NWCA CCMA EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRE
Which claboratory ctest cresult cis caffected cmost cif cthe cpatient cis cNOT cfasting?
a. cTestosterone
b. cCortisol
c. cTriglycerides
d. cACTH c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔c. cTriglycerides
Hemolysis cin ccollected cblood ccan ccause ca cfalsely cdecreased cvalue cfor:
a. cTotal cprotein
b. cAmmonia
c. cPhosphorus
d. cHemoglobin c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔d. cHemoglobin
After cthe cneedle cis cinserted cfor ca cvenipuncture cand cthe cblood cbegins cto csquirt cout cin cpulses,
a. cThe cpatient chas cpetechiae
b. cAn cartery chas cbeen cpenetrated cby cthe cneedle
c. cA cvein chas cbeen cpenetrated cby cthe cneedle
d. cThe cpatient chas ca clow cred cblood ccell ccount c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔b. cAn cartery chas cbeen cp
If ca cpatient cis cobese, cwhat cspecial cequipment, cif cany, cwould cbe chelpful cin cthe cspecimen ccolle
a. cSpecially csized ccollection ctubes
b. cA clarge cblood cpressure ccuff
c. cAn coxygen cmask cin ccase cof cfainting
d. cNo cspecial cequipment cshould cbe cneeded c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔b. cA clarge cblood cpressure c
When ca cpatient chas c"difficult" cveins, cwhat cstrategies, cif cany, ccan cbe cused cto cimprove cthe clike
cpuncture?
a. cSlight crotation cof cthe cpatient's carm cto ca cdifferent cposition
b. cWarming cthe csite
c. cPalpating cthe centire cantecubital carea cto ctrace cvein cpath
d. cAll cof cthe cabove c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔d. cAll cof cthe cabove
During cthe cvenipuncture cprocedure, cwhat cshould cthe cphlebotomist cdo cafter cthe cneedle cis cinse
, d. c60 c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔d. c60
Yellow ctop ctubes care cused cto ccollect cblood cfor:
a. cBlood cgases
b. cBlood ccultures
c. cPT
d. cCK c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔b. cBlood ccultures
What cis cthe cvacuum cblood ccollection ctube cof cchoice cfor cCBC cblood ccollection?
a. cGray ctop ctube
b. cYellow ctop ctube
c. cPurple ctop ctube
d. cRed ctop ctube c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔c. cPurple ctop ctube
11. cWhat cis cthe canticoagulant cof cchoice cfor ccoagulation cblood cstudies?
a. cSodium coxalate
b. cSodium ccitrate
c. cEDTA
d. cPotassium coxalate c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔b. cSodium ccitrate
A csolid cmass cderived cfrom cblood cconstituents cthat coccludes ca cblood cvessel cis ca:
a. cLymphostasis
b. cThrombus
c. cHemolysis
d. cPetechia c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔b. cThrombus
When cblood cis cto cbe ccollected cfor ca cglucose ctolerance ctest, cthe cpateint cshould cfast cfor:
a. c3-5 chours
b. c6-7 chours
c. c8-12 chours
d. c12-14 chours c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔c. c8-12 chours
An cabnormal caccumulation cof cfluid cin cthe cintercellular cspaces cof cthe cbody cthat cis clocalized cor
a. cEdema
b. cHemoconcentration
c. cAtherosclerosis
d. cHemolysis c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a. cEdema
Blood ccultures ccan cbe ccollected cdirectly cinto cculture cmedia cand cdoing cso cwill:
a. cMinimize cchances cof ccontamination cand cspeed ccontact cwith cculture cmedia
b. cAssure cthat cother claboratory ctests care cnot ccontaminated
c. cMinimize cthe cexposure cto clight
d. cProvide cquicker ccomfort cand cconvenience cfor cpatients c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a. cMinimize cch
cspeed ccontact cwith cculture cmedia
What cis cdesignated cto creduce cthe crick cof ctransmission cof cmicroorganisms cfrom cboth crecogniz
cof cinfection cin chealth ccare cfacilities?
Which claboratory ctest cresult cis caffected cmost cif cthe cpatient cis cNOT cfasting?
a. cTestosterone
b. cCortisol
c. cTriglycerides
d. cACTH c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔c. cTriglycerides
Hemolysis cin ccollected cblood ccan ccause ca cfalsely cdecreased cvalue cfor:
a. cTotal cprotein
b. cAmmonia
c. cPhosphorus
d. cHemoglobin c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔d. cHemoglobin
After cthe cneedle cis cinserted cfor ca cvenipuncture cand cthe cblood cbegins cto csquirt cout cin cpulses,
a. cThe cpatient chas cpetechiae
b. cAn cartery chas cbeen cpenetrated cby cthe cneedle
c. cA cvein chas cbeen cpenetrated cby cthe cneedle
d. cThe cpatient chas ca clow cred cblood ccell ccount c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔b. cAn cartery chas cbeen cp
If ca cpatient cis cobese, cwhat cspecial cequipment, cif cany, cwould cbe chelpful cin cthe cspecimen ccolle
a. cSpecially csized ccollection ctubes
b. cA clarge cblood cpressure ccuff
c. cAn coxygen cmask cin ccase cof cfainting
d. cNo cspecial cequipment cshould cbe cneeded c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔b. cA clarge cblood cpressure c
When ca cpatient chas c"difficult" cveins, cwhat cstrategies, cif cany, ccan cbe cused cto cimprove cthe clike
cpuncture?
a. cSlight crotation cof cthe cpatient's carm cto ca cdifferent cposition
b. cWarming cthe csite
c. cPalpating cthe centire cantecubital carea cto ctrace cvein cpath
d. cAll cof cthe cabove c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔d. cAll cof cthe cabove
During cthe cvenipuncture cprocedure, cwhat cshould cthe cphlebotomist cdo cafter cthe cneedle cis cinse
, d. c60 c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔d. c60
Yellow ctop ctubes care cused cto ccollect cblood cfor:
a. cBlood cgases
b. cBlood ccultures
c. cPT
d. cCK c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔b. cBlood ccultures
What cis cthe cvacuum cblood ccollection ctube cof cchoice cfor cCBC cblood ccollection?
a. cGray ctop ctube
b. cYellow ctop ctube
c. cPurple ctop ctube
d. cRed ctop ctube c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔c. cPurple ctop ctube
11. cWhat cis cthe canticoagulant cof cchoice cfor ccoagulation cblood cstudies?
a. cSodium coxalate
b. cSodium ccitrate
c. cEDTA
d. cPotassium coxalate c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔b. cSodium ccitrate
A csolid cmass cderived cfrom cblood cconstituents cthat coccludes ca cblood cvessel cis ca:
a. cLymphostasis
b. cThrombus
c. cHemolysis
d. cPetechia c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔b. cThrombus
When cblood cis cto cbe ccollected cfor ca cglucose ctolerance ctest, cthe cpateint cshould cfast cfor:
a. c3-5 chours
b. c6-7 chours
c. c8-12 chours
d. c12-14 chours c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔c. c8-12 chours
An cabnormal caccumulation cof cfluid cin cthe cintercellular cspaces cof cthe cbody cthat cis clocalized cor
a. cEdema
b. cHemoconcentration
c. cAtherosclerosis
d. cHemolysis c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a. cEdema
Blood ccultures ccan cbe ccollected cdirectly cinto cculture cmedia cand cdoing cso cwill:
a. cMinimize cchances cof ccontamination cand cspeed ccontact cwith cculture cmedia
b. cAssure cthat cother claboratory ctests care cnot ccontaminated
c. cMinimize cthe cexposure cto clight
d. cProvide cquicker ccomfort cand cconvenience cfor cpatients c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a. cMinimize cch
cspeed ccontact cwith cculture cmedia
What cis cdesignated cto creduce cthe crick cof ctransmission cof cmicroorganisms cfrom cboth crecogniz
cof cinfection cin chealth ccare cfacilities?
