Phlebotomy Chapter 13 Exam Questions

Which specimen is ideal for most urine tests?

8-hour

Which of the following is typically included in a routine UA?

Chemical analysis

The first tube of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) collected is typically used for:

Chemistry studies.

This microbe is often the causative agent of hospital-acquired diarrhea

Clostridium difficile.

A semen specimen is unlikely to be accepted for testing if it is:

Collected in a condom.

Midstream clean-catch urine specimens require:

Collection in a sterile container.

Which urine test requires a midstream clean-catch specimen?

Culture and sensitivity

An exocrine gland disorder that primarily affects the lungs, upper respiratory tract, liver, and pancreas is:

Cystic fibrosis.

A urine C&S is typically ordered to:

Diagnose urinary tract infection.

What is the recommended procedure for collecting a 24-hour urine specimen?

Discard the first morning specimen, start timing, collect all urine for 24 hours including the next morning specimen.

This type of specimen is sometimes used to compare urine concentrations of glucose and ketones to blood concentrations.

Double-voided

Which of the following types of ETS tubes are used for synovial fluid specimens?

EDTA, heparin, and nonadditive.

Semen analysis can be performed to:

Evaluate fertility status.

This fluid comes from the male reproductive system.

Seminal.

The guaiac test detects:

Occult blood

A term used to describe blood that cannot be seen with the naked eye is:

Occult.

Sputum specimens are collected in the diagnosis of:

Tuberculosis.

What special information in addition to routine identification information is required in labeling a nonblood specimen?

Type and source of specimen.

Peritoneal fluid comes from the:

Abdominal cavity.

Which of the following statements is true of a urine creatinine clearance test?

A 24-hour urine specimen is required.

Urine cytology studies look for the presence of:

Abnormal cells.

Clean-catch refers to the collection of urine:

After cleaning the genital area.

Which of the following can occur in urine specimens that are not processed in a timely fashion?

All of the above

Test commonly performed on CSF include:

All of the above.

Which of the following tests is sometimes performed on amniotic fluid?

Alpha-fetoprotein

An antibiotic susceptibility test determines which antibiotics:

Are effective against a particular microbe.

Synovial fluid can be used to identify:

Arthritis and gout.

Accumulation of excess fluid in the peritoneal cavity is called:

Ascites.

Which of the following types of infections would be classified as a UTI?

Bladder

Bone marrow is studied to identify:

Blood disorders.

A technician collects a specimen from a child's mouth by running a swab on the inside of the cheek. What type of specimen is most likely being collected?

Buccal

A minimally invasive way of obtaining cells for DNA analysis is to collect a:

Buccal swab.

A test that identifies bacteria and the antibiotics that can be used against them is the:

C&S test.

Which of the following tests may require a 72-hour stool specimen?

Fecal fat analysis.

Which urine specimen is normally the most concentrated?

First morning

Which type of urine specimen is best for pregnancy testing?

First voided.

A catheterized urine specimen is collected:

From a sterile tube passed through the urethra into the bladder.

A technician is aspirating specimen from flexible tube coming out of the patient's nose. What type of test was most likely ordered?

Gastric analysis

This test can be used to evaluate stomach acid production.

Gastric analysis.

This test requires intravenous administration of histamine or pentagastrin.

Gastric analysis.

This test may require serial urine specimens collected at specific times.

Glucose tolerance test

A breath specimen can be used to detect:

H. Pylori

Suspected pregnancy is typically confirmed by testing urine for the presence of:

HCG.

Which type of sample can be tested to detect chronic drug abuse?

Hair

This type of sample is sometimes collected for drug testing because it is not easily tampered with or altered.

Hair sample

A type of bacterium that can damage the stomach lining is:

Helicobacter pylori

Urine drug screening is unable to:

Identify a deliberate overdose.

Bone marrow is typically aspirated from the:

Iliac crest.

Hydrogen breath test detects:

Lactose intolerance.

Pleural fluid is aspirated from the:

Lungs.

CSF analysis is used in the diagnosis of:

Meningitis.

This type of specimen is obtained by inserting a flexible swab through the nose.

NP

This test detects parasites and their eggs in feces.

O&P

Which specimen should be transported at 37°C?

O&P

Fluid aspirated from the sac that surrounds the heart is called:

Pericardial fluid.

What is sputum?

Phlegm

Which of the following is a type of serous fluid?

Pleural

Which type of specimen is typically used for routine urinalysis?

Random

Saliva tests can identify:

Recent use of drugs.

Routine urinalysis specimens that cannot be analyzed within 2 hours require:

Refrigeration.

Amniotic fluid comes from the:

Sac containing a fetus in the womb.

Which of the following fluids is obtained through lumbar puncture?

Spinal

CSF is the abbreviation for fluid that comes from the:

Spinal cavity

Which type of specimen must be handled and analyzed STAT?

Spinal fluid

Which urine specimen is obtained by inserting a sterile needle directly into the urinary bladder and aspirating a sample of urine?

Suprapubic

This test is used to diagnose cystic fibrosis.

Sweat chloride

A process called iontophoresis is used to collect:

Sweat.

Fluid from the joint cavity is called:

Synovial fluid.

Which site is typically used when performing a sweat chloride test on a toddler?

Thigh

What type of specimen is required for a "rapid strep" test?

Throat swab

What type of specimen is collected during a biopsy?

Tissue

This test includes a physical, chemical, and microscopic analysis of the specimen.

UA

The most frequently analyzed nonblood specimen is:

Urine.

Which of the following midstream urine collection steps are in the proper order?

Void into toilet; void into container; void any remaining urine into toilet.

An NP culture swab is sometimes collected to detect the presence of organisms that cause:

Whooping cough.