ASCP Practice Exam Questions with COMPLETE SOLUTION

Which of the following is part of the standard protocol when doing a bleeding time? - A butterflytype bandage is used When collecting blood using a syringe, samples should be placed into evacuated tubes in the following order: - Blue, lavender, red The outer layer of the heart is the: - Epicardium A platelet count of 650,000 per cubic millimeter is termed: - Thrombocytosis A phlebotomist with 6 collection orders for patients in the hospital receives a handwritten laboratory order for a STAT glucose after only completing the fourth phlebotomy. The phlebotomist should: - Collect the STAT glucose, deliver it to the laboratory, then return to perform the other 2 collections Point-of-care testing (POCT) occurs: - At the patient's bedside, In the emergency department, In patients' homes Quality control for point-of-care testing (POCT) must be performed: - Each day of use Special considerations for phlebotomy on an elderly person would most likely include: - Decreasing the angle of penetration of the venipuncture needle