Phlebotomy- AMCA "Final/ Practice EXAM"-
Questions and Answers
Whole blood mostly consist of which of the following?
A) water
B) solutes
C) cells
D) tissue - -A) water
- Which type of blood cells are responsible for gas exchange in circulating
blood?
A) red blood cells
B) white blood cells
C) platelets
D) macrophages - -A) red blood cells
- Professional negligence is also called which of the following?
A) malpractice
B) malfunction
C) malice
D) arbitration - -A) malpractice
- Which of the following is the most important for phlebotomists to keep in
mind during their daily routine in medical settings?
A) burglary
B) confidentiality
C) privilege granted to a physician
D) consent - -B) confidentiality
- Which department performs chemical screening tests on urine specimens?
A) coagulation
B) hematology
C) microbiology
D) urinalysis - -D) urinalysis
- Which department monitors warfarin therapy?
A) coagulation
B) chemistry
C) immunology
,D) microbiology - -A) coagulation
- Which type of blood cell is responsible for defense and immunity?
A) red blood cells
B) white blood cells
C) platelets
D) macrophages - -B) white blood cells
- The liquid portion of a blood specimen (without an anticoagulant) is known
as which of the following terms?
A) plasma
B) serum
C) cellular components
D) oxygenated blood - -B) serum
- What is the scrubbing of instruments with special brushes and detergents
to remove blood, mucous, etc called?
A) sterilization
B) disinfection
C) sanitization
D) distillation - -C) sanitization
- Which of the following processes involves a soaking or wiping process and
inhibits the activity of disease-causing organisms?
A) sanitizing
B) disinfection
C) sterilization
D) treated with antiseptics - -B) disinfection
- What is the term for the process that is used for cleaning supplies that
come in contact with internal body tissues or an open wounds, that involves
the use of heat (steam) and an autoclave?
A) sterilization
B) disinfection
C) sanitization
D) surgical asepsis - -A) sterilization
- Which blood test includes WBC, RBC, Hemoglobin, and Hemacrit?
A) PTT
B) Hgb, Hct
C) Blood Typing
D) CBC - -D) CBC
, - What is the most common blood type?
A) A
B) B
C) AB
D) O - -D) O
- What are the small red spots on a patient's skin due to a blood clotting
abnormalities referred to as?
A) hemoconcentration
B) petechiae
C) hemolysis
D) syncope - -B) petechiae
- A decrease in the plasma volume with an increased concentration of cells
and larger molecules is referred to as which of the following terms?
A) scleroses
B) hemolysis
C) hemotherapy
D) hemoconcentration - -D) hemoconcentration
- If the tourniquet is applied for longer than three minutes, which of the
following analytes will most likely become falsely elevated?
A) parathyroid hormone
B) potassium
C) bilirubin
D) GGT - -B) potassium
- A hospitalized patient may not be identified by which of the following
means?
A) patient's chart
B) nurse
C) patient's armband
D) verbal confirmation by the patient - -A) patient's chart
- The most common sites for venipuncture are in which of the following
areas?
A) the dorsal side of the wrist
B) the antecubital area of the arm
C) the middle finger
D) the middle forearm - -B) the antecubital area of the arm
Questions and Answers
Whole blood mostly consist of which of the following?
A) water
B) solutes
C) cells
D) tissue - -A) water
- Which type of blood cells are responsible for gas exchange in circulating
blood?
A) red blood cells
B) white blood cells
C) platelets
D) macrophages - -A) red blood cells
- Professional negligence is also called which of the following?
A) malpractice
B) malfunction
C) malice
D) arbitration - -A) malpractice
- Which of the following is the most important for phlebotomists to keep in
mind during their daily routine in medical settings?
A) burglary
B) confidentiality
C) privilege granted to a physician
D) consent - -B) confidentiality
- Which department performs chemical screening tests on urine specimens?
A) coagulation
B) hematology
C) microbiology
D) urinalysis - -D) urinalysis
- Which department monitors warfarin therapy?
A) coagulation
B) chemistry
C) immunology
,D) microbiology - -A) coagulation
- Which type of blood cell is responsible for defense and immunity?
A) red blood cells
B) white blood cells
C) platelets
D) macrophages - -B) white blood cells
- The liquid portion of a blood specimen (without an anticoagulant) is known
as which of the following terms?
A) plasma
B) serum
C) cellular components
D) oxygenated blood - -B) serum
- What is the scrubbing of instruments with special brushes and detergents
to remove blood, mucous, etc called?
A) sterilization
B) disinfection
C) sanitization
D) distillation - -C) sanitization
- Which of the following processes involves a soaking or wiping process and
inhibits the activity of disease-causing organisms?
A) sanitizing
B) disinfection
C) sterilization
D) treated with antiseptics - -B) disinfection
- What is the term for the process that is used for cleaning supplies that
come in contact with internal body tissues or an open wounds, that involves
the use of heat (steam) and an autoclave?
A) sterilization
B) disinfection
C) sanitization
D) surgical asepsis - -A) sterilization
- Which blood test includes WBC, RBC, Hemoglobin, and Hemacrit?
A) PTT
B) Hgb, Hct
C) Blood Typing
D) CBC - -D) CBC
, - What is the most common blood type?
A) A
B) B
C) AB
D) O - -D) O
- What are the small red spots on a patient's skin due to a blood clotting
abnormalities referred to as?
A) hemoconcentration
B) petechiae
C) hemolysis
D) syncope - -B) petechiae
- A decrease in the plasma volume with an increased concentration of cells
and larger molecules is referred to as which of the following terms?
A) scleroses
B) hemolysis
C) hemotherapy
D) hemoconcentration - -D) hemoconcentration
- If the tourniquet is applied for longer than three minutes, which of the
following analytes will most likely become falsely elevated?
A) parathyroid hormone
B) potassium
C) bilirubin
D) GGT - -B) potassium
- A hospitalized patient may not be identified by which of the following
means?
A) patient's chart
B) nurse
C) patient's armband
D) verbal confirmation by the patient - -A) patient's chart
- The most common sites for venipuncture are in which of the following
areas?
A) the dorsal side of the wrist
B) the antecubital area of the arm
C) the middle finger
D) the middle forearm - -B) the antecubital area of the arm
