Venipuncture Review Questions - Multiple Choice

1.The ideal anticoagulant because of its natural presence in the blood:

a. citrate c. oxalate

b. heparin d. fluoride

2. The anticoagulant of choice for glucose because it serves as preservative :

Select from the above choices

3.The most common site of venipuncture:

a. wrist veins c. ankle veins

b. antecubital fossa d. cubital veins

4.The following are methods of blood collection, except:

a. lumbar tap c. arterial tap

b. capillary puncture d. venipuncture

5.The following are sites of arterial puncture, except:

a. radial c. brachial

b. antecubital fossa d. femoral

6.The ideal gauge of needle for venipuncture is:

a. 22- 25 c. 21-23

b. 20-22 d. 18-20

7. When assembling the equipment for venipuncture, this must be the primary consideration:

a. sterilized and dry apparatuses

b. type of tourniquet

c. brand of syringe

d. completely labeled test tubes

8These are true in needle and syringe preparation, except:

a. they must be sterile and dry

b. they must not be clogged

c. the syringe must be disposable

d. the needle must be fixed firmly into the hub of the syringe

9.The tourniquet is applied in this manner:

a. too tight to make veins prominent

b. not too tight nor too loose

c. loose to avoid hematoma

d. it does not matter how you apply it

10.The following may be employed to make veins prominent, except:

a. opening and closing the fist

b. palpating the vein

c. raising the arm

d. immersing the arm in warm water

Review Questions on Electrolytes

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE( 1 pt. Each)

CHOICES FOR NOS. 1 TO 20

A. Chloride

B. Calcium

C. Inorganic phosphorus

D. All of the above

E. A & B

F. A & C

G. B & C

H. A & C

I. None of the above

1. Uses visible spectrum in the Electromagnetic Radiation

2.Uses ultraviolet spectrum in the Electromagnetic Radiation

3.Utilizes Beer-Lambert’s Law

4. Pumping of fist is not allowed during extraction

5.Reagent has sodium azide component.

6. Incubation at 37 degrees centigrade for 5 minutes is employed.

7. Expression of concentration is in mmol/L

8. Best specimen is serum.

9. Best specimen is plasma

1 10.Cannot use EDTA treated blood.

1 11. Cannot use oxalated blood

1 12. Incubation is at room temperature for 10 minutes.

1 13. Cation

1 14. Anion

1 15. Concentration is usually measured through precipitation

1 16. Concentration of standard is 5 mg/dL

1 17. Regulates volume and osmosis

1 18. Most abundant anion in the extracellular fluid

1 19. Lithium and heparin are suitable anticoagulants

20. Slight hemolysis is acceptable.

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V. TRANSCRIPTION: ( 1 PT. EACH)

1. TLA______________________________________________

2. NCCLS____________________________________________

3. NIST______________________________________________

4. POC_______________________________________________

5. ABG_______________________________________________

6. BGA_______________________________________________

7. UDPGT_____________________________________________

8. TLC________________________________________________

9. H-H Equation_________________________________________

10. PCO2________________________________________________

11. pH_________________________________________________

12. dCO2_________________________________________________

13. HCO3_________________________________________________

14. TC___________________________________________________

15. H2CO3__________________________________________________

Blood Gas Analysis Exam Review Questions

CHOICES

pH

a. acidic or decrease
b. alkaline or increase

Concentrations of HCO3 and PCO2:

a. HCO3 Normal
b. HCO3 Increased
c. HCO3 Decreased
d. PCO2 Normal
e. PCO2 Increased
f. PCO2 Decreased

Resulting Condition

a. Respiratory alkalosis
b. Respiratory acidosis
c. Metabolic alkalosis
d. Metabolic acidosis

Compensatory Mechanism

a. Increase retention and decrease excretion of HCO3 , H+ excretion by kidneys
b. Increase excretion and decrease retention of HCO3, H+ retention by kidneys
c. Increase retention and decrease excretion of CO2 by the lungs
d. Increase excretion and decrease retention of CO2 by the lungs


Tabulate the following conditions as to the following criteria:

1. Substance
2. Condition
3. pH
4. HCO3
5. PCO2
6. Resulting condition
7. Compensatory Mechanism

Conditions

1. Fever
2. Hysteria
3. Morphine
4. Alcohol
5. Hyperventilation
6. Bronchopneumonia

Blood Gas Analysis- Case Study

A 50 YR, OLD MALE PATIENT COMPLAINING OF HYPOXIA, FEVER AND COUGH WAS ADMITTED TO YOUR HOSPITAL. THE LABORATORY RESULTS WERE:

PCO2 = 60 mmHg

PO2 = 30 mmHg

SO % = 45 %

CBC:

HEMOGLOBIN = 11.5 mg/dL

HEMATOCRIT = .33 vol %

WBC = 12,500/cumm

DIFFERENTIAL COUNT:

NEUTROPHILS = 66 %

MONOCYTE = 8 %

EOSINOPHIL = 1 %

BASOPHIL = 0 %

LYMPHOCTES =25 %

FBS = 5.2 mmol/L

BUA = 10 mg/dL

BUN = 30 mg/dL

CREATININE = 5 mg/dL

TAG = 1 mg/dL

CHOLESTEROL = 140 mg/dL

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1. WHAT IS THE pH OF BLOOD?
2. WHAT COULD BE THE POSSIBLE DIAGNOSIS OF THE PATIENT? DEFEND YOUR ANSWER.
3. ARE THERE ANY ABNORMAL VALUES IN THE LABORATORY RESULTS.
4. WHAT FURTHER TESTS WOULD YOU RECOMMEND?

Answers to Transcription

1. TRANSCRIPTION: ( 1 PT. EACH)

1. FBS -
8. RBS
2. NPO
9. mmol/L
3. RBS
10. NADPH
4. stat
11. nm
5. cc 12. mg %
6. QCP 13. mEq/L
7. mL 14. mg/dL