AMT/RPT Practice
Exam Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
IfBaBveinBfeelsBhardBandBthreadyBlikeBwhenBpalpated,BthenBthisBveinBmayBbeB-
BAnswerBsclerosed.
IfBtheBplungerBonBtheBsyringeBisBpulledBbackBtooBfastBtheBspecimenBmayBbeB-
BAnswerBhemolyzed
WhenBperformingBaBheelBpunctureBonBanBinfant,BproperBtechniqueBincludesB-
BAnswerBplacingBlancetBflatBagainstBtheBskinBonBtheBmedialBorBlateralBplantarBsurfac
eBofBheel.
whatBconditionBwouldBmostBlikelyBcauseBhemoconcentration?B-BAnswerBDehydration.
WhatBcanBcauseBhematomaBformation?B-
BAnswerBfirmlyBanchoringBveinBinBneedleBinsertion.
anticoagulantBinBgreenBtopBtubeB-BAnswerBsodiumBheprin
whatBisBpreferredBmethodBforBinfantBbloodBcollection?B-BAnswerBcapillary
whatBtubeBisBnormallyBusedBtoBcollectBaBserumBsample?B-BAnswerBredBtop
correctBangleBforBtheBneedleBtoBbeBinsertedBintoBskin?B-BAnswerB30Bdegrees
,whyBisBitBnecessaryBtoBwipeBfirstBdropBofBbloodBawayBwhenBperformingBaBcapillaryB
procedure?B-BAnswerBtoBreduceBinterstitialBfluidBcontamination
AlcoholBshouldBbeBallowedBtoBdryBcompletelyBpriorBtoBskinBpunctureBtoB-
BAnswerBpreventBlysisBofBredBbloodBcells
theBphlebotomistBplacesBbloodBspecimenBinBcirclesBonBspecialBfilterBpaper,BforBwhatB
test?B-BAnswerBPKU
ABfalselyBdecreasedBbloodBalcoholBlevelBmayBbeBobtainedBifB-
BAnswerBtheBtubeBisBonlyBpartiallyBfilled
FollowingBvenipuncture,BwhatBshouldBbeBappliedBtoBvenipunctureBsite?B-
BAnswerBcleanBsterileBgauzeBpad
WhenBisBaBphlebotomistBallowedBtoBperformBaBvenipunctureBonBanBankleBvein?B-
BAnswerBWhenBallBotherBoptionsBhaveBbeenBexhaustedBandBtheBphysicianBhasBgiven
Bapproval.
ByBbracingBtheBhandBwhileBholdingBtheBneedleBassemblyBagainstBtheBpatientsBarmBy
ouB-BAnswerBpreventBexcessBneedleBmovement
WhenBperformingBaBcapillaryBbloodBcollection,BtheBfirstBdropBofBbloodBisBwipedBawa
yBbecauseB-BAnswerBtheBfirstBdropBtypicallyBhasBmoreBtissueBfluid
WhatBinstrumentBmayBbeBusedBwhenBtryingBtoBvisualizeBtheBveinsBduringBvenipunctu
reB-BAnswerBVenoscope
WhatBisBcorrectBprocedureBwhenBperformingBbloodBsmearBforBleukocyteBalkalineBpho
sphateB(LAP)?B-
BAnswerBPerformBskinBpuncture,BwipeBawayBtheBfirstBdropBofBbloodB&BthenBtouchBs
lideBtoBtheBnextBdropBofBblood.
, HowBlongBshouldBaBtourniquetBbeBplacedBaroundBaBpatientsBarm?B-
BAnswerBnoBmoreBthanBoneBminute
HemoconcentrationBofBaBspecimenBcanBbeBavoidedBby?B-
BAnswerBRemovingBtheBtourniquetBwithinBoneBminute.
ABcolllapsedBveinBwillBcauseBaB-BAnswerBcessationBofBbloodBflow.
SwellingBcausedBfromBbloodBleakingBfromBaBbloodBvesselBisB-BAnswerBhematoma
HowBfarBaboveBtheBvenipunctureBsiteBshouldBtheBtourniquetBbeBwrappedBaroundBar
m?B-BAnswerB3BtoB4Binches
WhatBveinBshouldBbeBusedBwhenBsampleBisBneededBfromBdialysisBpatient?B-
BAnswerBhandBvein
whatBisBtheBmostBcriticallyBaffectedBanalyteBinBaBhemolyzedBspecimen?B-
BAnswerBPotassium
PartialBpenetrationBofBtheBupperBwallBofBaBveinBmayB-
BAnswerBallowBbloodBtoBleakBintoBsubcutaneousBtissueBbyBwayBofBneedleBbevel
whenBbloodBisBinoculatedBintoBbloodBcultureBbottlesBusingBaBbutterflyBapparatusBwhi
chBbottleBisBinoculatedBfirst?B-BAnswerBaerobicBbottle
TheBcolorBtubeBthatBisBmostBfrequentlyBassociatedBwithBcoagulationBtestsBisB-
BAnswerBlightBblue
WhichBsubstanceBhasBaBhigherBconcentrationBinBcapillaryBbloodBthanBvenousBblood?B
-BAnswerBGlucose
Exam Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
IfBaBveinBfeelsBhardBandBthreadyBlikeBwhenBpalpated,BthenBthisBveinBmayBbeB-
BAnswerBsclerosed.
IfBtheBplungerBonBtheBsyringeBisBpulledBbackBtooBfastBtheBspecimenBmayBbeB-
BAnswerBhemolyzed
WhenBperformingBaBheelBpunctureBonBanBinfant,BproperBtechniqueBincludesB-
BAnswerBplacingBlancetBflatBagainstBtheBskinBonBtheBmedialBorBlateralBplantarBsurfac
eBofBheel.
whatBconditionBwouldBmostBlikelyBcauseBhemoconcentration?B-BAnswerBDehydration.
WhatBcanBcauseBhematomaBformation?B-
BAnswerBfirmlyBanchoringBveinBinBneedleBinsertion.
anticoagulantBinBgreenBtopBtubeB-BAnswerBsodiumBheprin
whatBisBpreferredBmethodBforBinfantBbloodBcollection?B-BAnswerBcapillary
whatBtubeBisBnormallyBusedBtoBcollectBaBserumBsample?B-BAnswerBredBtop
correctBangleBforBtheBneedleBtoBbeBinsertedBintoBskin?B-BAnswerB30Bdegrees
,whyBisBitBnecessaryBtoBwipeBfirstBdropBofBbloodBawayBwhenBperformingBaBcapillaryB
procedure?B-BAnswerBtoBreduceBinterstitialBfluidBcontamination
AlcoholBshouldBbeBallowedBtoBdryBcompletelyBpriorBtoBskinBpunctureBtoB-
BAnswerBpreventBlysisBofBredBbloodBcells
theBphlebotomistBplacesBbloodBspecimenBinBcirclesBonBspecialBfilterBpaper,BforBwhatB
test?B-BAnswerBPKU
ABfalselyBdecreasedBbloodBalcoholBlevelBmayBbeBobtainedBifB-
BAnswerBtheBtubeBisBonlyBpartiallyBfilled
FollowingBvenipuncture,BwhatBshouldBbeBappliedBtoBvenipunctureBsite?B-
BAnswerBcleanBsterileBgauzeBpad
WhenBisBaBphlebotomistBallowedBtoBperformBaBvenipunctureBonBanBankleBvein?B-
BAnswerBWhenBallBotherBoptionsBhaveBbeenBexhaustedBandBtheBphysicianBhasBgiven
Bapproval.
ByBbracingBtheBhandBwhileBholdingBtheBneedleBassemblyBagainstBtheBpatientsBarmBy
ouB-BAnswerBpreventBexcessBneedleBmovement
WhenBperformingBaBcapillaryBbloodBcollection,BtheBfirstBdropBofBbloodBisBwipedBawa
yBbecauseB-BAnswerBtheBfirstBdropBtypicallyBhasBmoreBtissueBfluid
WhatBinstrumentBmayBbeBusedBwhenBtryingBtoBvisualizeBtheBveinsBduringBvenipunctu
reB-BAnswerBVenoscope
WhatBisBcorrectBprocedureBwhenBperformingBbloodBsmearBforBleukocyteBalkalineBpho
sphateB(LAP)?B-
BAnswerBPerformBskinBpuncture,BwipeBawayBtheBfirstBdropBofBbloodB&BthenBtouchBs
lideBtoBtheBnextBdropBofBblood.
, HowBlongBshouldBaBtourniquetBbeBplacedBaroundBaBpatientsBarm?B-
BAnswerBnoBmoreBthanBoneBminute
HemoconcentrationBofBaBspecimenBcanBbeBavoidedBby?B-
BAnswerBRemovingBtheBtourniquetBwithinBoneBminute.
ABcolllapsedBveinBwillBcauseBaB-BAnswerBcessationBofBbloodBflow.
SwellingBcausedBfromBbloodBleakingBfromBaBbloodBvesselBisB-BAnswerBhematoma
HowBfarBaboveBtheBvenipunctureBsiteBshouldBtheBtourniquetBbeBwrappedBaroundBar
m?B-BAnswerB3BtoB4Binches
WhatBveinBshouldBbeBusedBwhenBsampleBisBneededBfromBdialysisBpatient?B-
BAnswerBhandBvein
whatBisBtheBmostBcriticallyBaffectedBanalyteBinBaBhemolyzedBspecimen?B-
BAnswerBPotassium
PartialBpenetrationBofBtheBupperBwallBofBaBveinBmayB-
BAnswerBallowBbloodBtoBleakBintoBsubcutaneousBtissueBbyBwayBofBneedleBbevel
whenBbloodBisBinoculatedBintoBbloodBcultureBbottlesBusingBaBbutterflyBapparatusBwhi
chBbottleBisBinoculatedBfirst?B-BAnswerBaerobicBbottle
TheBcolorBtubeBthatBisBmostBfrequentlyBassociatedBwithBcoagulationBtestsBisB-
BAnswerBlightBblue
WhichBsubstanceBhasBaBhigherBconcentrationBinBcapillaryBbloodBthanBvenousBblood?B
-BAnswerBGlucose