NWCA CCMA EXAM QUESTIONS |
GUARANTEED ACCURATE
ANSWERS
Which laboratory test result is affected most if the patient is NOT
fasting? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Triglycerides
Hemolysis in collected blood can cause a falsely decreased value for -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Hemoglobin
After the needle is inserted for a venipuncture and the blood begins to
squirt out in pulses, this might indicate that - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ An artery has been penetrated by the needle
If a patient is obese, what special equipment, if any, would be helpful in
the specimen collection process? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ A large
blood pressure cuff
When a patient has "difficult" veins, what strategies, if any, can be used
to improve the likelihood of a success puncture? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ All of the above
During the venipuncture procedure, what should the phlebotomist do
after the needle is inserted and blood begins to flow? - ACCURATE
, ANSWERS✔✔ Release the tourniquet about half-way through the
procedure
Steps in the identification process for a phlebotomy procedure for a
patient should include - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ A 3- way match
with verbal, ID bracelet, and requisition information
Approximately how many minutes does it take for a specimen without
additives to clot? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 30
Yellow top tubes are used to collect blood for - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Blood cultures
What is the vacuum blood collection tube of choice for CBC blood
collection? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Purple top tube
What is the antiocoagulant of choice for coagulation blood studies? -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Sodium citrate
A solid mass derived from blood constituents that occludes a blood
vessel is a - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Thrombus
When blood is to be collected for a glucose tolerance test, the patient
should fast for - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 8-12 hours
GUARANTEED ACCURATE
ANSWERS
Which laboratory test result is affected most if the patient is NOT
fasting? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Triglycerides
Hemolysis in collected blood can cause a falsely decreased value for -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Hemoglobin
After the needle is inserted for a venipuncture and the blood begins to
squirt out in pulses, this might indicate that - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ An artery has been penetrated by the needle
If a patient is obese, what special equipment, if any, would be helpful in
the specimen collection process? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ A large
blood pressure cuff
When a patient has "difficult" veins, what strategies, if any, can be used
to improve the likelihood of a success puncture? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ All of the above
During the venipuncture procedure, what should the phlebotomist do
after the needle is inserted and blood begins to flow? - ACCURATE
, ANSWERS✔✔ Release the tourniquet about half-way through the
procedure
Steps in the identification process for a phlebotomy procedure for a
patient should include - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ A 3- way match
with verbal, ID bracelet, and requisition information
Approximately how many minutes does it take for a specimen without
additives to clot? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 30
Yellow top tubes are used to collect blood for - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Blood cultures
What is the vacuum blood collection tube of choice for CBC blood
collection? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Purple top tube
What is the antiocoagulant of choice for coagulation blood studies? -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Sodium citrate
A solid mass derived from blood constituents that occludes a blood
vessel is a - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Thrombus
When blood is to be collected for a glucose tolerance test, the patient
should fast for - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 8-12 hours
