AMT/RPT Practice Exam Question
with Correct Answers
IfMaMveinMfeelsMhardMandMthreadyMlikeMwhenMpalpated,MthenMthisMveinMmayMbeM-
MAnswerMsclerosed.
IfMtheMplungerMonMtheMsyringeMisMpulledMbackMtooMfastMtheMspecimenMmayMbeM-
MAnswerMhemolyzed
WhenMperformingMaMheelMpunctureMonManMinfant,MproperMtechniqueMincludesM-
MAnswerMplacingMlancetMflatMagainstMtheMskinMonMtheMmedialMorMlateralMplantarMsurfaceMofM
heel.
whatMconditionMwouldMmostMlikelyMcauseMhemoconcentration?M-MAnswerMDehydration.
WhatMcanMcauseMhematomaMformation?M-MAnswerMfirmlyManchoringMveinMinMneedleMinsertion.
anticoagulantMinMgreenMtopMtubeM-MAnswerMsodiumMheprin
whatMisMpreferredMmethodMforMinfantMbloodMcollection?M-MAnswerMcapillary
whatMtubeMisMnormallyMusedMtoMcollectMaMserumMsample?M-MAnswerMredMtop
correctMangleMforMtheMneedleMtoMbeMinsertedMintoMskin?M-MAnswerM30Mdegrees
whyMisMitMnecessaryMtoMwipeMfirstMdropMofMbloodMawayMwhenMperformingMaMcapillaryMproce
dure?M-MAnswerMtoMreduceMinterstitialMfluidMcontamination
AlcoholMshouldMbeMallowedMtoMdryMcompletelyMpriorMtoMskinMpunctureMtoM-
MAnswerMpreventMlysisMofMredMbloodMcells
theMphlebotomistMplacesMbloodMspecimenMinMcirclesMonMspecialMfilterMpaper,MforMwhatMtest?M-
MAnswerMPKU
AMfalselyMdecreasedMbloodMalcoholMlevelMmayMbeMobtainedMifM-
MAnswerMtheMtubeMisMonlyMpartiallyMfilled
, FollowingMvenipuncture,MwhatMshouldMbeMappliedMtoMvenipunctureMsite?M-
MAnswerMcleanMsterileMgauzeMpad
WhenMisMaMphlebotomistMallowedMtoMperformMaMvenipunctureMonManMankleMvein?M-
MAnswerMWhenMallMotherMoptionsMhaveMbeenMexhaustedMandMtheMphysicianMhasMgivenMapprov
al.
ByMbracingMtheMhandMwhileMholdingMtheMneedleMassemblyMagainstMtheMpatientsMarmMyouM-
MAnswerMpreventMexcessMneedleMmovement
WhenMperformingMaMcapillaryMbloodMcollection,MtheMfirstMdropMofMbloodMisMwipedMawayMbec
auseM-MAnswerMtheMfirstMdropMtypicallyMhasMmoreMtissueMfluid
WhatMinstrumentMmayMbeMusedMwhenMtryingMtoMvisualizeMtheMveinsMduringMvenipunctureM-
MAnswerMVenoscope
WhatMisMcorrectMprocedureMwhenMperformingMbloodMsmearMforMleukocyteMalkalineMphosphateM(
LAP)?M-
MAnswerMPerformMskinMpuncture,MwipeMawayMtheMfirstMdropMofMbloodM&MthenMtouchMslide
MtoMtheMnextMdropMofMblood.
HowMlongMshouldMaMtourniquetMbeMplacedMaroundMaMpatientsMarm?M-
MAnswerMnoMmoreMthanMoneMminute
HemoconcentrationMofMaMspecimenMcanMbeMavoidedMby?M-
MAnswerMRemovingMtheMtourniquetMwithinMoneMminute.
AMcolllapsedMveinMwillMcauseMaM-MAnswerMcessationMofMbloodMflow.
SwellingMcausedMfromMbloodMleakingMfromMaMbloodMvesselMisM-MAnswerMhematoma
HowMfarMaboveMtheMvenipunctureMsiteMshouldMtheMtourniquetMbeMwrappedMaroundMarm?M-
MAnswerM3MtoM4Minches
WhatMveinMshouldMbeMusedMwhenMsampleMisMneededMfromMdialysisMpatient?M-
MAnswerMhandMvein
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IfMaMveinMfeelsMhardMandMthreadyMlikeMwhenMpalpated,MthenMthisMveinMmayMbeM-
MAnswerMsclerosed.
IfMtheMplungerMonMtheMsyringeMisMpulledMbackMtooMfastMtheMspecimenMmayMbeM-
MAnswerMhemolyzed
WhenMperformingMaMheelMpunctureMonManMinfant,MproperMtechniqueMincludesM-
MAnswerMplacingMlancetMflatMagainstMtheMskinMonMtheMmedialMorMlateralMplantarMsurfaceMofM
heel.
whatMconditionMwouldMmostMlikelyMcauseMhemoconcentration?M-MAnswerMDehydration.
WhatMcanMcauseMhematomaMformation?M-MAnswerMfirmlyManchoringMveinMinMneedleMinsertion.
anticoagulantMinMgreenMtopMtubeM-MAnswerMsodiumMheprin
whatMisMpreferredMmethodMforMinfantMbloodMcollection?M-MAnswerMcapillary
whatMtubeMisMnormallyMusedMtoMcollectMaMserumMsample?M-MAnswerMredMtop
correctMangleMforMtheMneedleMtoMbeMinsertedMintoMskin?M-MAnswerM30Mdegrees
whyMisMitMnecessaryMtoMwipeMfirstMdropMofMbloodMawayMwhenMperformingMaMcapillaryMproce
dure?M-MAnswerMtoMreduceMinterstitialMfluidMcontamination
AlcoholMshouldMbeMallowedMtoMdryMcompletelyMpriorMtoMskinMpunctureMtoM-
MAnswerMpreventMlysisMofMredMbloodMcells
theMphlebotomistMplacesMbloodMspecimenMinMcirclesMonMspecialMfilterMpaper,MforMwhatMtest?M-
MAnswerMPKU
AMfalselyMdecreasedMbloodMalcoholMlevelMmayMbeMobtainedMifM-
MAnswerMtheMtubeMisMonlyMpartiallyMfilled
, FollowingMvenipuncture,MwhatMshouldMbeMappliedMtoMvenipunctureMsite?M-
MAnswerMcleanMsterileMgauzeMpad
WhenMisMaMphlebotomistMallowedMtoMperformMaMvenipunctureMonManMankleMvein?M-
MAnswerMWhenMallMotherMoptionsMhaveMbeenMexhaustedMandMtheMphysicianMhasMgivenMapprov
al.
ByMbracingMtheMhandMwhileMholdingMtheMneedleMassemblyMagainstMtheMpatientsMarmMyouM-
MAnswerMpreventMexcessMneedleMmovement
WhenMperformingMaMcapillaryMbloodMcollection,MtheMfirstMdropMofMbloodMisMwipedMawayMbec
auseM-MAnswerMtheMfirstMdropMtypicallyMhasMmoreMtissueMfluid
WhatMinstrumentMmayMbeMusedMwhenMtryingMtoMvisualizeMtheMveinsMduringMvenipunctureM-
MAnswerMVenoscope
WhatMisMcorrectMprocedureMwhenMperformingMbloodMsmearMforMleukocyteMalkalineMphosphateM(
LAP)?M-
MAnswerMPerformMskinMpuncture,MwipeMawayMtheMfirstMdropMofMbloodM&MthenMtouchMslide
MtoMtheMnextMdropMofMblood.
HowMlongMshouldMaMtourniquetMbeMplacedMaroundMaMpatientsMarm?M-
MAnswerMnoMmoreMthanMoneMminute
HemoconcentrationMofMaMspecimenMcanMbeMavoidedMby?M-
MAnswerMRemovingMtheMtourniquetMwithinMoneMminute.
AMcolllapsedMveinMwillMcauseMaM-MAnswerMcessationMofMbloodMflow.
SwellingMcausedMfromMbloodMleakingMfromMaMbloodMvesselMisM-MAnswerMhematoma
HowMfarMaboveMtheMvenipunctureMsiteMshouldMtheMtourniquetMbeMwrappedMaroundMarm?M-
MAnswerM3MtoM4Minches
WhatMveinMshouldMbeMusedMwhenMsampleMisMneededMfromMdialysisMpatient?M-
MAnswerMhandMvein