MEDCA PHLEBOTOMY EXAM 2025 WITH 300
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS/ MEDCA
PHLEBOTOMY CERTIFICATION TEST 2025
PRACTICE QS AND AS (BRAND NEW!)
True or False. The phlebotomist should tell the patient to raise his/her arm after
blood draw, if the patient has a known history of prolonged bleeding.
false
True or False. Phlebotomists should release the tourniquet as soon as blood starts
to flow in the collecting tube
true
What is the last step in any phlebotomy procedure, including skin puncture?
Checking that the bleeding has stopped and thanking the patient for cooperating.
What is the best way to decontaminate a phlebotomists hands if they are visibly
dirty with dust and dirt?
Wash them with soap and water.
Why should blood and urine specimens for microbiological culture be transported
to the lab quickly?
To improve the likelihood of detecting pathogens.
How long do normal blood specimens take to clot?
30 to 60 minutes
Bar codes in phlebotomy applications are not used to denote.....
Patient arm preference
The preferred anticoagulant for the collection of whole blood in STAT situations in
clinical chemistry is...
Heparin
A 16 gauge needle is larger than a 24 gauge needle because..
pg. 1
,The smallest number denotes the largest gauge needle.
A blood cell counts requires whole blood collected in a...
Purple-topped tube.
Color coding of needles indicates..
Gauge
Phlebotomy Technicians are primarily responsible for which phase of laboratory
testing?
Pre-analytical
True or False. Blood culture does not require specimen to be chilled.
true
if your patient does not stop bleeding after ----- you should contact your
supervisor.
10 minute
if a patient faints,
the procedure should be stopped immediately
when drawing blood from a patient with an indwelling catheter, the sample should
be discarded ---- the amount of line
3 times
a tourniquet should not remain on a phlebotomy patient for more than
2 minutes
prolonged tourniquet application can lead to
tissue or nerve damage
which of the following can be caused by an abnormally high number of platelets ?
blood clots
causes for prolonged bleeding time include all of the following except
prolonged tourniquet application
pg. 2
,when performing the bleeding time procedure, you should inflate the
sphygmomanometer to
40 mmHg
Alcohol is excreted from the body through all of the following EXCEPT
within the stomach
you should use alcohol to sterilize the puncture site when performing a blood test
False
a blood donor canidate must weigh at least
110 pounds
The term occluded means?
Obstructed
Thrombocytes are
platelets
Which of the following test can be used to prevent blood transfusion reaction?
Type and cross match
After centrifuging the blood collected in tube with anticoagulant, the clear liquid
on top is called.
plasma
The study of the disease and disorders?
pathology
Serum should be transported to lab within
2 hours
Machine which is used to separate blood components
centrifuge
Erythrocytes are?
RBCs
pg. 3
, Leukocytes are?
WBCs
The average adult weighing 70 kg will have a blood volume of about?
5L
The formed elements of the blood contain what % of the total blood volume?
45
The plasma (Liquid) is what % of total blood volume?
55
The pH of the blood is slightly?
alkalic
The best angle to insert the needle is
15 to 30 degrees
Serum should be transported to the lab within ___ hours?
2
The iron containing pigment of the blood is called.
hemoglobin
A decrease in hemoglobin will cause.
anemia
During skin puncture, what should we do with the first drop of blood?
wipe it off
Therapeutic phlebotomy can be used in the treatment of?
polycythemia
True or False. The efficient way of transporting blood specimen large medical
facility is a pneumatic tube system?
true
Color codes of the blood drawing needles represent ___ ?
pg. 4
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