AAH PHLEBOTOMY UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

AAH PHLEBOTOMY UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
1. The most common HAI (previously known as nosocomial) laboratory infection is: Hepatitis Influenza
HIV Meningitis
Answer:
Hepatitis

Question:
2. Using a proper needle gauge is the most important factor in preventing contamination of a blood culture.
Answer:
False

Question:
3. If a tube contains sodium polyanethol sulfonate (SPS), then what color will it be? Light green Yellow
Purple Pink
Answer:
Yellow

Question:
4. What is the most common chemistry test performed by means of POCT? Choose one: Glucose CBC
Potassium Sodium
Answer:
Glucose

Question:
5. The correct term for "a substance that prevents blood from clotting (EDTA, heparin)" is: Anemia
Centrifuge Anticoagulant Platelets
Answer:
anticoagulant

Question:
6. The middle and ring fingers are the most common digits used to obtain a dermal puncture in adults.
Answer:
True

Question:
7. Occluded veins are blocked and feel hard or cord-like to the touch.
Answer:
True

Question:
8. Hepatitis B may be stable in dried blood for at least seven days.

, Answer:
True

Question:
9. What point-of-care test can be used for a routine urinalysis? Glucose monitor test Occult blood Dipstick
test Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG)
Answer:
Dipstick test

Question:
10. Ten percent bleach used as a cleaning agent should be made fresh how often? Choose one: Once a
week Every 3 hours Every day Every 6 hours
Answer:
Once a week

Question:
11. What promotes the breakdown of glycogen back into glucose? Choose one: Insulin Glucagon
Thymosin Calcitonin
Answer:
Glucagon

Question:
12. Which blood vessels are a single cell in thickness? Choose one: Capillaries Veins Arteries Arterioles
Answer:
Capillaries

Question:
13. Which of the following is not an anticoagulant? Polymer gel Sodium heparin Sodium citrate EDTA
Answer:
Polymer gel

Question:
14. What is the purpose of the requisition? Identify the patient Determine the specimens to be collected
Allow all proper equipment to be gathered for collection All of the above
Answer:
All of the above

Question:
15. Which of the following could be a cause of hemolysis? Vigorously mixing the tubes Allowing the
blood to run down to run down the side of a tube when using a syringe to fill the tube Drawing blood too
slowly into a syringe Using a needle larger than a 23 gauge
Answer:
Vigorously mixing the tubes

Question:
16. A phlebotomist is required to wear which of the following PPE when preforming a routine
venipuncture? A mask A gown Gloves Eye protection