AMCA PHLEBOTOMY EXAM WITH
RATIONALES AND EXPERT VERIFIED ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+.
A patient reports that during a previous blood draw he felt lightheaded and almost passed out. What
should the RPT do?
Perform the draw with the patient reclined or in a supine position.
We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
a RPT at a primary care clinic is performing venipuncture on a patient with suspected influenza. The
patient is wearing a mask. What PPE should the tech wear?
Gloves and a mask
A requisition calls for the following tests: CBC, CMP, and PTT. What is the correct order of draw?
Citrate, SST, EDTA
Blood exits the heart through the body's largest artery. What artery is it?
Aorta
What part of the evacuated tube system allows multiple collection tubes to be filled with one
puncture?
the interior needle/tube holder
When drawing a specimen for an ammonia test, what should a phlebotomy technician have ready for
specimen transportation?
an ice slurry
A phlebotomy tech asks a patient to state and spell his name. He says "Chris Morgan C-H-R-I-S M-O-R-
G-A-N" The name listed on the requisition is "Criss Morgan." What should the RPT do?
Call the ordering provider to resolve the issue and get a new requisition with the correct spelling
When a blood culture is ordered along with other tests, which tube is filled first?
Yellow SPS
Which of these patient reactions should be documented, but is not a cause for discontinuing a draw
of likely to affect analysis?
Petechiae
A phlebotomy tech is performing a venipuncture collection on a young adult and needs to draw a
citrate tube, a SST, and an EDTA. The citrate tube & SST fill quickly. The EDTA fills part way and then
blood flow stops. Why?
The tubes vacuum is compromised.
Scars cover the arms and hands of a patient who's requisition requires CBC and electrolytes. After
finding no acceptable venipuncture site on either arm or hand, the tech sees that the scarring does
not extend to the fingertips, what should you do?
, The tech can do a capillary draw and document that where the blood was collected and why.
When is a sharps receptacle considered to overfilled according to OSHA standards?
When it is filled more than 3/4 full
We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
Of the three veins commonly assessed for venipuncture, which is considered the least favorable?
The basilic vein
The ER physician directs a phlebotomist to draw blood from an unconscious patient of unknown
identity. This is:
Legal under the concept of implied consent
When performing a draw on an impatient with a recent mastectomy, the phlebotomist finds that an
IV is running in the arm on the non-mastectomy side. Which site should you use?
A site distal to the IV on the non-mastectomy side
An infants blood volume may be approximated by multiplying childs:
Weight in kg times 80
Two sets of blood culture bottles are to be filled for a patient. What must happen?
The sets must be filled from two different venipuncture sites
After assembling the ETS and double-checking that he has the correct tubes gathered for a
venipuncture draw, a RPT realizes he forgot to remove the tourniquet after site selection. He knows
that it has been in place for longer than one minute. If he continues with the draw, what is one
possible consequence?
The specimens collected will not produce accurate test results
Which of the following information on a requisition form is essential for a RPT to match exactly with
information provided by patient?
complete date of birth
Disposable tourniquets are intended to be used...
One patient only
how should a phlebotomy tech respond if, after a site is selected and cleaned and equipment
prepared, the patient pushed down his sleeve and clutches his arm to his chest?
She should ask th patient if he has any concerns she can address or if he would like to talk to his
doctor
Which of the following is a HIPAA violation?
Failing to log out of a patient record on a visible screen before calling the next patient in
RATIONALES AND EXPERT VERIFIED ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+.
A patient reports that during a previous blood draw he felt lightheaded and almost passed out. What
should the RPT do?
Perform the draw with the patient reclined or in a supine position.
We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
a RPT at a primary care clinic is performing venipuncture on a patient with suspected influenza. The
patient is wearing a mask. What PPE should the tech wear?
Gloves and a mask
A requisition calls for the following tests: CBC, CMP, and PTT. What is the correct order of draw?
Citrate, SST, EDTA
Blood exits the heart through the body's largest artery. What artery is it?
Aorta
What part of the evacuated tube system allows multiple collection tubes to be filled with one
puncture?
the interior needle/tube holder
When drawing a specimen for an ammonia test, what should a phlebotomy technician have ready for
specimen transportation?
an ice slurry
A phlebotomy tech asks a patient to state and spell his name. He says "Chris Morgan C-H-R-I-S M-O-R-
G-A-N" The name listed on the requisition is "Criss Morgan." What should the RPT do?
Call the ordering provider to resolve the issue and get a new requisition with the correct spelling
When a blood culture is ordered along with other tests, which tube is filled first?
Yellow SPS
Which of these patient reactions should be documented, but is not a cause for discontinuing a draw
of likely to affect analysis?
Petechiae
A phlebotomy tech is performing a venipuncture collection on a young adult and needs to draw a
citrate tube, a SST, and an EDTA. The citrate tube & SST fill quickly. The EDTA fills part way and then
blood flow stops. Why?
The tubes vacuum is compromised.
Scars cover the arms and hands of a patient who's requisition requires CBC and electrolytes. After
finding no acceptable venipuncture site on either arm or hand, the tech sees that the scarring does
not extend to the fingertips, what should you do?
, The tech can do a capillary draw and document that where the blood was collected and why.
When is a sharps receptacle considered to overfilled according to OSHA standards?
When it is filled more than 3/4 full
We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
Of the three veins commonly assessed for venipuncture, which is considered the least favorable?
The basilic vein
The ER physician directs a phlebotomist to draw blood from an unconscious patient of unknown
identity. This is:
Legal under the concept of implied consent
When performing a draw on an impatient with a recent mastectomy, the phlebotomist finds that an
IV is running in the arm on the non-mastectomy side. Which site should you use?
A site distal to the IV on the non-mastectomy side
An infants blood volume may be approximated by multiplying childs:
Weight in kg times 80
Two sets of blood culture bottles are to be filled for a patient. What must happen?
The sets must be filled from two different venipuncture sites
After assembling the ETS and double-checking that he has the correct tubes gathered for a
venipuncture draw, a RPT realizes he forgot to remove the tourniquet after site selection. He knows
that it has been in place for longer than one minute. If he continues with the draw, what is one
possible consequence?
The specimens collected will not produce accurate test results
Which of the following information on a requisition form is essential for a RPT to match exactly with
information provided by patient?
complete date of birth
Disposable tourniquets are intended to be used...
One patient only
how should a phlebotomy tech respond if, after a site is selected and cleaned and equipment
prepared, the patient pushed down his sleeve and clutches his arm to his chest?
She should ask th patient if he has any concerns she can address or if he would like to talk to his
doctor
Which of the following is a HIPAA violation?
Failing to log out of a patient record on a visible screen before calling the next patient in
