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MEDCA PHLEBOTOMY BOARD CERTIFICATION EXAM
NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL VERIFIED EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
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A phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform the third
set of blood draws for a glucose tolerance test (GTT). The
patient starts to cry and refuses to extend her arm of the
draw. Which of the following statements should the
technician make?
A. "I will get in trouble if I dont perform the draw"
B. "I promise the draw won't hurt"
C. "may I come back in a hour to perform the draw"
D. " may I please perform the draw" - Answer-D. "may I
please perform the draw"
A hematoma may be caused by all the following EXCEPT:
A) Probing ('fishing') for a vein
B) going all the way through a vein
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C) Holding pressure on the venipuncture site with the arm
straight
D) Bending the elbow with cotton ball on the venipuncture
site to apply pressure. - Answer-C) Holding pressure on
the venipuncture site with the arm straight.
After blood is spun and separated in a centrifuge the
serum/plasma portion is milky in appearance. This is
known as:
A) Lipemia
B) Hemoconcentration
C) Fibrinolysis
D) Coagulation - Answer-A) Lipemia
A phlebotomy technician is assembling the equipment he
will need for collecting donor units of blood. Which of the
following needle sizes should the technician select?
A) 23 gauge
B) 22 gauge
C) 21 gauge
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D) 18 Gauge - Answer-D) 18 Gauge
A phlebotomists is performing a glucometer reading for a
young adult parent. The patients's parent is in the room
and asks about patient's glucose level. Which of the
following actions should the technician take?
A. Write down the results for the parent and patient.
B. Ask the parent to leave the room and tell the patient.
C. Show the patient and parent the results in the patient's
electronic health record (EHR)
D. Ask the patient for permission to disclose the results
with the parent present. - Answer-D. Ask the patient for
permission to disclose the results with the parent present.
Which of the following is a potential consequence f a
phlebotomy technician mislabeling a blood bank
specimen?
A. HIPAA violation
B. A transfusion reaction
C. A medical transcription error
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D. A pharmaceutical reaction - Answer-B. A transfusion
reaction
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform a
venipuncture for a patient who has pneumonia. Besides
gloves, which of the following pieces of personal protective
equipment (PPE) should the technician wear?
A. Gown
B. N95 respirator
C. Face Mask
D. Goggles - Answer-C. Face Mask (Droplet Precautions)
A lactic acid specimen is collected in a gray tube and must
be kept at:
A. room temperature
b. refrigerated temperture
c. body temperature
d. frozen temperture - Answer-B. Refrigerated
Temperature ( Lactic acid on ice)
MEDCA PHLEBOTOMY BOARD CERTIFICATION EXAM
NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL VERIFIED EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+| ||NEWEST EXAM!!||
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform the third
set of blood draws for a glucose tolerance test (GTT). The
patient starts to cry and refuses to extend her arm of the
draw. Which of the following statements should the
technician make?
A. "I will get in trouble if I dont perform the draw"
B. "I promise the draw won't hurt"
C. "may I come back in a hour to perform the draw"
D. " may I please perform the draw" - Answer-D. "may I
please perform the draw"
A hematoma may be caused by all the following EXCEPT:
A) Probing ('fishing') for a vein
B) going all the way through a vein
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C) Holding pressure on the venipuncture site with the arm
straight
D) Bending the elbow with cotton ball on the venipuncture
site to apply pressure. - Answer-C) Holding pressure on
the venipuncture site with the arm straight.
After blood is spun and separated in a centrifuge the
serum/plasma portion is milky in appearance. This is
known as:
A) Lipemia
B) Hemoconcentration
C) Fibrinolysis
D) Coagulation - Answer-A) Lipemia
A phlebotomy technician is assembling the equipment he
will need for collecting donor units of blood. Which of the
following needle sizes should the technician select?
A) 23 gauge
B) 22 gauge
C) 21 gauge
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D) 18 Gauge - Answer-D) 18 Gauge
A phlebotomists is performing a glucometer reading for a
young adult parent. The patients's parent is in the room
and asks about patient's glucose level. Which of the
following actions should the technician take?
A. Write down the results for the parent and patient.
B. Ask the parent to leave the room and tell the patient.
C. Show the patient and parent the results in the patient's
electronic health record (EHR)
D. Ask the patient for permission to disclose the results
with the parent present. - Answer-D. Ask the patient for
permission to disclose the results with the parent present.
Which of the following is a potential consequence f a
phlebotomy technician mislabeling a blood bank
specimen?
A. HIPAA violation
B. A transfusion reaction
C. A medical transcription error
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D. A pharmaceutical reaction - Answer-B. A transfusion
reaction
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform a
venipuncture for a patient who has pneumonia. Besides
gloves, which of the following pieces of personal protective
equipment (PPE) should the technician wear?
A. Gown
B. N95 respirator
C. Face Mask
D. Goggles - Answer-C. Face Mask (Droplet Precautions)
A lactic acid specimen is collected in a gray tube and must
be kept at:
A. room temperature
b. refrigerated temperture
c. body temperature
d. frozen temperture - Answer-B. Refrigerated
Temperature ( Lactic acid on ice)
