PHLEBOTOMY EXAM 2024 LATEST UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A++
where do you place yourself when drawing blood from a child?
at eye level
when performing a heel stick on an infant what do you give them 2 minutes
before? what does it help with? for how long?
you give them a sucrose nipple or pacifier for about 5 minutes. it helps to make them
less fussy
how long should an infant's heel be pre-warmed for?
3-5 minutes
the location for a heel puncture is...
most medial or most lateral section of the plantar surface
incision on health, full sized infant (heel)
1.0-2.0 mm
incision on preemie (heel)
0.65-0.85
neonatal screening is performed on infants when they are how old?
24-72 hours old
fingerstick length for toddlers
1.75 mm or less
fingerstick length for small children
2.0 mm or less
fingerstick incision length for geriatric patients
should not go beyond 2.4 mm
which finger do you use for fingersticks?
middle or ring (3 or 4)
in which way do you puncture on fingerstick?
perpendicular to or across grooves
, order of draw for capillar
blood gas, lavendar, lithium (green), NA2 EDTA (grey), gold, red
how many times do you invert a capillary container for?
8-10 times
which tests cannot be performed by capillary collection?
blood cultures or coagulation tests
for microscopic slides how far from the slide do you let the patient's blood fall?
0.5-1 inch from the end of the slide
what kind of edge do you want for a microscopic slide?
feathered edge
basal state
early morning about 12 hours after eating when body and metabolism in a resting phase
fasting
8-12 hours without eating or drinking except for water
sclerosed vein
hardened vein
occluded vein
Closed or constricted
edema
Abnormal accumulation of fluid in tissues.
hematoma
area around venipuncture site swells due to blood leaking into the tissues
petechiae
small red dots that occur due to minute amounts of blood escaping
hemoconcentration
increase in RBC
what can cause hemoconcentration?
Leaving a tourniquet on too long
hemolysis
destruction of red blood cells
what can cause hemolysis?
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A++
where do you place yourself when drawing blood from a child?
at eye level
when performing a heel stick on an infant what do you give them 2 minutes
before? what does it help with? for how long?
you give them a sucrose nipple or pacifier for about 5 minutes. it helps to make them
less fussy
how long should an infant's heel be pre-warmed for?
3-5 minutes
the location for a heel puncture is...
most medial or most lateral section of the plantar surface
incision on health, full sized infant (heel)
1.0-2.0 mm
incision on preemie (heel)
0.65-0.85
neonatal screening is performed on infants when they are how old?
24-72 hours old
fingerstick length for toddlers
1.75 mm or less
fingerstick length for small children
2.0 mm or less
fingerstick incision length for geriatric patients
should not go beyond 2.4 mm
which finger do you use for fingersticks?
middle or ring (3 or 4)
in which way do you puncture on fingerstick?
perpendicular to or across grooves
, order of draw for capillar
blood gas, lavendar, lithium (green), NA2 EDTA (grey), gold, red
how many times do you invert a capillary container for?
8-10 times
which tests cannot be performed by capillary collection?
blood cultures or coagulation tests
for microscopic slides how far from the slide do you let the patient's blood fall?
0.5-1 inch from the end of the slide
what kind of edge do you want for a microscopic slide?
feathered edge
basal state
early morning about 12 hours after eating when body and metabolism in a resting phase
fasting
8-12 hours without eating or drinking except for water
sclerosed vein
hardened vein
occluded vein
Closed or constricted
edema
Abnormal accumulation of fluid in tissues.
hematoma
area around venipuncture site swells due to blood leaking into the tissues
petechiae
small red dots that occur due to minute amounts of blood escaping
hemoconcentration
increase in RBC
what can cause hemoconcentration?
Leaving a tourniquet on too long
hemolysis
destruction of red blood cells
what can cause hemolysis?
