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PHLEBOTOMY NATIONAL EXAM STUDY
GUIDE WITH COMPLETE 700 QUESTIONS
AND WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS JUST
RELEASED THIS YEAR
Question: The central structure of a cell which contains DNA and controls cell growth and function is the:
A. cytoplasm
B. eosin
C. nucleus/nuclei
D. polychromatic - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. nucleus/nuclei
Question: The Islets of Langerhans:
A. produces adrenaline
B. stimulates growth of the thyroid
C. produces insulin
D. produces ADH - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. produces insulin
Question: A clumping together of cells, as of blood cells or bacteria, is called
A. granulocyte
B. agglutination
C. anemia
D. blood dyscrasia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. agglutination
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Question: By interpreting Roman Numeral "LIX", what would this equal in English?
A. 59
B. 21
C. 79
D. 49 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. 59
Question: A condition where small red spots appear on a patient's skin which indicate that minute
amounts of blood have escaped into the skin epithelium is called
A. hematomas
B. hemolysis
C. petechiae
D. hemoconcentration - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. petechiae
Question: The abbreviation CSF refers to:
A. Cerebrospinal fluid
B. Central venous fluid
C. central venous fluid
D. control venous fluid - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. Cerebrospinal fluid
Question: An abnormal reduction in the number of red blood cells in the circulating blood
A. Hepatitis B
B. tuberculosis
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C. leukemia
D. anemia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D. anemia
Question: Which blood test identifies coronary artery disease and atherosclerosis?
A. total cholesterol
B. uric acid
C. glucose
D. bilirubin - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. total cholesterol
Question: Interpreting Roman Numeral "MCMXCII", what would this equal in English?
A. 1992
B. 1982
C. 1972
D. 1952 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. 1992
Question: The most common antiseptic for a routine blood draw is
A. 70% isopropyl alcohol
B. povidone iodine
C. soap and water
D. none of the choices - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. 70% isopropyl alcohol
Question: Which of the following refers to the rupturing of red blood cells, which release hemoglobin
that can cause kidney failure and death after an incompatible blood transfusion?
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A. capillary puncture
B. hemolysis
C. coagulation
D. pyrogen - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. hemolysis
Question: Needles should not be bent after use, but should promptly be placed in a puncture resistant
container used solely for such disposal. Needles should not be reinserted into their original sheaths
before being discarded into the container, this is because:
A. it would contaminate the sheath
B. this is a common cause of needle injury
C. needle would not be able to be used again
D. none of the choices - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. this is a common cause of needle injury
Question: The term that means "inflammation of a vein" is
A. phlebitis
B. veinitis
C. phlebotomize
D. phlebotomy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. phlebitis
Question: Lab results are unreliable if specimens are collected
A. during basal state
B. after ingestion of water
PHLEBOTOMY NATIONAL EXAM STUDY
GUIDE WITH COMPLETE 700 QUESTIONS
AND WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS JUST
RELEASED THIS YEAR
Question: The central structure of a cell which contains DNA and controls cell growth and function is the:
A. cytoplasm
B. eosin
C. nucleus/nuclei
D. polychromatic - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. nucleus/nuclei
Question: The Islets of Langerhans:
A. produces adrenaline
B. stimulates growth of the thyroid
C. produces insulin
D. produces ADH - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. produces insulin
Question: A clumping together of cells, as of blood cells or bacteria, is called
A. granulocyte
B. agglutination
C. anemia
D. blood dyscrasia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. agglutination
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Question: By interpreting Roman Numeral "LIX", what would this equal in English?
A. 59
B. 21
C. 79
D. 49 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. 59
Question: A condition where small red spots appear on a patient's skin which indicate that minute
amounts of blood have escaped into the skin epithelium is called
A. hematomas
B. hemolysis
C. petechiae
D. hemoconcentration - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. petechiae
Question: The abbreviation CSF refers to:
A. Cerebrospinal fluid
B. Central venous fluid
C. central venous fluid
D. control venous fluid - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. Cerebrospinal fluid
Question: An abnormal reduction in the number of red blood cells in the circulating blood
A. Hepatitis B
B. tuberculosis
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C. leukemia
D. anemia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D. anemia
Question: Which blood test identifies coronary artery disease and atherosclerosis?
A. total cholesterol
B. uric acid
C. glucose
D. bilirubin - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. total cholesterol
Question: Interpreting Roman Numeral "MCMXCII", what would this equal in English?
A. 1992
B. 1982
C. 1972
D. 1952 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. 1992
Question: The most common antiseptic for a routine blood draw is
A. 70% isopropyl alcohol
B. povidone iodine
C. soap and water
D. none of the choices - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. 70% isopropyl alcohol
Question: Which of the following refers to the rupturing of red blood cells, which release hemoglobin
that can cause kidney failure and death after an incompatible blood transfusion?
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A. capillary puncture
B. hemolysis
C. coagulation
D. pyrogen - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. hemolysis
Question: Needles should not be bent after use, but should promptly be placed in a puncture resistant
container used solely for such disposal. Needles should not be reinserted into their original sheaths
before being discarded into the container, this is because:
A. it would contaminate the sheath
B. this is a common cause of needle injury
C. needle would not be able to be used again
D. none of the choices - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. this is a common cause of needle injury
Question: The term that means "inflammation of a vein" is
A. phlebitis
B. veinitis
C. phlebotomize
D. phlebotomy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. phlebitis
Question: Lab results are unreliable if specimens are collected
A. during basal state
B. after ingestion of water
