Ohio School of Phlebotomy Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
How many hours is a GTT fast? 10 hours - the only test that is 10 hours
What are the different glucose drink strengths? 50, 75, 100
What must a patient avoid before their GTT test besides No caffeinated beverages, nicotine and exercise
food?
What is a GTT a test for? Diabetes mellitus, hypoglycemia and malabsorption syndrome
, Should GTT liquid be warm or chilled? Chilled, it's hard to drink warm (may vomit)
When do you draw blood for GTT and which tube? Gray tube, draw times are different - check doctors orders. May be at 30 minutes
and then 1hr, 2hr, 3hr - it will vary
What is sputum? Biological material coughed up from the lungs
What does a sputum test check for? TB or pneumonia
When do you do a sputum test? Usually in the AM before eating/drinking when it's most concentrated.
What is blood in the stool called? Hemoccult or Fecal occult
What is the process called when we are doing an illegal Chain of Custody
drug screen?
What strip is on a urine cup for drug screen? Temperature - red, too hot - blue, too cold - green, correct
What is the Chain of Custody? Chronological documentation of the sequence of custody, transfer, control,
analysis and disposal of any biological sample
What do you need to do with a drug test sample? Seal bag in front of the patient and have them sign it. There is a special bag that
prevents tampering
What is the urine that you collect when you wake up? First Morning Sample
What is the most common urine collection type for First Morning Sample
routine analysis?
What is the best collection to check bladder contents? Mid-Stream Specimen
What urine collection checks hormones (testosterone or First Morning Sample
hCG)?
What urine collection do we do for drug screens? Random - to test for illegal drugs
What is the best urine collect for CNS (culture and Clean Catch Specimen
sensitivity)
Which test provides the clearest, most accurate results? Clean Catch Specimen
Which test requires cleaning of the external genitalia and Clean-Catch Specimen
an aseptic technique?
Why would we do a blood culture? Looking for Bacteria, yeast of fungi in the blood
What is it called when you have a blood infection? Septicemia or Sepsis
What blood draw is sterile? Blood Cultures
CORRECT Answers
How many hours is a GTT fast? 10 hours - the only test that is 10 hours
What are the different glucose drink strengths? 50, 75, 100
What must a patient avoid before their GTT test besides No caffeinated beverages, nicotine and exercise
food?
What is a GTT a test for? Diabetes mellitus, hypoglycemia and malabsorption syndrome
, Should GTT liquid be warm or chilled? Chilled, it's hard to drink warm (may vomit)
When do you draw blood for GTT and which tube? Gray tube, draw times are different - check doctors orders. May be at 30 minutes
and then 1hr, 2hr, 3hr - it will vary
What is sputum? Biological material coughed up from the lungs
What does a sputum test check for? TB or pneumonia
When do you do a sputum test? Usually in the AM before eating/drinking when it's most concentrated.
What is blood in the stool called? Hemoccult or Fecal occult
What is the process called when we are doing an illegal Chain of Custody
drug screen?
What strip is on a urine cup for drug screen? Temperature - red, too hot - blue, too cold - green, correct
What is the Chain of Custody? Chronological documentation of the sequence of custody, transfer, control,
analysis and disposal of any biological sample
What do you need to do with a drug test sample? Seal bag in front of the patient and have them sign it. There is a special bag that
prevents tampering
What is the urine that you collect when you wake up? First Morning Sample
What is the most common urine collection type for First Morning Sample
routine analysis?
What is the best collection to check bladder contents? Mid-Stream Specimen
What urine collection checks hormones (testosterone or First Morning Sample
hCG)?
What urine collection do we do for drug screens? Random - to test for illegal drugs
What is the best urine collect for CNS (culture and Clean Catch Specimen
sensitivity)
Which test provides the clearest, most accurate results? Clean Catch Specimen
Which test requires cleaning of the external genitalia and Clean-Catch Specimen
an aseptic technique?
Why would we do a blood culture? Looking for Bacteria, yeast of fungi in the blood
What is it called when you have a blood infection? Septicemia or Sepsis
What blood draw is sterile? Blood Cultures
