Phlebotomy Practice Questions with Correct Answers
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Phlebotomy
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Phlebotomy
Phlebotomy Practice Questions with Correct Answers
What additive is needed to conduct the CBC? - Answer-EDTA
A stress response that can trigger the constriction of arteries, slowing blood flow through the body - Answer-Sympathetic Blood Flow Distress
What color tube is used for a Glucose T...
Phlebotomy Practice Questions
with Correct Answers
What additive is needed to conduct the CBC? - Answer-EDTA
A stress response that can trigger the constriction of arteries, slowing blood flow
through the body - Answer-Sympathetic Blood Flow Distress
What color tube is used for a Glucose Tolerance Test? - Answer-Gray
Right after introducing yourself to a patient, your first step should be: - Answer-Proper
patient identification
Because the lavender EDTA tube binds calcium, if it's drawn before an SST tube, the
calcium values could test lower than accurate. - Answer-TRUE
A hormone made in the pancreas that helps the body use sugar as a source of energy -
Answer-Insulin
If a patient contracts an infection because went from an infected patient directly to them
without following proper gloving and hand - Answer-Direct transmission
To prepare for a GTT, the patient should ____ for three days leading up to the test -
Answer-Eat 150 grams of carbohydrates per day
For platelet testing, you use what color topped tube - Answer-Lavender
The distal phalanx is - Answer-The bone at the tip of the finger
What color topped tubes in the lavender topped tube being replaced by - Answer-pink
When performing a dermal puncture on a newborn, the phlebotomists is correct in
choosing any of the locations except - Answer-Lateral arch of plantar surface
You are preparing to draw blood on a geriatric patient with small, fragile veins, the
proper gauge to use would be - Answer-23
If performing a procedure on a patient who has undergone a unilateral mastectomy,
where should you draw from? - Answer-The arm on the opposing side of the operation
A patient may bend their elbow after a venipuncture is performed. - Answer-FALSE
, Small veins become ______ when using a tourniquet - Answer-Pronounced
Your first step when performing an arterial blood gasses test is to: - Answer-conduct the
Allen Test
The ratio of red blood cells to total volume of blood is known as _________. - Answer-
Hematocrit
Using the cephalic vein in obese patients normally renders the best results. - Answer-
TRUE
EDTA is a strong _______ - Answer-Anti-coagulant
Immunosuppression is: - Answer-Where a patient's immune system is incredibly weak
and unable to fight off infection or disease.
Which of the following won't contribute to excessive bleeding? - Answer-Potassium
It is okay to wave your hand over the site to dry excess alcohol. - Answer-False
If a patient is mentally ill, the rules of consent do not apply. - Answer-True
Inverting plain glass tubes can lead to hemolysis. - Answer-TRUE
This lab department analyzes chemical elements like hormones and enzymes the
serum of the plasma and blood. - Answer-Chemistry
The decrease in plasma volume of the blood which increases red blood cells and other
constituents of the blood is known as - Answer-hemoconcentration
A phlebotomist is part of the____ laboratory department. - Answer-Clinical pathology
EDTA is an additive in what color topped tube? - Answer-Lavender
The way you remove your ppe is not important - Answer-FALSE
This is a pump that increases the amount of blood flow through the body - Answer-
Ventricular assist device (VAD)
When performing a blood culture test, the ___ system involves drawing directly into the
bottles - Answer-Vacutainer
A vector is - Answer-The methods by which a pathogen escapes the host and spreads
disease
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