PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 6TH EDITION EXAM 2025 UPDATE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW VISION)
Which of the following additives provides a physical barrier to prevent glycolysis?
A. EDTA
B. Silica
C. Sodium Flouride
D. Thixotropic gel - answersD. Thixotropic gel
Which of the following tubes contains an anticoagulant that works by binding calcium?
A. Green top
B. Light Blue top
C. PST
D. SST - answersB. Light Blue top
What is the purpose to a Royal Blue topped tube?
A. Minimize trace element contamination
B. Prevent the breakdown of glucose
C. Prevent the specimen from clotting
D. Protect the specimen from light - answersA. Minimize trace element contamination
Which type of test requisition has been shown to decrease lab errors?
,A. Bar coded
B. Computer
C. Manual
D. Verbal - answersA. Bar coded
A student asks the patient for permission to draw a blood specimen. Which of the following
answers implies that the student does NOT really have permission?
A. As long as you're good at it
B. Which arm do you want
C. Yes, but I would rather not
D. All of the above - answersD. All of the above
Interventions to ease pain in collecting blood specimens from infants include:
A. EMLA
B. Oral sucrose
C. Pacifiers
D. All of the above - answersD. All of the above
Skin changes in elderly patients can make it harder to:
A. Anchor veins
B. Injure veins
C. Palpate veins
D. See the veins - answersA. Anchor veins
Which type of disease is most likely to cause tremors?
A. Alzheimer's
, B. Arthritis
C. Diabetes
D. Parkinson's - answersD. Parkinson's
The medical term for fainting is:
A. Edematous
B. Exsaguination
C. Reflux
D. Syncope - answersD. Syncope
According to CAP guidelines, drugs that interfere with blood tests should be stopped:
A. 1-4 hours before the test
B. 4-24 hours prior to the test
C. 24-48 hours prior to the test
D. 48-72 hours prior to the test - answersC. 24-48 hours prior to the test
Which of the following test is affected the most if collected from a crying infant?
A. Bilirubin
B. Cholesterol
C. Lead Level
D. WBC count - answersD. WBC count
A hematoma may result from:
A. Inadequate site pressure after venipuncture
B. Needle penetration through the back wall of the vein
C. Using a needle that is too large for the size of the vein
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW VISION)
Which of the following additives provides a physical barrier to prevent glycolysis?
A. EDTA
B. Silica
C. Sodium Flouride
D. Thixotropic gel - answersD. Thixotropic gel
Which of the following tubes contains an anticoagulant that works by binding calcium?
A. Green top
B. Light Blue top
C. PST
D. SST - answersB. Light Blue top
What is the purpose to a Royal Blue topped tube?
A. Minimize trace element contamination
B. Prevent the breakdown of glucose
C. Prevent the specimen from clotting
D. Protect the specimen from light - answersA. Minimize trace element contamination
Which type of test requisition has been shown to decrease lab errors?
,A. Bar coded
B. Computer
C. Manual
D. Verbal - answersA. Bar coded
A student asks the patient for permission to draw a blood specimen. Which of the following
answers implies that the student does NOT really have permission?
A. As long as you're good at it
B. Which arm do you want
C. Yes, but I would rather not
D. All of the above - answersD. All of the above
Interventions to ease pain in collecting blood specimens from infants include:
A. EMLA
B. Oral sucrose
C. Pacifiers
D. All of the above - answersD. All of the above
Skin changes in elderly patients can make it harder to:
A. Anchor veins
B. Injure veins
C. Palpate veins
D. See the veins - answersA. Anchor veins
Which type of disease is most likely to cause tremors?
A. Alzheimer's
, B. Arthritis
C. Diabetes
D. Parkinson's - answersD. Parkinson's
The medical term for fainting is:
A. Edematous
B. Exsaguination
C. Reflux
D. Syncope - answersD. Syncope
According to CAP guidelines, drugs that interfere with blood tests should be stopped:
A. 1-4 hours before the test
B. 4-24 hours prior to the test
C. 24-48 hours prior to the test
D. 48-72 hours prior to the test - answersC. 24-48 hours prior to the test
Which of the following test is affected the most if collected from a crying infant?
A. Bilirubin
B. Cholesterol
C. Lead Level
D. WBC count - answersD. WBC count
A hematoma may result from:
A. Inadequate site pressure after venipuncture
B. Needle penetration through the back wall of the vein
C. Using a needle that is too large for the size of the vein
