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Phlebotomy Certification EXAM Questions
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Capillary Puncture - answer✔3rd or 4th finger for adults, heel stick for infants; Lancet cut across
ridges; hold the tube horizontal when filling. Don't sqeeze finger too tightly or milk the finger.
Wipe off 1st drop.
The vein can collapse - answer✔If you pull on the plunger of the syringe too hard or too quickly
during a draw or you use too strong of a vaccum for the vein, this can happen...
Anticoagulant - answer✔An agent used to preven blood clotting and to keep the specimen
whole blood
Red top - answer✔NO ADDITIVE --- Clot Forms ----Serum used for Chemistries, Electrolytes,
Thyroids (TSH, T4), Hormone, Liver, Kidney, Lipid stuidies, CMP, BMP.
Tiger top - answer✔Aka Red/Gray top: Clot activator additive - Clot Forms - SERUM STUDIES
Lavender top - answer✔EDTA additive - No Clot - WHOLE BLOOD for: Complete blood count
(CBC), Blood smear, Blood banking (ABO/Rh), ESR, HCT, Hmg,Glyco Alc ****Must be filled
sufficiently and inverted (gentle rocked) several times****
Gold Top - answer✔Clot activator additive - Clot Forms - SERUM Studies
Grey top - answer✔Sodium Fluoride/Potassium oxalate - Glucose, Alcohol, FBS
Light blue top - answer✔Sodium citrate additive - No Clot - Used for coagulation studies (PT,
PTT) ****Tube must be filled to the proper level and inverted (gentle rocked) several times****
Wipe away the first drop - answer✔We do this to remove tissue juices, skin cells, alcohol,
contaminates, avoid activating clotting process, avoid producing incorrect results, avoid diluting
specimen.
The basilic, cephilic, and the median - answer✔What veins are in the antecubical area?
Hemoconcentration - answer✔This is the increase of the cellular/solid elements in direct ratio
to plasma This can be caused by "pumping of the fist" and begins after the tourniquet is left on
longer than 1 minute.
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Phlebotomy Certification EXAM Questions
With Correct Answers
Capillary Puncture - answer✔3rd or 4th finger for adults, heel stick for infants; Lancet cut across
ridges; hold the tube horizontal when filling. Don't sqeeze finger too tightly or milk the finger.
Wipe off 1st drop.
The vein can collapse - answer✔If you pull on the plunger of the syringe too hard or too quickly
during a draw or you use too strong of a vaccum for the vein, this can happen...
Anticoagulant - answer✔An agent used to preven blood clotting and to keep the specimen
whole blood
Red top - answer✔NO ADDITIVE --- Clot Forms ----Serum used for Chemistries, Electrolytes,
Thyroids (TSH, T4), Hormone, Liver, Kidney, Lipid stuidies, CMP, BMP.
Tiger top - answer✔Aka Red/Gray top: Clot activator additive - Clot Forms - SERUM STUDIES
Lavender top - answer✔EDTA additive - No Clot - WHOLE BLOOD for: Complete blood count
(CBC), Blood smear, Blood banking (ABO/Rh), ESR, HCT, Hmg,Glyco Alc ****Must be filled
sufficiently and inverted (gentle rocked) several times****
Gold Top - answer✔Clot activator additive - Clot Forms - SERUM Studies
Grey top - answer✔Sodium Fluoride/Potassium oxalate - Glucose, Alcohol, FBS
Light blue top - answer✔Sodium citrate additive - No Clot - Used for coagulation studies (PT,
PTT) ****Tube must be filled to the proper level and inverted (gentle rocked) several times****
Wipe away the first drop - answer✔We do this to remove tissue juices, skin cells, alcohol,
contaminates, avoid activating clotting process, avoid producing incorrect results, avoid diluting
specimen.
The basilic, cephilic, and the median - answer✔What veins are in the antecubical area?
Hemoconcentration - answer✔This is the increase of the cellular/solid elements in direct ratio
to plasma This can be caused by "pumping of the fist" and begins after the tourniquet is left on
longer than 1 minute.
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