Ohio School of Phlebotomy Exam 3 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
How many hours is a GTT fast? 10 hours - the only test that is 10 hours
What are the different glucose drink strengths? 50, 75, 100
What must a patient avoid before their GTT test besides No caffeinated beverages, nicotine and exercise
food?
What is a GTT a test for? Diabetes mellitus, hypoglycemia and malabsorption syndrome
Should GTT liquid be warm or chilled? Chilled, it's hard to drink warm (may vomit)
When do you draw blood for GTT and which tube? Gray tube, draw times are different - check doctors orders. May be at 30 minutes
and then 1hr, 2hr, 3hr - it will vary
What is sputum? Biological material coughed up from the lungs
What does a sputum test check for? TB or pneumonia
When do you do a sputum test? Usually in the AM before eating/drinking when it's most concentrated.
What is blood in the stool called? Hemoccult or Fecal occult
How should a stool sample be labeled? On the container, done by the patient. On the bag too. Labeled with name, DOB,
date, time. Be careful - more virulent than blood!!!!!!!!
What is the process called when we are doing an illegal Chain of Custody
drug screen?
Questions and CORRECT Answers
How many hours is a GTT fast? 10 hours - the only test that is 10 hours
What are the different glucose drink strengths? 50, 75, 100
What must a patient avoid before their GTT test besides No caffeinated beverages, nicotine and exercise
food?
What is a GTT a test for? Diabetes mellitus, hypoglycemia and malabsorption syndrome
Should GTT liquid be warm or chilled? Chilled, it's hard to drink warm (may vomit)
When do you draw blood for GTT and which tube? Gray tube, draw times are different - check doctors orders. May be at 30 minutes
and then 1hr, 2hr, 3hr - it will vary
What is sputum? Biological material coughed up from the lungs
What does a sputum test check for? TB or pneumonia
When do you do a sputum test? Usually in the AM before eating/drinking when it's most concentrated.
What is blood in the stool called? Hemoccult or Fecal occult
How should a stool sample be labeled? On the container, done by the patient. On the bag too. Labeled with name, DOB,
date, time. Be careful - more virulent than blood!!!!!!!!
What is the process called when we are doing an illegal Chain of Custody
drug screen?
