CPT (Certified Phlebotomy Tech) National Exam Practice Questions & Answers.
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A phlebotomist must choose the right tube color and additive for the corresponding _______? - Answer: Laboratory test
When a new lot # or kit is opened - Answer: When should a phlebotomist perform externa...
CPT (Certified Phlebotomy Tech) National
Exam Practice Questions & Answers.
A phlebotomist must choose the right tube color and additive for the corresponding _______? -
Answer: Laboratory test
When a new lot # or kit is opened - Answer: When should a phlebotomist perform external
liquid controls for quality control on a CLIA-waived point of care test?
1 to 2 minutes - Answer: A phlebotomist is drawing 5 blood collection tubes. When should the
tourniquet be released?
Providone Iodine" - Answer: What agent should a phlebotomist cleanse the skin with before
drawing blood cultures?
Blood cultures - Answer: According to the CLSI order of draw guidelines, which of the following
samples should the phlebotomist collect first?
SST (serum separator tube) - Answer: Which of the following is appropriate to use when
collecting for a chemistry test that requires serum?
SST
SPS
EDTA
PST
saturate each circle - Answer: After performing a heel puncture for neonatal screening, which of
the following is the correct procedure for collecting the blood?
Smear the blood on the circle
saturate each circle
touch the heel to the center of the circle
drop the blood on the circle
Release the tourniquet and stop the draw - Answer: A phlebotomist observes a hematoma
developing at the site of a venous blood draw. The phlebotomist should??
When a patient is tested - Answer: When should the code on glucose cuvettes or strips be
compared to the code on the glucose meter?
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, Ask the patient when she last ate or drank - Answer: The phlebotomist needs to draw a glucose
tolerance test (GTT) on a patient and notices an empty breakfast plate on the bedside table.
Which of the following actions should the phlebotomist take?
EDTA - Answer: Tubes with what additive should be used when collecting a sample for CBC
Arterial blood gases - Answer: When preparing for transport, what specimens must be placed
into an ice bath within 30 minutes after collection?
An incorrect needle gauge - Answer: Which of the following actions would result in a grossly
hemolyzed specimen?
An incorrect order of draw
applying the tourniquet too close to the draw site
failure to invert the tube
an incorrect needle gauge
Below the IV - Answer: The phlebotomist must perform a blood draw on a patient with an IV on
the right side, and there has been a mastectomy on the left side. Where should the
phlebotomist perform the venipuncture?
Don't draw until the nurse has attached a wristband to the patient - Answer: Before collecting
blood on an inpatient, the phlebotomist notices that the patient does not have a wristband on
his wrist, but there is one attached to the patient's IV stand. Which of the following is the
proper action?
O2 levels - Answer: A phlebotomist receives orders to draw an infant screening card, O2 levels,
bilirubin and DNA. Which of the following should be drawn first?
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