Phlebotomy Practice exam| 160 QUESTIONS| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

The puncture site for a Simplate Bleeding Time Test should be: Correct Answer: 5 cm below the antecubital bend Tubes should be inverted within ______ seconds of the draw. Correct Answer: 30 seconds When performing a blood culture test, the ______________ uses standard vacuum tubes that contain the growth medium. Direct draw, vacutainer, syringe, butterfly Correct Answer: vacutainer What test is not part of the blood sugar panel? Insulin, GTT, Insulin Antibody, LDL Correct Answer: LDL (bad cholesterol) T or F If a patient is mentally ill, the rules of consent do not apply. Correct Answer: true The department performs cross-matching tests to determine if a donor is a match for the recipient of any blood product. Correct Answer: Blood Bank When performing a blood culture with povidone-iodine, you should swab the are in a _____ diameter from the site. 8 in, 2in, 2cm, 4in Correct Answer: 4 in Without fluoride, glucose will decrease in concentration by ____% within a single hour. 30-40, 20-25, 7-10, 2-5 Correct Answer: ? Your first step when performing an arterial blood gas test is to: Correct Answer: conduct the Allen Test What vein is most commonly used for venipuncture? Correct Answer: antecubital vein T or F Inverting plain glass tubes can lead to hemolysis Correct Answer: true rolling veins tend to be present mostly in: Correct Answer: both geriatric patients & extremely muscular patients. For platelet testing , you use what color topped tube? green, lavender, yellow, green Correct Answer: lavender This is an anticoagulant generally used in coagulation sodium citrate, oxalate-fluoride, sodium fluoride, heparin Correct Answer: sodium citrate (light blue- preform coagulation testing) T or F Using the finger, pinky, or thumb when