BASIC PHLEBOTOMY TEST UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. What is the correct order of draw?
Answer:
Yellow, Light Blue, Red, Tiger, Green, Lavender, Gray
Question:
2. Which tubes contain serum?
Answer:
Red and Tiger Top
Question:
3. Which tubes contain plasma?
Answer:
Yellow, Light Blue, Green, Lavender, Gray
Question:
4. The hole in the bevel of the needle is called the
Answer:
Lumen
Question:
5. The bigger the gauge of the needle the
Answer:
smaller the needle size
Question:
6. The usual site for the capillary puncture in infants is __________.
Answer:
The heel
Question:
7. Yellow top tube:
Answer:
Contains SPS, used for blood cultures, inverted 8 times.
Question:
8. Light Blue top tube:
Answer:
Contains Sodium Citrate, used for coagulation studies, inverted 3-4 times. Tests include: PT, PTT,
Fibrinogen, Factor 8
, Question:
9. Red (plain) top tube:
Answer:
No additive. Clot activator serum, used for chemistry panels. Glass tube = 0 inversions, Plastic tube = 5
inversions Tests include: Serology, HAV-HIV, Varicella, Chicken Pox,v Herpes, Syphilis, Pregnancy
Question:
10. Tiger top tube:
Answer:
Contains SST Gel, used for chemistry panels. Inverted 5 times Tests include: Sodium, Potassium, Thyroid
and Liver panel, T3, T4, T7, Cholesterol, Chem 6, 12, 20, Vitamins C, E, Bilirubin, Electrolytes, ASA
blood levels, Lithium
Question:
11. Green top tube:
Answer:
Contains Sodium Heparin, used for plasma chemistry, inverted 8 times. Tests include: Ammonia, blood
pH, blood gases, Cortisol, & chromosome analysis
Question:
12. Lavender top tube:
Answer:
Contains EDTA (sodium or potasssium), used for CBC, inverted 8 times. Tests include: CBC, WBC,
Hematocrit, Hemoglobin, ESR, Sed Rate, Reticulocyte, & T-cell count
Question:
13. Gray top tube:
Answer:
Contains Sodium Chloride or Potassium Oxilate, inverted 8 times. Tests include: Blood glucose, blood
alcohol level (BAL), FBS, GTT, & ETOH
Question:
14. Steps in correct order to draw blood
Answer:
1. Select equipment
2. Identify patient
3. Collect specimen
4. Stop bleeding
5. Label tubes
Question:
15. Correct order to finish phlebotomy
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. What is the correct order of draw?
Answer:
Yellow, Light Blue, Red, Tiger, Green, Lavender, Gray
Question:
2. Which tubes contain serum?
Answer:
Red and Tiger Top
Question:
3. Which tubes contain plasma?
Answer:
Yellow, Light Blue, Green, Lavender, Gray
Question:
4. The hole in the bevel of the needle is called the
Answer:
Lumen
Question:
5. The bigger the gauge of the needle the
Answer:
smaller the needle size
Question:
6. The usual site for the capillary puncture in infants is __________.
Answer:
The heel
Question:
7. Yellow top tube:
Answer:
Contains SPS, used for blood cultures, inverted 8 times.
Question:
8. Light Blue top tube:
Answer:
Contains Sodium Citrate, used for coagulation studies, inverted 3-4 times. Tests include: PT, PTT,
Fibrinogen, Factor 8
, Question:
9. Red (plain) top tube:
Answer:
No additive. Clot activator serum, used for chemistry panels. Glass tube = 0 inversions, Plastic tube = 5
inversions Tests include: Serology, HAV-HIV, Varicella, Chicken Pox,v Herpes, Syphilis, Pregnancy
Question:
10. Tiger top tube:
Answer:
Contains SST Gel, used for chemistry panels. Inverted 5 times Tests include: Sodium, Potassium, Thyroid
and Liver panel, T3, T4, T7, Cholesterol, Chem 6, 12, 20, Vitamins C, E, Bilirubin, Electrolytes, ASA
blood levels, Lithium
Question:
11. Green top tube:
Answer:
Contains Sodium Heparin, used for plasma chemistry, inverted 8 times. Tests include: Ammonia, blood
pH, blood gases, Cortisol, & chromosome analysis
Question:
12. Lavender top tube:
Answer:
Contains EDTA (sodium or potasssium), used for CBC, inverted 8 times. Tests include: CBC, WBC,
Hematocrit, Hemoglobin, ESR, Sed Rate, Reticulocyte, & T-cell count
Question:
13. Gray top tube:
Answer:
Contains Sodium Chloride or Potassium Oxilate, inverted 8 times. Tests include: Blood glucose, blood
alcohol level (BAL), FBS, GTT, & ETOH
Question:
14. Steps in correct order to draw blood
Answer:
1. Select equipment
2. Identify patient
3. Collect specimen
4. Stop bleeding
5. Label tubes
Question:
15. Correct order to finish phlebotomy
