician
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first
c. Tell the patient to call his physician immediately
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Ask the patient to leave and come back tomorrow - correct answer✔✔b. Explain to the
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patient that you cannot draw his blood without speaking to his physician first
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1. Which of the following actions is incorrect when performing a dermal puncture?
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a. Using a 2.0 mm lancet on a child
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b. Puncturing the plantar surface of the heel
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c. Allowing the alcohol to dry onsite prior to puncture
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, d. Collecting the first drop of blood - correct answer✔✔d. Collecting the first drop of blood
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1. The function of veins is to:
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a. Carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart
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b. Facilitate the exchange of oxygen-rich blood and deoxygenated blood
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c. Carry deoxygenated blood away from the heart
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d. Carry deoxygenated blood to the heart - correct answer✔✔d. Carry deoxygenated blood
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to the heart
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1. The function of arteries is to:
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a. Facilitate the exchange of oxygen-rich blood and deoxygenated blood
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b. Carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart
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c. Carry deoxygenated blood to the heart
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d. Pump blood to all parts of the body - correct answer✔✔b. Carry oxygen-rich blood away
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from the heart ||\\//|| ||\\//||
1. The average heart rate is:
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a. 72 bpm
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b. 62 bpm
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c. 82 bpm
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d. 92 bpm - correct answer✔✔a. 72 bpm
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1. Which of the following actions should the PCT take if the baseline of the ECG is off
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center?
a. Adjust the standardization button
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b. Adjust the sensitivity
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c. Adjust the stylus (although ECG machines no longer have styluses)
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1. The lavender-topped tube contains:
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a. No additive
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b. SPS
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c. Na+ citrate
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d. EDTA - correct answer✔✔d. EDTA
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1. The additive in a gray-topped tube is:
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a. K+ oxalate
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b. Na+ citrate
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c. EDTA
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d. None of the above - correct answer✔✔a. K+ oxalate
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1. Which of the needle has the largest gauge?
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a. 16 g
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b. 20 g
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c. 21 g
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d. 25 g - correct answer✔✔a. 16 g
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1. Which of the following gauge needle is used for the typical adult venipuncture?
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a. 23 g
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b. 16 g
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c. 21 g
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d. 25 g - correct answer✔✔c. 21 g
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,1. The venipuncture equipment that consists of a needle attached to a plastic tubing is
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known as: ||\\//||
a. Syringe
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b. Evacuated tube
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c. Winged infusion set
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d. Micro-collection container - correct answer✔✔c. Winged infusion set
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1. All of the following are true about winged infusion sets EXCEPT:
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a. Commonly referred to as a butterfly
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b. Comes in needles sizes of 16g and 18g
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c. Used on fragile veins
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d. Preferred over a syringe - correct answer✔✔b. Comes in needles sizes of 16g and 18g
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1. You are about to draw a FBG on a patient and the patient states that he took his
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medications with some orange juice this morning. What would you do next? ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
a. Draw the patient's blood
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b. Explain to the patient that you cannot draw his blood without speaking to his physician
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first
c. Tell the patient to call his physician immediately
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Ask the patient to leave and come back tomorrow - correct answer✔✔b. Explain to the
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patient that you cannot draw his blood without speaking to his physician first
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1. Which of the following actions is incorrect when performing a dermal puncture?
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a. Using a 2.0 mm lancet on a child
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b. Puncturing the plantar surface of the heel
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c. Allowing the alcohol to dry onsite prior to puncture
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, d. Collecting the first drop of blood - correct answer✔✔d. Collecting the first drop of blood
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1. The function of veins is to:
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a. Carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart
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b. Facilitate the exchange of oxygen-rich blood and deoxygenated blood
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c. Carry deoxygenated blood away from the heart
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d. Carry deoxygenated blood to the heart - correct answer✔✔d. Carry deoxygenated blood
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to the heart
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1. The function of arteries is to:
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a. Facilitate the exchange of oxygen-rich blood and deoxygenated blood
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b. Carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart
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c. Carry deoxygenated blood to the heart
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d. Pump blood to all parts of the body - correct answer✔✔b. Carry oxygen-rich blood away
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from the heart ||\\//|| ||\\//||
1. The average heart rate is:
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a. 72 bpm
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b. 62 bpm
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c. 82 bpm
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d. 92 bpm - correct answer✔✔a. 72 bpm
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1. Which of the following actions should the PCT take if the baseline of the ECG is off
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center?
a. Adjust the standardization button
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b. Adjust the sensitivity
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c. Adjust the stylus (although ECG machines no longer have styluses)
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