Deck 14: Special Collections and Procedures

Question 1

In an oral GTT, how much time may the patient take to drink the glucose solution?

A) 1 minute
B) 5 minutes
C) 10 minutes
D) 15 minutes

Answer 1

B

Question 2

What is the approximate volume of a unit of donor blood?

A) 250 mL
B) 450 mL
C) 750 mL
D) 1 L

Answer 2

B

Question 3

What does the term "hyperglycemia" mean?

A) Decreased blood glucose
B) Increased blood glucose
C) Decreased blood glucagon
D) Increased blood glucagon

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following is true about blood donor screening?

A) It must be performed every time a person donates blood.
B) It can be shortened if the donor has donated before.
C) It can be omitted if the donor has donated regularly.
D) It consists of just a medical history.

Question 5

What organizations set guidelines for blood donor collection procedures for blood banks?

A) AABB and FDA
B) ABA and OSHA
C) OSHA and FDA
D) AABB and AMA

Question 6

Which test is used to diagnose hypoglycemia?

A) 2 hour pp (postprandial) glucose
B) 1 hour oral GTT
C) 3 hour oral GTT
D) 5 hour oral GTT

Question 7

Timed specimens are most likely to be requested for which of the following?

A) Albumin
B) Bilirubin
C) Creatinine
D) Digoxin

Question 8

What does the abbreviation FUO mean?

A) Fever of unknown origin
B) Fibrin ulnar obstruction
C) Fluid of umbilical origin
D) Free unsaturated oxygen

Question 9

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

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

Question 10

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

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 11

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

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 12

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

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

Question 13

What does the term anaerobic mean?

A) Must have oxygen
B) A bacterial pathogen
C) Without bubbles
D) Without oxygen

Question 14

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

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

Question 15

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

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

Question 16

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

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

Question 17

What test is used to diagnose gestational diabetes?

A) 2 hour pp glucose
B) 1 hour oral GTT
C) 3 hour oral GTT
D) 5 hour oral GTT

Question 18

How is 2:30 PM expressed in military time?

A) 0230
B) 1230
C) 1430
D) 2300

Question 19

Which of the following shows significant diurnal variation?

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

Question 20

For some therapeutic drugs with short half-lives, one of the specimens is drawn just before the next dose of medication. What is this specimen called?

A) Basal
B) Normal
C) Peak
D) Trough

Question 21

What agency has established standard requirements for handling forensic samples?

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

Question 22

When preparing blood smears at what degree should the spreader slide be?

A) 10 to 15 degrees
B) 25 to 30 degrees
C) 40 to 45 degrees
D) 60 to 65 degrees

Question 23

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

A) Anemia
B) Bacteremia
C) Polycythemia
D) Thyrotoxicosis

Question 24

Which test requires the blood sample to be protected from light?

A) Ammonia
B) Arterial blood gases
C) Bilirubin
D) Lactic acid

Question 25

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

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

Question 26

Which of the following needle gauges would be appropriate for drawing a donor unit?

A) 16
B) 20
C) 22
D) 25

Question 27

For which test does a blood sample need to be collected in a pre-warmed tube and kept at body temperature until delivered to the lab?

A) Cold agglutinins
B) Cryofibrinogen
C) Cryoglobulin
D) Warm agglutinins

Question 28

What is the term for a blood donation that is intended to be used later on the donor?

A) Autologous donation
B) Directed donation
C) Preprocedure donation
D) Therapeutic donation

Question 29

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

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

Question 30

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

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

Question 31

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

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

Question 32

What is the common name for antibodies formed in response to an infection with Mycoplasma pneumoniae?

A) Autoantibody
B) Cold agglutinins
C) Cryoglobulin
D) Cryofibrinogen

Question 33

Malaria is diagnosed with regular smears and a thick smear. How is a thick smear prepared?

A) The same way as a thin smear but with a bigger drop of blood
B) Prepare a thin smear, allow it to dry, then prepare another smear directly on top the first one.
C) With a syringe and needle, completely cover half the slide with blood.
D) Use a larger drop of blood than a thin smear and spread the drop to the size of a dime.

Question 34

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

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