A medical laboratory assistant is preparing to draw blood from an outpatient. According to standard patient identification policy, what are the two minimum identifiers that must be confirmed before specimen collection?
Patient Registration Specimen Collection
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Which evacuated tube additive is the anticoagulant of choice for most hematology testing, including CBC and ESR?
Question · Medium
Lavender-top additive that is a chelating agent and is drawn after serum and heparin tubes.
Specimen collection
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Introduction & Exam Overview
1.1 About the ASCP MLA Exam
Study guide
Per CLSI guidelines, what is the correct CLSI-recommended order of draw for a multi-tube venipuncture?
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What is the required blood-to-anticoagulant ratio for a sodium citrate (light blue top) tube used for coagulation testing?
Collection device with a gel barrier and clot activator that requires at least 30 minutes of clotting before centrifugation.
A phlebotomist is preparing the venipuncture site with 70% isopropyl alcohol. After cleansing, what is the next step before inserting the needle?
Order of draw
Which vein is the first choice for routine venipuncture in the antecubital fossa?
Needle diameter measure in which a higher number means a smaller diameter.
1.2 Eligibility Routes and Study Plan
A tourniquet is applied to a patient's arm. What is the maximum length of time the tourniquet should remain in place before it must be released to avoid hemoconcentration?
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Which finger is the preferred site for a capillary fingerstick in an adult?
___ of draw: the standardized tube-filling sequence that limits additive carryover.
When performing a heelstick on a newborn, which area of the heel must be avoided to prevent striking the calcaneus bone?
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After a successful venipuncture, the patient reports tingling and numbness shooting down the forearm. What should the laboratory assistant do first?
Abbreviation for a blood specimen whose volume is too small to run the ordered coagulation test.
Specimen processing
Chapter 2: Orders, Identification & Communication
2.1 Review, Clarification, and Verification of Test Orders
Which of the following is NOT acceptable as a patient-specific identifier on a specimen label?
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Term Pairs
A specimen label must be applied to the tube at what point in the collection process?
Latin-derived priority label that moves a specimen ahead of routine work.
A patient is scheduled for a fasting glucose test. What is the standard fasting time required?
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Which container is required for a 24-hour urine collection that will be tested for vanillylmandelic acid (VMA) or catecholamines?
Question · Hard
Spread of cells on a glass slide for staining and microscopic examination.
2.2 Patient Identification
Which color tube top contains sodium fluoride and potassium oxalate and is used for glucose and lactate testing when prompt processing is not possible?
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Which color tube is the correct choice for collecting a peripheral blood smear and a complete blood count?
Staining method that divides bacteria into purple and pink-red groups by how they react to the stain.
Which patient population requires special handling for blood culture collection to minimize false-positive contamination?
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An outpatient registration record requires which key piece of insurance information to ensure the laboratory is paid for testing?
Liquid left after whole blood coagulates.
2.3 Patient Communication
A patient is unconscious and unable to provide identification. The phlebotomist is in the emergency department. What identification approach is appropriate?
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After a venipuncture, the patient develops a rapidly forming bruise at the site. What is this complication called?
Liquid portion of anticoagulated whole blood, which does not contain cells.
A medical laboratory assistant is collecting a specimen from a patient who has had a mastectomy on the left side. From which arm should blood be drawn?
Which test specifically requires that the specimen be protected from light during transport?
___ coat: the thin layer of white cells and platelets between plasma and red cells after centrifugation.
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