PCT MA FINAL | Phlebotomy Career Training
1. How can you verify that you have entered the vein with the IV
catheter?: You observe a flashback of blood
2. Cardiac output is =: stroke volume x heart rate
3. What type of wave form would you expect to see given the
following attrib- utes?
R-R intervals constant and regular One P-wave per QRS complex All
waveforms present Rate is > 100bpm, but not usually > 130bpm at
rest Occurs normally in exercise / stress. Patient is usually
asymptomatic. Other causes may be hypovolaemia / underlying
medical problems: Sinus Tachycardia
4. The PR interval or PRI represents which of the following?: time interval
from onset of atrial depolarization (P wave) to onset of ventricular depolarization (QRS complex)
5. Chemistry tests that are not "stat" are typically drawn in what type o
tube?: SST
6. Clotting factors are represented by Roman numerals primarily,
but they often have another name as well. They are part of a
complicated process called the?: Coagulation cascade
7. The test for hemoglobin is a protein in your red blood cells that
carries oxygen to your bodies organs & tissues & transports carbon
dioxide from your organs & tissues back to your lungs. This test is
abbreviated as?: Hgb
8. A hospital patient with TB would be expected to have?: All of the above
A negative pressure private room
Isolation
Respiratory
precautions All of the
above
9. is a state of elevated levels of ketone bodies in the body.
It is almost always generalized throughout the body,
w/hyperketonemia (a condition of excess ketones in the blood):
Ketosis
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10. Which of the following are official "stat" tubes?: Dark green
11. Which of the following tubes do not require centrifugation?: Stat
green PST
12. Phlebotomists are never to draw from the leg because many
times the patient can develop swelling (inflammation) of vein,
caused by a blood clot. this is known as?: Thrombophlebitis
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13. Which tube would you use to draw an ammonia level in & what is
the required special handling?: Dark green in an ice slurry
14. A CMP is a test normally drawn is a SST & is an abbreviation for?:
Comprehensive metabolic panel or profile
15. The blood test CRP is done in a SSt & is a blood test marker
for inflammation in the body. CRP is produced in the liver & its level
is measured by testing the blood. Another name for the abbreviation
CRP is?: C-Reaction protein
16. The test for venereal disease is AKA...: Vdrl
17. Tube that microbiology blood cultures are drawn is?: Yellow ACD
solution A tube
18. Coags are drawn in a?: Lt blue tube & when it is drawn with a butterfly it must have a
waste tube
19. An example of coagulation tests are?: PT, PTT, D-dimer, factor assay & ACT
20. The molecule NH3 is another name for?: Ammonia
21. A TDM tube is also known as a: Red plain tube
22. A TDM tube is also known as a..: Therapeutic drug monitoring tube
23. Serum is the liquid portion of blood that contains clotting
factors: False
24. ESR is another name for?: erthrocyte sedimentation rate or sed rate
25. An HbsAg would be drawn in a Pearl/White tube?: True
26. WBC is a test that is done in a lavender tube & looks for?: White
blood count
27. If you request permission to draw blood from a patient and
they dont say anything, but they thrust forth their arm, you do NOT
have permission to draw them: True
28. Stat Lytes should be drawn in a: Green/gray speckled tube; PST with lithium
heparin
29. HCT is an abbreviation for?: hematocrit
30. POCT stands for ?: point of care therapy
31. What is the next step in a capillary or dermal puncture after
actually piercing the skin?: Wipe away the first drop of blood to remove any tissue
thromboplastion that could attect tests results
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32. What tube would you use for hematology tests?: Lavender
33. Your patient has fallen and sustained a head injury. using
your penlight you notice that only one pupil contracts with light, the
other remains unchanged. You would immediately suspect:: Brain
damage
34. Your patient is unable to ambulate and is frequently
incontinent of urine and stool. What does this put them at risk for?:
Decubitus ulcer
1. How can you verify that you have entered the vein with the IV
catheter?: You observe a flashback of blood
2. Cardiac output is =: stroke volume x heart rate
3. What type of wave form would you expect to see given the
following attrib- utes?
R-R intervals constant and regular One P-wave per QRS complex All
waveforms present Rate is > 100bpm, but not usually > 130bpm at
rest Occurs normally in exercise / stress. Patient is usually
asymptomatic. Other causes may be hypovolaemia / underlying
medical problems: Sinus Tachycardia
4. The PR interval or PRI represents which of the following?: time interval
from onset of atrial depolarization (P wave) to onset of ventricular depolarization (QRS complex)
5. Chemistry tests that are not "stat" are typically drawn in what type o
tube?: SST
6. Clotting factors are represented by Roman numerals primarily,
but they often have another name as well. They are part of a
complicated process called the?: Coagulation cascade
7. The test for hemoglobin is a protein in your red blood cells that
carries oxygen to your bodies organs & tissues & transports carbon
dioxide from your organs & tissues back to your lungs. This test is
abbreviated as?: Hgb
8. A hospital patient with TB would be expected to have?: All of the above
A negative pressure private room
Isolation
Respiratory
precautions All of the
above
9. is a state of elevated levels of ketone bodies in the body.
It is almost always generalized throughout the body,
w/hyperketonemia (a condition of excess ketones in the blood):
Ketosis
, PCT MA FINAL | Phlebotomy Career Training
10. Which of the following are official "stat" tubes?: Dark green
11. Which of the following tubes do not require centrifugation?: Stat
green PST
12. Phlebotomists are never to draw from the leg because many
times the patient can develop swelling (inflammation) of vein,
caused by a blood clot. this is known as?: Thrombophlebitis
, PCT MA FINAL | Phlebotomy Career Training
13. Which tube would you use to draw an ammonia level in & what is
the required special handling?: Dark green in an ice slurry
14. A CMP is a test normally drawn is a SST & is an abbreviation for?:
Comprehensive metabolic panel or profile
15. The blood test CRP is done in a SSt & is a blood test marker
for inflammation in the body. CRP is produced in the liver & its level
is measured by testing the blood. Another name for the abbreviation
CRP is?: C-Reaction protein
16. The test for venereal disease is AKA...: Vdrl
17. Tube that microbiology blood cultures are drawn is?: Yellow ACD
solution A tube
18. Coags are drawn in a?: Lt blue tube & when it is drawn with a butterfly it must have a
waste tube
19. An example of coagulation tests are?: PT, PTT, D-dimer, factor assay & ACT
20. The molecule NH3 is another name for?: Ammonia
21. A TDM tube is also known as a: Red plain tube
22. A TDM tube is also known as a..: Therapeutic drug monitoring tube
23. Serum is the liquid portion of blood that contains clotting
factors: False
24. ESR is another name for?: erthrocyte sedimentation rate or sed rate
25. An HbsAg would be drawn in a Pearl/White tube?: True
26. WBC is a test that is done in a lavender tube & looks for?: White
blood count
27. If you request permission to draw blood from a patient and
they dont say anything, but they thrust forth their arm, you do NOT
have permission to draw them: True
28. Stat Lytes should be drawn in a: Green/gray speckled tube; PST with lithium
heparin
29. HCT is an abbreviation for?: hematocrit
30. POCT stands for ?: point of care therapy
31. What is the next step in a capillary or dermal puncture after
actually piercing the skin?: Wipe away the first drop of blood to remove any tissue
thromboplastion that could attect tests results
, PCT MA FINAL | Phlebotomy Career Training
32. What tube would you use for hematology tests?: Lavender
33. Your patient has fallen and sustained a head injury. using
your penlight you notice that only one pupil contracts with light, the
other remains unchanged. You would immediately suspect:: Brain
damage
34. Your patient is unable to ambulate and is frequently
incontinent of urine and stool. What does this put them at risk for?:
Decubitus ulcer
