NWCA CCMA - Certification Exam Review With Correct Answers

NWCA CCMA - Certification Exam Review W
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Which laboratory test result is affected most if the patient is NOT fasting? - CORRECT ANS✔✔Tri
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Hemolysis in collected blood can cause a falsely decreased value for: - CORRECT ANS✔✔Ammo
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After the needle is inserted for a venipuncture and the blood begins to squirt out in pulses, this mig
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ANS✔✔An artery has been penetrated by the needle
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If a patient is obese, what special equipment, if any, would be helpful in the specimen collection pr
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When a patient has "difficult" veins, what strategies, if any, can be used to improve the likelihood o
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CORRECT ANS✔✔Slight rotation of the patient's arm to a different position
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Palpating the entire antecubital area to trace vein path
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During the venipuncture procedure, what should the phlebotomist do after the needle is inserted an
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CORRECT ANS✔✔Release the tourniquet about half-way through the procedure
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Steps in the identification process for a phlebotomy procedure for a patient should include - CORR
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with the ID bracelet and the verbal confirmation
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Approximately how many minutes does it take for a specimen without additives to clot? - CORREC
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Yellow top tubes are used to collect blood for? - CORRECT ANS✔✔Blood cultures
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What is the vacuum blood collection tube of choice for CBC blood collection? - CORRECT ANS✔✔
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What is the anticoagulant of choice for coagulation blood studies? - CORRECT ANS✔✔Sodium ci
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A solid mass derived from blood constituents that occludes a blood vessel is a - CORRECT ANS✔
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