AMT: American Medical Technologist
Study Guide Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
Color Bcoding Bindicates Ba Bneedle's B- BAnswergauge
Why Bis Bit Bnecessary Bto Bwipe Bthe Bfirst Bdrop Bof Bblood Baway Bwhen Bperforming Ba
Bcapillary Bprocedure? B- BAnswerTo Breduce Binterstitial Bfluid Bcontamination
The Bheel Bis Bthe Brecommended Bsite Bfor Bcollection Bof Bcapillary Bpuncture Bspecimens Bon
Binfants Band Bthe Bphlebotomist Bis Bgoing Bto Bstick Bin Bthe Bposterior Bcurvature Bof Bthe
Bheel. BIs Bthis Bcorrect? B- BAnswerNo Bthe Bmedial Bplantar Bsurface Bof Bthe Bheel Bis Bthe
Bbest Bsite Bto Bprevent Bpossible Bbone Bdamage
Heparinized Bplasma Bis Bpreferred Bover Bserum Bfor Bsome Bchemistry Btests. BHeparin
Bprevents Bclotting Bby B- BAnswerinactivating Bthrombin.
Which Bof Bthe Bfollowing Bmay Bcause Bhematoma Bformation? B- BAnswerHaving Bpatient Bbend
Belbow Bto Bapply Bpressure
By Bbracing Bthe Bhand Bwhile Bholding Bthe Bneedle Bassembly Bagainst Bthe Bpatients Barm
Byou B- BAnswerprevent Bexcess Bneedle Bmovement.
When Bperforming Ba Bcapillary Bblood Bcollection, Bthe Bfirst Bblood Bdrop Bis Bwiped Baway
Bbecause B- BAnswerthe Bfirst Bdrop Btypically Bhas Bmore Btissue Bfluid.
Preanalytical Berrors Bare Bmistakes Bmade B- BAnswerbefore Blaboratory Btesting
What Bantiseptic Bshould Bthe Bphlebotomy Btechnician Buse Bto Bcollect Ba Bblood Bculture? B-
BAnswerChlorhexidine Bgluconate
The Bmain Breason Bnot Bto Buse Bexpired Bevacuated Btubes Bfor Bblood Bspecimen Bcollection
Bis B- BAnswerthey Bmay Bexhibit Bincomplete Bfilling.
, Older Bpatients Bare Bmore Bprone Bto Bhematoma Bformation Bbecause B- BAnswertheir Bveins
Bhave Bdecreased Belasticity.
What Babnormal Bcolor Bwill Bbe Bobserved Bin Bserum Bcollected Bfrom Ba Bpatient Bwith
Bjaundice Bdue Bto Belevated Bbilirubin Blevels? B- BAnswerYellow
Which Bsubstance Bhas Ba Bhigher Bconcentration Bin Bcapillary Bblood Bthan Bin Bvenous Bblood?
B- BAnswerGlucose
Which Bof Bthe Bfollowing Bactions Bcould Bcause Bthe Bformation Bof Ba Bhematoma? B-
BAnswerThe Bneedle Bpenetrates Ball Bthe Bway Bthrough Bthe Bvein
To Bprevent Bglycolysis, Bwhich Badditive Bis Bused? B- BAnswerSodium BFluoride
When Bblood Bis Binoculated Binto Bblood Bculture Bbottles Busing Ba Bbutterfly Bapparatus Bthe
B- BAnsweraerobic Bbottle Bin Binoculated Bfirst.
Which Bof Bthe Bfollowing Bconditions Bwould Bbe Bmost Blikely Bcause Bhemoconcentration? B-
BAnswerDehydration
A Bcollapsed Bvein Bwill Bcause Ba B- BAnswercessation Bof Bblood Bflow
If Ba Bvein Bfeels Bhard Band Bthready Blike Bwhen Bpalpated, Bthen Bthis Bvein Bmay Bbe B-
BAnswersclerosed.
Blood Bsmears Bmade Bfrom BEDTA Bspecimens Bmust Bbe Bprepared Bwithin Bwhat Bperiod Bof
Btime? B- BAnswer1 Bhour Bof Bcollection.
Alcohol Bshould Bbe Ballowed Bto Bdry Bcompletely Bprior Bto Bskin Bpuncture Bto B-
BAnswerprevent Blysis Bof Bred Bblood Bcells
Name Ban Bare Bfrom Bwhich Bblood Bshould BNOT Bbe Bcollected Bfrom: B- BAnswera BBasilic
Bvein
Study Guide Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
Color Bcoding Bindicates Ba Bneedle's B- BAnswergauge
Why Bis Bit Bnecessary Bto Bwipe Bthe Bfirst Bdrop Bof Bblood Baway Bwhen Bperforming Ba
Bcapillary Bprocedure? B- BAnswerTo Breduce Binterstitial Bfluid Bcontamination
The Bheel Bis Bthe Brecommended Bsite Bfor Bcollection Bof Bcapillary Bpuncture Bspecimens Bon
Binfants Band Bthe Bphlebotomist Bis Bgoing Bto Bstick Bin Bthe Bposterior Bcurvature Bof Bthe
Bheel. BIs Bthis Bcorrect? B- BAnswerNo Bthe Bmedial Bplantar Bsurface Bof Bthe Bheel Bis Bthe
Bbest Bsite Bto Bprevent Bpossible Bbone Bdamage
Heparinized Bplasma Bis Bpreferred Bover Bserum Bfor Bsome Bchemistry Btests. BHeparin
Bprevents Bclotting Bby B- BAnswerinactivating Bthrombin.
Which Bof Bthe Bfollowing Bmay Bcause Bhematoma Bformation? B- BAnswerHaving Bpatient Bbend
Belbow Bto Bapply Bpressure
By Bbracing Bthe Bhand Bwhile Bholding Bthe Bneedle Bassembly Bagainst Bthe Bpatients Barm
Byou B- BAnswerprevent Bexcess Bneedle Bmovement.
When Bperforming Ba Bcapillary Bblood Bcollection, Bthe Bfirst Bblood Bdrop Bis Bwiped Baway
Bbecause B- BAnswerthe Bfirst Bdrop Btypically Bhas Bmore Btissue Bfluid.
Preanalytical Berrors Bare Bmistakes Bmade B- BAnswerbefore Blaboratory Btesting
What Bantiseptic Bshould Bthe Bphlebotomy Btechnician Buse Bto Bcollect Ba Bblood Bculture? B-
BAnswerChlorhexidine Bgluconate
The Bmain Breason Bnot Bto Buse Bexpired Bevacuated Btubes Bfor Bblood Bspecimen Bcollection
Bis B- BAnswerthey Bmay Bexhibit Bincomplete Bfilling.
, Older Bpatients Bare Bmore Bprone Bto Bhematoma Bformation Bbecause B- BAnswertheir Bveins
Bhave Bdecreased Belasticity.
What Babnormal Bcolor Bwill Bbe Bobserved Bin Bserum Bcollected Bfrom Ba Bpatient Bwith
Bjaundice Bdue Bto Belevated Bbilirubin Blevels? B- BAnswerYellow
Which Bsubstance Bhas Ba Bhigher Bconcentration Bin Bcapillary Bblood Bthan Bin Bvenous Bblood?
B- BAnswerGlucose
Which Bof Bthe Bfollowing Bactions Bcould Bcause Bthe Bformation Bof Ba Bhematoma? B-
BAnswerThe Bneedle Bpenetrates Ball Bthe Bway Bthrough Bthe Bvein
To Bprevent Bglycolysis, Bwhich Badditive Bis Bused? B- BAnswerSodium BFluoride
When Bblood Bis Binoculated Binto Bblood Bculture Bbottles Busing Ba Bbutterfly Bapparatus Bthe
B- BAnsweraerobic Bbottle Bin Binoculated Bfirst.
Which Bof Bthe Bfollowing Bconditions Bwould Bbe Bmost Blikely Bcause Bhemoconcentration? B-
BAnswerDehydration
A Bcollapsed Bvein Bwill Bcause Ba B- BAnswercessation Bof Bblood Bflow
If Ba Bvein Bfeels Bhard Band Bthready Blike Bwhen Bpalpated, Bthen Bthis Bvein Bmay Bbe B-
BAnswersclerosed.
Blood Bsmears Bmade Bfrom BEDTA Bspecimens Bmust Bbe Bprepared Bwithin Bwhat Bperiod Bof
Btime? B- BAnswer1 Bhour Bof Bcollection.
Alcohol Bshould Bbe Ballowed Bto Bdry Bcompletely Bprior Bto Bskin Bpuncture Bto B-
BAnswerprevent Blysis Bof Bred Bblood Bcells
Name Ban Bare Bfrom Bwhich Bblood Bshould BNOT Bbe Bcollected Bfrom: B- BAnswera BBasilic
Bvein
