AMCA PHLEBOTOMY UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPLETE SOLUTION GUIDE
●● What is the recommended disinfectant for blood and other bodily
fluids?
Answer: Sodium Hypochlorite
●● Invasive surgery procedures require what?
Answer: Informed Consent
●● What tube would be used to collect blood for a pregnancy test?
Answer: Red Tube Top
●● What is the best vein to draw from in the antecubital area?
Answer: Median Cubital Vein
●● Which tube would be used for a Thyroid Panel; Tiger Top, Lavender,
Light Green, Yellow?
Answer: Tiger Top
●● What additive is in a Dark Green Tube?
,Answer: Heparin
●● What tube would produce a serum sample; Green Top, Light Blue,
Lavender, Red Top?
Answer: Red Top
●● If a doctor orders a CBC Test (Lavender Top), Comprehensive
Metabolic Panel (SST), PT Test (Light Blue Top), and a set of Blood
Cultures (BC), what would the order of draw be?
Answer: BC, Light Blue, SST, Lavender Top
●● If a EDTA tube is used before a serum tube it could cause cross
contamination and could result in what?
Answer: High potassium or a false low calcium value
●● A CBC is collected into a Lavender tube and collected as what?
Answer: Whole Blood Specimen
●● A CBC would be performed in what department of the lab?
Answer: Hematology
●● What are included in electrolyte testing?
Answer: Sodium and Potassium
, ●● Coagulation testing requires blood to be collected in what tube?
Answer: Light Blue Top
●● After the needle is withdrawn from the vein, the first thing that needs
to be done is what?
Answer: Activate the needles safety device
●● What would be the proper compression rate for a single adult CPR?
Answer: 30 Compressions and 2 Breaths
●● What would be the proper cleaning solution to use when performing
a blood alcohol test?
Answer: Soap and Water
●● What should be the first thing you do after an accidental needles
stick?
Answer: Wash the affected area with soap and water
●● What is the substance called inside a Serum Separator Tube (SST)?
Answer: Thixotropic Gel
●● How many tubes are required for a 3 hour glucose tolerance test?
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPLETE SOLUTION GUIDE
●● What is the recommended disinfectant for blood and other bodily
fluids?
Answer: Sodium Hypochlorite
●● Invasive surgery procedures require what?
Answer: Informed Consent
●● What tube would be used to collect blood for a pregnancy test?
Answer: Red Tube Top
●● What is the best vein to draw from in the antecubital area?
Answer: Median Cubital Vein
●● Which tube would be used for a Thyroid Panel; Tiger Top, Lavender,
Light Green, Yellow?
Answer: Tiger Top
●● What additive is in a Dark Green Tube?
,Answer: Heparin
●● What tube would produce a serum sample; Green Top, Light Blue,
Lavender, Red Top?
Answer: Red Top
●● If a doctor orders a CBC Test (Lavender Top), Comprehensive
Metabolic Panel (SST), PT Test (Light Blue Top), and a set of Blood
Cultures (BC), what would the order of draw be?
Answer: BC, Light Blue, SST, Lavender Top
●● If a EDTA tube is used before a serum tube it could cause cross
contamination and could result in what?
Answer: High potassium or a false low calcium value
●● A CBC is collected into a Lavender tube and collected as what?
Answer: Whole Blood Specimen
●● A CBC would be performed in what department of the lab?
Answer: Hematology
●● What are included in electrolyte testing?
Answer: Sodium and Potassium
, ●● Coagulation testing requires blood to be collected in what tube?
Answer: Light Blue Top
●● After the needle is withdrawn from the vein, the first thing that needs
to be done is what?
Answer: Activate the needles safety device
●● What would be the proper compression rate for a single adult CPR?
Answer: 30 Compressions and 2 Breaths
●● What would be the proper cleaning solution to use when performing
a blood alcohol test?
Answer: Soap and Water
●● What should be the first thing you do after an accidental needles
stick?
Answer: Wash the affected area with soap and water
●● What is the substance called inside a Serum Separator Tube (SST)?
Answer: Thixotropic Gel
●● How many tubes are required for a 3 hour glucose tolerance test?
