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Ccma review
National ccma cert test
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Medical
Post-Graduate
04/08/2011

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Feathered edge
Definition
The goal when making a blood smear
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Remove the tourniquet & needle immediately
Definition
The first thing you should do if a patient has a syncopal episode While drawing blood
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To check for microorganisms in the blood
Definition
Why are blood cultures done
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3 point I'd, ID number on bracelet, specimen number & transfusion number
Definition
How to identify an unconcious John doe
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Doctors or RNs
Definition
Who would draw a ABG
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Hemodolution
Definition
Why do you not want to excessively massage a finger stick
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Urine
Definition
What kind of specimen would you collect if the md suspects drug abuse
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Red tube & tiger top
Definition
Which tubes will give you serum
Term
Transmission
Definition
Standard precautions & transmission based precautions are aimed at preventing the spread of infection at which link in the chain of infection
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Hepatitis b
Definition
The most frequently occurring lab nosocomial infection
Term
You can tell a patient what you are drawing not why
Definition
If a patient asks you what lab tests you're drawing what would you tell them ?
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Clean the area immediately tell somebody & make an incident report
Definition
What to do if you get stuck with a used needle
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Up
Definition
What way should the bevel be facing
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Plasma has clotting factor serum does not
Definition
What's the difference between plasma
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Serum
Definition
Pasma with out the clotting factors
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Tiger tube
Definition
Another name for a serum separator tube
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After eating
Definition
Post prandial
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Cherry red
Definition
What does arterial blood look likE
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Vasoconstriction
Definition
Vascular phase of hemostasis
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To stop blood flow of the venules
Definition
The purpose of the tourniquet in a venipunture
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Cancer
Definition
Oncology
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The size & condition of the vein
Definition
How to decide which size needle to use for venipunture
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No properly identifying the patient
Definition
The most critical mistake a phlebotomist can make
Term
Micro collection tubes
Definition
Collection tubes used in capillary sticks
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A hardened vein
Definition
A sclerosed vein
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Six to eight
Definition
Hw many times would you invert a tube with an anticoagulant
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2 minutes
Definition
How long can you leave a tourniquet on
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ID the patient, palpate, tourniquet
Definition
The first thing you do when doing a venipuncture
Term
Vacutainer system
Definition
When you would use a multi sample needle
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Icrease blood flow
Definition
The purpose for warming a dermal puncture site
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To identify the patient & the specimen to the tube
Definition
The purpose of the accession number
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