PHLEBOTOMY NATIONAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

PHLEBOTOMY NATIONAL EXAM
STUDY GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Theglaortaglbranchesglintoglsmallergldivisionglcalledglarteries,glwhichglinglturnglbranchgli
ntoglsmallergldivisionglcalledgl_____.
a.glvenules
b.glcapillaries
c.glarterioles
d.glcytesgl-glANSWERS--c.glarterioles

Theglmostglimportantglwaygltoglpreventgltheglspreadglofglinfectionglduringglphlebotomygli
sglby:
a.glwearing
b.gl10%glbleachglsolutiongl
c.glusingglaglsharpsglcontainer
d.glwashingglyourglhandsgl-glANSWERS--d.glwashingglyourglhands

Whatglaregltheglthreeglisolationglcategories?
a.gldroplet,glallergy,glcontact
b.glairborne,glreverse,gldroplet
c.glcontainment,glairborne,glcontact
d.glairborne,glcontact,gldropletgl-glANSWERS--d.glairborne,glcontact,gldroplet

Ofglthegltest'sglbelow,glaglsampleglforglwhichglmayglnotglbeglhemolyzed?
a.glpotassium
b.gllactate
c.glammonia
d.glglucosegl-glANSWERS--a.glpotassium

Toglproperlygldecontaminateglspecimenglcollectionglareas:glaglsolutionglofglBleachgland
glwaterglshouldglbeglusedglwithglwhatglratio
a.gl1:20
b.gl1:10
c.gl50:50
d.gl1:100gl-glANSWERS--b.gl1:10

Whichglsuffixglmeansglblood?
a.gl-emia
b.gl-ology
c.gl-lysis
d.gl-itglisgl-glANSWERS--a.gl-emia

Theglears,glnose,glandgleyesglareglinglthegl_____glsystem.
a.glIntegumentary
b.glDigestive

,c.glSensory
d.glMusculargl-glANSWERS--c.glSensory

WhatglisgltheglmostglcommonglsourceglofglHBVglingltheglworkplace?
a.glUrine
b.glSemen
c.glBlood
d.glSputumgl-glANSWERS--b.glSemen

Post-Prandialglmeans:
a.glIngltheglmorning
b.glAfterglaglmeal
c.glBeforegldinner
d.glinglthegleveninggl-glANSWERS--b.glAfterglaglmeal

Neutrophils,gleosinophils,glandglbasophilsglaregltypesglofgl_____.
a.glWhiteglbloodglcells
b.glVessels
c.glRbc's
d.glAdditivesgl-glANSWERS--a.glWhiteglbloodglcells

Whatglisgltheglappropriateglanglegltogluseglwhenglpreparingglaglbloodglsmear?
a.gl50
b.gl25
c.gl30
d.gl75gl-glANSWERS--c.gl30

_____glisglwhenglaglpatientglarmglisglswollenglwithglexcessiveglfluid.
a.glLactate
b.glEdema
c.glBP
d.glHematomagl-glANSWERS--b.glEdema

Aglviralglinfectionglofgltheglliverglisglcalledgl_____.
a.glHepatitis
b.glBilirubin
c.glCirrhosis
d.glIctericgl-glANSWERS--a.glHepatitis

Whengltheglheartglisglcontracting,gltheglpressureglisgltheglhighest.glThisglpressureglisglca
lledgl_____.
a.glHeartglpressure
b.glDiastolicglpressure
c.glAorticglpressure
d.glSystolicglpressuregl-glANSWERS--d.glSystolicglpressure

Whichglveinglisgltheglmostglsubjectedgltoglvenipuncture?
a.glCephalicglvein
b.glBrachialglvein
c.glBasilicglvein

, d.glMedialglCubitalgl-glANSWERS--d.glMedialglCubital

Theglsmallestglveinsglareglknowglasgl_____.
a.glCapillaries
b.glArteries
c.glVenules
d.glArteriolesgl-glANSWERS--c.glVenules

Theglbodyglsystemglresponsibleglfilteringglbloodglandglregulatingglwaterglbalanceglisglkn
owglasgl_____.
a.glUrinary
b.glDigestive
c.glIntegumentary
d.glCirculatorygl-glANSWERS--a.glUrinary

Whenglwegltreatglallglpatient/
samplesglasglifgltheyglareglpontentiallyglinfectious,glthisglisglcalledgl
a.glPPE
b.glUniversalglprecaution
c.glIsolationgltechniques
d.glNosocomialgl-glANSWERS--b.glUniversalglprecaution

Theglstudyglofglbloodglisglknowglasgl_____.gl
a.glHemolysis
b.glHemoglobin
c.glHemostasis
d.glHematologygl-glANSWERS--d.glHematology

Whengldisinfectingglaglsiteglforglvenipuncture,glweglcleangltheglarmglwithglisopropylglalco
holglfromgltheglcentergltoglthegl_____.gl
a.glPeriphery
b.glOutsidegl
c.glSides
d.glNoneglofgltheglabovegl-glANSWERS--a.glPeriphery

Latexglsensitivityglisglagltypeglof:gl
a.glPhysicalglreaction
b.glAllergicglreaction
c.glChemicalglreaction
d.glScientificglreactiongl-glANSWERS--b.glAllergicglreaction

Characteristicsglofglcapillariesglincludegl_____.gl
a.glHavingglthinglwalls
b.glMicroscopic
c.glConnectsglarteriesglandglveins
d.glAllglofgltheglabovegl-glANSWERS--d.glAllglofgltheglabove

Whichglofgltheseglneedlesglisgltheglsmallest?
a.gl18gl
b.gl21