Phlebotomy - American Allied Health Final
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
The correct term for "white blood cells" is: - CORRECT ANSWER - Leukocytes
The correct term for "a substance that prevents blood from clotting (EDTA, heparin)" is: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Anticoagulant
Occluded veins are blocked and feel hard or cord-like to the touch. - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
After venipuncture, the correct position for the arm is fully bent. - CORRECT ANSWER -
False
The test performed to check for blood in fecal material is: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Occult blood test
All of the following are true statements about collecting blood for legal alcohol levels except: -
CORRECT ANSWER - The site must be cleaned with alcohol
The principal disorder(s) treated by therapeutic phlebotomy is/are: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Both a and b (Polycythemia and Hemochromatosis)
HIPAA is: - CORRECT ANSWER - Designed to keep personal health information private
Which characteristic is not a required personal characteristic of a professional phlebotomist? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Sense of humor
, What does CBC stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - complete blood count
What department can also draw arterial blood gases? - CORRECT ANSWER - respiratory
therapy
Ten percent bleach used as a cleaning agent should be made fresh how often? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Once a week
What is the purpose of the requisition? - CORRECT ANSWER - Identifying the patient,
determining the specimens to be collected, allowing the equipment necessary for the collection to
be gathered (all of the above)
Good candidates for dermal collection would include which patients? - CORRECT
ANSWER - -Those who require frequent collections
Obese patients
-Severely dehydrated
(All of the above)
When performing a dermal puncture, where should the puncture be made? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Perpendicular to the fingerprints
A patient is refusing to have their blood drawn. The phlebotomist should do all of the following
except: - CORRECT ANSWER - Force the patient to have his or her blood drawn
Which of the following body systems protects vital organs and gives body structure? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Skeletal system
If a tube contains sodium polyanethol sulfonate (SPS), then what color will it be? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Yellow
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
The correct term for "white blood cells" is: - CORRECT ANSWER - Leukocytes
The correct term for "a substance that prevents blood from clotting (EDTA, heparin)" is: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Anticoagulant
Occluded veins are blocked and feel hard or cord-like to the touch. - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
After venipuncture, the correct position for the arm is fully bent. - CORRECT ANSWER -
False
The test performed to check for blood in fecal material is: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Occult blood test
All of the following are true statements about collecting blood for legal alcohol levels except: -
CORRECT ANSWER - The site must be cleaned with alcohol
The principal disorder(s) treated by therapeutic phlebotomy is/are: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Both a and b (Polycythemia and Hemochromatosis)
HIPAA is: - CORRECT ANSWER - Designed to keep personal health information private
Which characteristic is not a required personal characteristic of a professional phlebotomist? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Sense of humor
, What does CBC stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - complete blood count
What department can also draw arterial blood gases? - CORRECT ANSWER - respiratory
therapy
Ten percent bleach used as a cleaning agent should be made fresh how often? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Once a week
What is the purpose of the requisition? - CORRECT ANSWER - Identifying the patient,
determining the specimens to be collected, allowing the equipment necessary for the collection to
be gathered (all of the above)
Good candidates for dermal collection would include which patients? - CORRECT
ANSWER - -Those who require frequent collections
Obese patients
-Severely dehydrated
(All of the above)
When performing a dermal puncture, where should the puncture be made? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Perpendicular to the fingerprints
A patient is refusing to have their blood drawn. The phlebotomist should do all of the following
except: - CORRECT ANSWER - Force the patient to have his or her blood drawn
Which of the following body systems protects vital organs and gives body structure? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Skeletal system
If a tube contains sodium polyanethol sulfonate (SPS), then what color will it be? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Yellow
