ASCP PHLEBOTOMY TEST| 80 QUESTIONS| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

1. Arterial blood leaves the heart through the: Correct Answer: aorta 2. The liquid portion of the blood within the body is: Correct Answer: plasma 3. The laboratory receives a STAT request for a blood glucose level on a patient in the emergency department. It is appropriate to: Correct Answer: Treat the request as a medical emergency: collecting and processing the blood immediately The best location to perform a dermal puncture for a point-of-care glucose test on an adult is the tip of the palmar surface of the: Correct Answer: third or fourth finger 5. Low and high controls are required for a glucose meter. These are run: Correct Answer: exactly the same as patient samples are run 6. A patient has recently had a radical mastectomy of the right breast. The best site for venipuncture in this patient is the: Correct Answer: left arm 7. Urine begins forming in the __________where the blood is ____________ Correct Answer: kidneys, filtered 8. The length and width of lancet blades are important for assuring an adequate flow of blood and to: Correct Answer: prevent injury to the bone 9. Blood culture collection sites are prepared by swabbing the venipuncture site with iodine, which is left on for at least: Correct Answer: 20 seconds 10. A tourniquet is applied to the arm above a venipuncture site to: Correct Answer: slow the flow of venous blood to the heart 11. Arterial walls have thick layers of ___________ to withstand increased blood pressure during the contraction phase of the heart and to maintain blood flow during its resting phase. Correct Answer: muscle 12. Which of the following is a normal finding in a plasma specimen? Correct Answer: light yellow color 13. A blood specimen for a 2 hour postprandial glucose test is collected: Correct Answer: after the patient eats a meal 14. Which of the following describes the appropriate response by the phlebotomist? Correct Answer: A patient on withhold for 8 hours reports drinking water. A blood glucose level was collected, and no report was added to the r