PHLEBOTOMY CERTIFICATION EXAM UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Capillary Puncture
Answer:
3rd or 4th finger for adults, heel stick for infants; Lancet cut across ridges; hold the tube horizontal when
filling. Don't sqeeze finger too tightly or milk the finger. Wipe off 1st drop.
Question:
2. The vein can collapse
Answer:
If you pull on the plunger of the syringe too hard or too quickly during a draw or you use too strong of a
vaccum for the vein, this can happen...
Question:
3. Anticoagulant
Answer:
An agent used to preven blood clotting and to keep the specimen whole blood
Question:
4. Red top
Answer:
NO ADDITIVE --- Clot Forms ----Serum used for Chemistries, Electrolytes, Thyroids (TSH, T4),
Hormone, Liver, Kidney, Lipid stuidies, CMP, BMP.
Question:
5. Tiger top
Answer:
Aka Red/Gray top: Clot activator additive - Clot Forms - SERUM STUDIES
Question:
6. Lavender top
Answer:
EDTA additive - No Clot - WHOLE BLOOD for: Complete blood count (CBC), Blood smear, Blood
banking (ABO/Rh), ESR, HCT, Hmg,Glyco Alc ****Must be filled sufficiently and inverted (gentle
rocked) several times****
Question:
7. Gold Top
Answer:
Clot activator additive - Clot Forms - SERUM Studies
Question:
8. Grey top
, Answer:
Sodium Fluoride/Potassium oxalate - Glucose, Alcohol, FBS
Question:
9. Light blue top
Answer:
Sodium citrate additive - No Clot - Used for coagulation studies (PT, PTT) ****Tube must be filled to the
proper level and inverted (gentle rocked) several times****
Question:
10. Wipe away the first drop
Answer:
We do this to remove tissue juices, skin cells, alcohol, contaminates, avoid activating clotting process,
avoid producing incorrect results, avoid diluting specimen.
Question:
11. The basilic, cephilic, and the median
Answer:
What veins are in the antecubical area?
Question:
12. Hemoconcentration
Answer:
This is the increase of the cellular/solid elements in direct ratio to plasma This can be caused by "pumping
of the fist" and begins after the tourniquet is left on longer than 1 minute.
Question:
13. Provodine/iodine
Answer:
Agent used on the skin to sterilize the area.
Question:
14. Tourniquet
Answer:
Elastic device used ti restrict blood flow to distend veins for phelbotomy.
Question:
15. Wing infusion set
Answer:
Aka butterfly - for small or fragile veins or difficult veins
Question:
16. Erythrocytes, leukocytes, and Thrombocytes (Platelets)
Answer:
The solid portion of blood contains:
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Capillary Puncture
Answer:
3rd or 4th finger for adults, heel stick for infants; Lancet cut across ridges; hold the tube horizontal when
filling. Don't sqeeze finger too tightly or milk the finger. Wipe off 1st drop.
Question:
2. The vein can collapse
Answer:
If you pull on the plunger of the syringe too hard or too quickly during a draw or you use too strong of a
vaccum for the vein, this can happen...
Question:
3. Anticoagulant
Answer:
An agent used to preven blood clotting and to keep the specimen whole blood
Question:
4. Red top
Answer:
NO ADDITIVE --- Clot Forms ----Serum used for Chemistries, Electrolytes, Thyroids (TSH, T4),
Hormone, Liver, Kidney, Lipid stuidies, CMP, BMP.
Question:
5. Tiger top
Answer:
Aka Red/Gray top: Clot activator additive - Clot Forms - SERUM STUDIES
Question:
6. Lavender top
Answer:
EDTA additive - No Clot - WHOLE BLOOD for: Complete blood count (CBC), Blood smear, Blood
banking (ABO/Rh), ESR, HCT, Hmg,Glyco Alc ****Must be filled sufficiently and inverted (gentle
rocked) several times****
Question:
7. Gold Top
Answer:
Clot activator additive - Clot Forms - SERUM Studies
Question:
8. Grey top
, Answer:
Sodium Fluoride/Potassium oxalate - Glucose, Alcohol, FBS
Question:
9. Light blue top
Answer:
Sodium citrate additive - No Clot - Used for coagulation studies (PT, PTT) ****Tube must be filled to the
proper level and inverted (gentle rocked) several times****
Question:
10. Wipe away the first drop
Answer:
We do this to remove tissue juices, skin cells, alcohol, contaminates, avoid activating clotting process,
avoid producing incorrect results, avoid diluting specimen.
Question:
11. The basilic, cephilic, and the median
Answer:
What veins are in the antecubical area?
Question:
12. Hemoconcentration
Answer:
This is the increase of the cellular/solid elements in direct ratio to plasma This can be caused by "pumping
of the fist" and begins after the tourniquet is left on longer than 1 minute.
Question:
13. Provodine/iodine
Answer:
Agent used on the skin to sterilize the area.
Question:
14. Tourniquet
Answer:
Elastic device used ti restrict blood flow to distend veins for phelbotomy.
Question:
15. Wing infusion set
Answer:
Aka butterfly - for small or fragile veins or difficult veins
Question:
16. Erythrocytes, leukocytes, and Thrombocytes (Platelets)
Answer:
The solid portion of blood contains:
