Phlebotomy Practice Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers Verified | Updated 2024/2025
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Phlebotomy Practice Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers Verified | Updated 2024/2025
This complication results from repeated venipuncture of the same vein, what is it?
Phlebitis
The additive in the red/gray speckled collection tube also known as a Gold/SST is what?
Thixotropic gel and ...
Phlebotomy Practice Exam Questions with
100% Correct Answers Verified | Updated
2024/2025
This complication results from repeated venipuncture of the same vein, what is it?
Phlebitis
The additive in the red/gray speckled collection tube also known as a Gold/SST is what?
Thixotropic gel and silica
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What does CMP stand for?
Comprehensive metabolic panel
The phlebotomist was sent to the ward to draw blood for coagulation studies. What does the
phlebotomist need to do?
Fill a light blue tube to the top.
When you spin the blood in a gray top tube, which contains an anticoagulant, what is the resulting
fluid portion?
Plasma
The additive in a gray collection tube is what?
Potassium oxalate and sodium flouride
How much blood is found in the average adult body?
5-7 liters
What step should a phlebotomist take if blood was drawn from the wrong patient?
Immediately report the incident to the supervisor for corrective action.
When blood is found in the urine of a patient it is defined as what?
Hematuria
A patient was rushed to the emergency room because of dehydration due to severe vomiting of 3
days duration. The ER physician orders a test for STAT electrolytes and asks you to draw it. Which of
the following tubes would the phlebotomist use to to the collection?
Green-top tube
When the body has had adequate rest and no food for at least 12 hours, it is said to be in what?
basal state
Which of the following samples would be best for the determination of blood acidity and blood
gases?
arterial blood
, What is one of the most common complications from phlebotomy procedure?
Hematoma
Red-top tubes are also called "plain" tubes. Blood collected in these tubes will clot by normal
coagulation processes, how long will this process take?
30-60 minutes
The "butterfly" needle is another name for what?
Winged infusion set
What is the additive in a light blue top tube?
Sodium citrate.
What is the term for destruction of red blood cells?
Hemolysis
A patient came to the clinic for a low-grade fever of one-month duration. As part of the laboratory
work-up, the physician ordered and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). The phlebotomist on duty
would draw the specimen using which tube?
Lavender
When the tourniquet is tied too tight, capillaries rupture, what is the rupturing called?
Petechiae
The boundaries for the approved area in performing hell punctures are what?
The medial line extending from the great toe and lateral line extending from the fourth and fifth digit.
How far above the site of draw is the tourniquet placed?
4-6 inches.
Which of the following tubes is used for Prothrombin Time and Partial Thromboplastin Time?
Light blue top tube
The phenylketonuria (PKU) test is used to diagnose deficiency of phenylalanine hydroxylase; the most
common clinically encountered inborn error of metabolism. Where is it performed?
On a newborn's heel.
What is another name for red blood cells?
Erythrocytes
What is the proper way to dispose of a needle?
Put it into a sharps container, SAFETY CAPPED, after withdrawing it from the patient's arm.
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