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CPCT/A Patient Care Exam Test Prep - Question List

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66. Phil is selecting a needle for a butterfly syringe, intended for drawing a blood specimen from a pediatric patient. His patient’s veins are small, so he wants a small sized needle. He chooses a 23-gauge needle. Has Phil made the correct selection?
  1. Yes
  2. No
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67. Phil has been notified that yet another of his finger sticks has been rejected by the lab. The lab tech tells him, “Dude, quit milking so much!” Phil is not sure what that means. Can you tell Phil what is causing rejection of his capillary collections from finger puncture?
  1. Phil, you are squeezing too hard and pulling the fingers toward the fingertip. It causes hemolysis and tissue fluid to be squeezed into the blood.
  2. Phil, you are scooping the blood with the capillary collection device, instead of letting it fill on its own. It’s causing hemolysis.
  3. Phil my man, don’t pester the lab techs so much; lay low and they will quit picking on your specimens.
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68. Which of the following POCT devices is the only test that requires NOT wiping the first drop of blood away, before collecting the capillary specimen?
  1. Blood glucose monitor.
  2. Blood gas analyzer.
  3. Blood coagulation monitor.
  4. Hemoglobin system.
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69. Which of the following is not a method of blood collection?
  1. Syringe draw.
  2. Intravenous infusion.
  3. Vacutainer draws.
  4. Butterfly syringe draw.
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70. A 22-gauge needle would be appropriately used for which group of the following patients?
  1. Infants.
  2. Children.
  3. Senior adults.
  4. A and C.
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