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AMCA Phlebotomy Midterm Cal regional AMCA Comprehensive Resource To Help You Ace Exams Includes Frequently Tested Questions With ELABORATED 100% Correct COMPLETE SOLUTIONS Guaranteed Pass First Attempt!! Current Update!! 1. ‘What is Serum? - Correct Answer: the fluid portion that remains after clotting. The serum is separated from coagulated blood that is centrifuged. 2. What is Serum used for? - Correct Answer: many lab tests, including most chemistry and immunology tests. Unlike plasma, serum does not contain fibrinogen or some other clotting factors and cannot be used for coagulation studies. 3. What is plasma? - Correct Answer: Plasma is the fluid portion of blood, including fibrinogen and other clotting factors. 4. How is Plasma collected? - Correct Answer: By collecting whole blood in a tube containing an anticoagulant and then centrifuging. 5. What is plasma used for? - Correct Answer: Used for coagulation studies. Used also for STAT chem tests when there is no time to wait for clotting to occur before centrifuging. 6. What does an anticoagulant additive do? - Correct Answer: prevent clotting 7. What does a clot activator additive do? - Correct Answer: promote clotting 8. What does a thixotropic gel additive do? - Correct Answer: separates blood components 9. What do preservatives and inhibitors of various cellular reaction additives do? - Correct Answer: maintain the integrity of the specimen

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AMCA Phlebotomy Midterm Cal regional AMCA

Comprehensive Resource To Help You Ace 2026-2027 Exams
Includes Frequently Tested Questions With ELABORATED

100% Correct COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

Guaranteed Pass First Attempt!! Current Update!!



1. ‘What is Serum? - Correct Answer: the fluid portion that remains after
clotting. The serum is separated from coagulated blood that is centrifuged.



2. What is Serum used for? - Correct Answer: many lab tests, including
most chemistry and immunology tests. Unlike plasma, serum does not
contain fibrinogen or some other clotting factors and cannot be used for
coagulation studies.



3. What is plasma? - Correct Answer: Plasma is the fluid portion of blood,
including fibrinogen and other clotting factors.



4. How is Plasma collected? - Correct Answer: By collecting whole blood in
a tube containing an anticoagulant and then centrifuging.



5. What is plasma used for? - Correct Answer: Used for coagulation
studies. Used also for STAT chem tests when there is no time to wait for
clotting to occur before centrifuging.

, 6. What does an anticoagulant additive do? - Correct Answer: prevent
clotting



7. What does a clot activator additive do? - Correct Answer: promote
clotting



8. What does a thixotropic gel additive do? - Correct Answer: separates
blood components


9. What do preservatives and inhibitors of various cellular reaction additives
do? - Correct Answer: maintain the integrity of the specimen



10.How many inversions are needed for most tubes? - Correct Answer: 5-8
times



11.With STAT tests, a rapid-acting clot activator that can be used is called -
Correct Answer: Thrombin



12.What is immunohematology is another word for? - Correct Answer:
Blood Bank


13.What department does the laboratory coordinate therapeutic drug
monitoring with? - Correct Answer: Pharmacy

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