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Preexamination includes all of the following EXCEPT:

What laboratory department tests a type and cross-match?

Serum is described as icteric in the presence of increased:

An arterial puncture is more likely to result in a hematoma than a venipuncture is because of:

Which is generally the most common complication from phlebotomy?

Which organization inspects the laboratory and requires it to meet additional standards of performance by sending proficiency test samples to the laboratory throughout the year?

What is the substance in erythrocytes that releases oxygen to tissues and brings carbon dioxide back to the lungs?

Citrate tubes must be only plus or minus ____ percent from the stated volume to give accurate results.

A phlebotomist is requested to draw an unconscious patient. The patient’s name and identification number on the armband agree with the information on the request form and computer labels. What else should be done to ensure patient identification?

The phlebotomist is mainly involved in which phase of sample testing?