CCMA – PHLEBOTOMY exam with answers
What is the first step to performing any phlebotomy procedure? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Identify the patient and obtain the
providers order for lab testing (requisition form); never perform a
procedure without a provider's order
At what angle should you insert the needle for a venipuncture? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔15-30 degrees
For how long should the tourniquet be left on? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔no longer than 1 minute
What can happen if the tourniquet is left for longer than 1 minute? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔hematoma and hemoconcentration
hematoma - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔tumor of blood (collection of
blood resulting from a broken blood vessel) that leads to a bruise
Hemoconcentration - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔accumulation of
blood in one area leading to an increase in the concentration of RBC
, Guidelines for inserting a butterfly needle for venipuncture? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-insert it at a 10-15 degree angle
-hold it by the wings
Factors that can affect a blood draw? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-
stress (can increase WBC, decrease iron)
-menstrual cycle
-edema
-medications
-infections
vasovagal response - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔fainting because the
body overreacts to certain triggers (the sight of blood, extreme
emotional distress)
plasma - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔liquid part of blood
formed elements - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔red blood cells, white
blood cells, platelets; everything but the plasma
serum - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔plasma fluid after the blood cells
and the clotting proteins have been removed
What is the first step to performing any phlebotomy procedure? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Identify the patient and obtain the
providers order for lab testing (requisition form); never perform a
procedure without a provider's order
At what angle should you insert the needle for a venipuncture? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔15-30 degrees
For how long should the tourniquet be left on? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔no longer than 1 minute
What can happen if the tourniquet is left for longer than 1 minute? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔hematoma and hemoconcentration
hematoma - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔tumor of blood (collection of
blood resulting from a broken blood vessel) that leads to a bruise
Hemoconcentration - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔accumulation of
blood in one area leading to an increase in the concentration of RBC
, Guidelines for inserting a butterfly needle for venipuncture? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-insert it at a 10-15 degree angle
-hold it by the wings
Factors that can affect a blood draw? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-
stress (can increase WBC, decrease iron)
-menstrual cycle
-edema
-medications
-infections
vasovagal response - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔fainting because the
body overreacts to certain triggers (the sight of blood, extreme
emotional distress)
plasma - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔liquid part of blood
formed elements - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔red blood cells, white
blood cells, platelets; everything but the plasma
serum - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔plasma fluid after the blood cells
and the clotting proteins have been removed
