AMT: American Medical Technologist
Study Guide Questions with Answers
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ColorAcodingAindicatesAaAneedle'sA-AAnswerAgauge
WhyAisAitAnecessaryAtoAwipeAtheAfirstAdropAofAbloodAawayAwhenAperformingAaAcapillaryAprocedure
?A-AAnswerAToAreduceAinterstitialAfluidAcontamination
TheAheelAisAtheArecommendedAsiteAforAcollectionAofAcapillaryApunctureAspecimensAonAinfantsAandAth
eAphlebotomistAisAgoingAtoAstickAinAtheAposteriorAcurvatureAofAtheAheel.AIsAthisAcorrect?A-
AAnswerANoAtheAmedialAplantarAsurfaceAofAtheAheelAisAtheAbestAsiteAtoApreventApossibleAboneAda
mage
HeparinizedAplasmaAisApreferredAoverAserumAforAsomeAchemistryAtests.AHeparinApreventsAclottingAb
yA-AAnswerAinactivatingAthrombin.
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAmayAcauseAhematomaAformation?A-
AAnswerAHavingApatientAbendAelbowAtoAapplyApressure
ByAbracingAtheAhandAwhileAholdingAtheAneedleAassemblyAagainstAtheApatientsAarmAyouA-
AAnswerApreventAexcessAneedleAmovement.
WhenAperformingAaAcapillaryAbloodAcollection,AtheAfirstAbloodAdropAisAwipedAawayAbecauseA-
AAnswerAtheAfirstAdropAtypicallyAhasAmoreAtissueAfluid.
PreanalyticalAerrorsAareAmistakesAmadeA-AAnswerAbeforeAlaboratoryAtesting
WhatAantisepticAshouldAtheAphlebotomyAtechnicianAuseAtoAcollectAaAbloodAculture?A-
AAnswerAChlorhexidineAgluconate
TheAmainAreasonAnotAtoAuseAexpiredAevacuatedAtubesAforAbloodAspecimenAcollectionAisA-
AAnswerAtheyAmayAexhibitAincompleteAfilling.
OlderApatientsAareAmoreAproneAtoAhematomaAformationAbecauseA-
AAnswerAtheirAveinsAhaveAdecreasedAelasticity.
, WhatAabnormalAcolorAwillAbeAobservedAinAserumAcollectedAfromAaApatientAwithAjaundiceAdueAtoAele
vatedAbilirubinAlevels?A-AAnswerAYellow
WhichAsubstanceAhasAaAhigherAconcentrationAinAcapillaryAbloodAthanAinAvenousAblood?A-
AAnswerAGlucose
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAcouldAcauseAtheAformationAofAaAhematoma?A-
AAnswerATheAneedleApenetratesAallAtheAwayAthroughAtheAvein
ToApreventAglycolysis,AwhichAadditiveAisAused?A-AAnswerASodiumAFluoride
WhenAbloodAisAinoculatedAintoAbloodAcultureAbottlesAusingAaAbutterflyAapparatusAtheA-
AAnswerAaerobicAbottleAinAinoculatedAfirst.
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAconditionsAwouldAbeAmostAlikelyAcauseAhemoconcentration?A-
AAnswerADehydration
AAcollapsedAveinAwillAcauseAaA-AAnswerAcessationAofAbloodAflow
IfAaAveinAfeelsAhardAandAthreadyAlikeAwhenApalpated,AthenAthisAveinAmayAbeA-AAnswerAsclerosed.
BloodAsmearsAmadeAfromAEDTAAspecimensAmustAbeApreparedAwithinAwhatAperiodAofAtime?A-
AAnswerA1AhourAofAcollection.
AlcoholAshouldAbeAallowedAtoAdryAcompletelyApriorAtoAskinApunctureAtoA-
AAnswerApreventAlysisAofAredAbloodAcells
NameAanAareAfromAwhichAbloodAshouldANOTAbeAcollectedAfrom:A-AAnswerAaABasilicAvein
WhatAcolorAevacuatedAtubeAwouldAbeAcommonlyAusedAforAcoagulationAtesting?A-AAnswerALightAblue
ProperAidentificationAofAaAcoherentAadultAinpatientAincludesA-
AAnswerAaskingAtheApatientAtheirAnameAandAcheckingAtheAidentificationAbandAthatAisAphysicallyAatt
achedAtoAtheApatient.
AsAtheAphlebotomist,AyouAhaveAjustAcompletedAdrawingAtheAlastAbloodAsampleAtube,AyouAplaceAgau
zeAoverAtheApunctureAsite,AremoveAtheAneedleAfromAtheAarm,AactivateAtheAneedleAsafetyAdeviceAand
AthenAreleaseAtheAtourniquetAbeforeAapplyingApressure.AIsAthisAtheAcorrectAsequenceAofAsteps?A-
Study Guide Questions with Answers
100% Correct
ColorAcodingAindicatesAaAneedle'sA-AAnswerAgauge
WhyAisAitAnecessaryAtoAwipeAtheAfirstAdropAofAbloodAawayAwhenAperformingAaAcapillaryAprocedure
?A-AAnswerAToAreduceAinterstitialAfluidAcontamination
TheAheelAisAtheArecommendedAsiteAforAcollectionAofAcapillaryApunctureAspecimensAonAinfantsAandAth
eAphlebotomistAisAgoingAtoAstickAinAtheAposteriorAcurvatureAofAtheAheel.AIsAthisAcorrect?A-
AAnswerANoAtheAmedialAplantarAsurfaceAofAtheAheelAisAtheAbestAsiteAtoApreventApossibleAboneAda
mage
HeparinizedAplasmaAisApreferredAoverAserumAforAsomeAchemistryAtests.AHeparinApreventsAclottingAb
yA-AAnswerAinactivatingAthrombin.
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAmayAcauseAhematomaAformation?A-
AAnswerAHavingApatientAbendAelbowAtoAapplyApressure
ByAbracingAtheAhandAwhileAholdingAtheAneedleAassemblyAagainstAtheApatientsAarmAyouA-
AAnswerApreventAexcessAneedleAmovement.
WhenAperformingAaAcapillaryAbloodAcollection,AtheAfirstAbloodAdropAisAwipedAawayAbecauseA-
AAnswerAtheAfirstAdropAtypicallyAhasAmoreAtissueAfluid.
PreanalyticalAerrorsAareAmistakesAmadeA-AAnswerAbeforeAlaboratoryAtesting
WhatAantisepticAshouldAtheAphlebotomyAtechnicianAuseAtoAcollectAaAbloodAculture?A-
AAnswerAChlorhexidineAgluconate
TheAmainAreasonAnotAtoAuseAexpiredAevacuatedAtubesAforAbloodAspecimenAcollectionAisA-
AAnswerAtheyAmayAexhibitAincompleteAfilling.
OlderApatientsAareAmoreAproneAtoAhematomaAformationAbecauseA-
AAnswerAtheirAveinsAhaveAdecreasedAelasticity.
, WhatAabnormalAcolorAwillAbeAobservedAinAserumAcollectedAfromAaApatientAwithAjaundiceAdueAtoAele
vatedAbilirubinAlevels?A-AAnswerAYellow
WhichAsubstanceAhasAaAhigherAconcentrationAinAcapillaryAbloodAthanAinAvenousAblood?A-
AAnswerAGlucose
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAcouldAcauseAtheAformationAofAaAhematoma?A-
AAnswerATheAneedleApenetratesAallAtheAwayAthroughAtheAvein
ToApreventAglycolysis,AwhichAadditiveAisAused?A-AAnswerASodiumAFluoride
WhenAbloodAisAinoculatedAintoAbloodAcultureAbottlesAusingAaAbutterflyAapparatusAtheA-
AAnswerAaerobicAbottleAinAinoculatedAfirst.
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAconditionsAwouldAbeAmostAlikelyAcauseAhemoconcentration?A-
AAnswerADehydration
AAcollapsedAveinAwillAcauseAaA-AAnswerAcessationAofAbloodAflow
IfAaAveinAfeelsAhardAandAthreadyAlikeAwhenApalpated,AthenAthisAveinAmayAbeA-AAnswerAsclerosed.
BloodAsmearsAmadeAfromAEDTAAspecimensAmustAbeApreparedAwithinAwhatAperiodAofAtime?A-
AAnswerA1AhourAofAcollection.
AlcoholAshouldAbeAallowedAtoAdryAcompletelyApriorAtoAskinApunctureAtoA-
AAnswerApreventAlysisAofAredAbloodAcells
NameAanAareAfromAwhichAbloodAshouldANOTAbeAcollectedAfrom:A-AAnswerAaABasilicAvein
WhatAcolorAevacuatedAtubeAwouldAbeAcommonlyAusedAforAcoagulationAtesting?A-AAnswerALightAblue
ProperAidentificationAofAaAcoherentAadultAinpatientAincludesA-
AAnswerAaskingAtheApatientAtheirAnameAandAcheckingAtheAidentificationAbandAthatAisAphysicallyAatt
achedAtoAtheApatient.
AsAtheAphlebotomist,AyouAhaveAjustAcompletedAdrawingAtheAlastAbloodAsampleAtube,AyouAplaceAgau
zeAoverAtheApunctureAsite,AremoveAtheAneedleAfromAtheAarm,AactivateAtheAneedleAsafetyAdeviceAand
AthenAreleaseAtheAtourniquetAbeforeAapplyingApressure.AIsAthisAtheAcorrectAsequenceAofAsteps?A-
