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AMCA PHLEBOTOMY EXAM|| ACTUAL EXAM ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A+|| LATEST AND FULLY COVERED
UPDATE 2024-2025 WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS||
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If a doctor orders a CBC Test (Lavender Top), Comprehensive Metabolic Panel
(SST), PT Test (Light Blue Top), and a set of Blood Cultures (BC), what would
the order of draw be? - ANSWER: BC, Light Blue, SST, Lavender Top
If a EDTA tube is used before a serum tube it could cause cross contamination and
could result in what? - ANSWER: High potassium or a false low calcium value
A CBC is collected into a Lavender tube and collected as what? - ANSWER:
Whole Blood Specimen
A CBC would be performed in what department of the lab? - ANSWER:
Hematology
What are included in electrolyte testing? - ANSWER: Sodium and Potassium
Coagulation testing requires blood to be collected in what tube? - ANSWER:
Light Blue Top
After the needle is withdrawn from the vein, the first thing that needs to be done is
what? - ANSWER: Activate the needles safety device
A blood test that requires testing for aluminum would be placed in what tube? -
ANSWER: Royal Blue Tube Top
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What is the recommended disinfectant for blood and other bodily fluids? -
ANSWER: Sodium Hypochlorite
Invasive surgery procedures require what? - ANSWER: Informed Consent
What tube would be used to collect blood for a pregnancy test? - ANSWER: Red
Tube Top
What is the best vein to draw from in the antecubital area? - ANSWER: Median
Cubital Vein
Which tube would be used for a Thyroid Panel; Tiger Top, Lavender, Light Green,
Yellow? - ANSWER: Tiger Top
What additive is in a Dark Green Tube? - ANSWER: Heparin
What tube would produce a serum sample; Green Top, Light Blue, Lavender, Red
Top? - ANSWER: Red Top
Which of the following lists all three of the major types of blood vessels? -
ANSWER: Arteries, Veins, capillaries
The capillaries are the blood vessels where - ANSWER: oxygen diffuses into the
tissues
The Protein in RBCs that carry oxygen is - ANSWER: Hemoglobin
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white blood cells are responsible for - ANSWER: fighting infection
platelets are involved in - ANSWER: the coagulation processes
(coagulation = clotting)
Blood Coagulation depends on - ANSWER: blood vessels, platelets, and clotting
factors
Always check to see if the patient has a/an - ANSWER: bleeding disorder or takes
aspirin
You don't need to ask a patient about HIV status because - ANSWER: Standard
precautions prevent HIV transmission
According to the text, a professional - ANSWER: does not need strong external
motivators or supervision
The first principal of phlebotomy or any medical procedure is to - ANSWER:
Correctly identify the patient
An emergency directly associated with phlebotomy is - ANSWER: Syncope
The best way to stop minor bleeding is by using - ANSWER: direct pressure
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Accuracy in phlebotomy is important because - ANSWER: treatment decisions are
often based on blood tests
phlebotomy is defined as - ANSWER: puncturing a blood vessel and removing
blood
Professional conduct is behavior that - ANSWER: inspires trust and confidence
you should never perform a venipuncture if the patient - ANSWER: refuses to
have it done
you should never perform a venipuncture if the patient - ANSWER: is confused or
disoriented
Needles used for venipuncture are - ANSWER: Sterile and should never be
reused.
The first choice for a venipuncture would be a vein in the - ANSWER: fold of the
elbow
The site of a venipuncture must be cleaned to - ANSWER: prevent an infection
the three components of the circulatory system are - ANSWER: blood vessels, the
heart, and the blood
When a phlebotomist observes action or suspect child abuse. what is his next step?
- ANSWER: advise your supervisor privately
AMCA PHLEBOTOMY EXAM|| ACTUAL EXAM ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A+|| LATEST AND FULLY COVERED
UPDATE 2024-2025 WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS||
ASSURED PASS!!!
If a doctor orders a CBC Test (Lavender Top), Comprehensive Metabolic Panel
(SST), PT Test (Light Blue Top), and a set of Blood Cultures (BC), what would
the order of draw be? - ANSWER: BC, Light Blue, SST, Lavender Top
If a EDTA tube is used before a serum tube it could cause cross contamination and
could result in what? - ANSWER: High potassium or a false low calcium value
A CBC is collected into a Lavender tube and collected as what? - ANSWER:
Whole Blood Specimen
A CBC would be performed in what department of the lab? - ANSWER:
Hematology
What are included in electrolyte testing? - ANSWER: Sodium and Potassium
Coagulation testing requires blood to be collected in what tube? - ANSWER:
Light Blue Top
After the needle is withdrawn from the vein, the first thing that needs to be done is
what? - ANSWER: Activate the needles safety device
A blood test that requires testing for aluminum would be placed in what tube? -
ANSWER: Royal Blue Tube Top
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What is the recommended disinfectant for blood and other bodily fluids? -
ANSWER: Sodium Hypochlorite
Invasive surgery procedures require what? - ANSWER: Informed Consent
What tube would be used to collect blood for a pregnancy test? - ANSWER: Red
Tube Top
What is the best vein to draw from in the antecubital area? - ANSWER: Median
Cubital Vein
Which tube would be used for a Thyroid Panel; Tiger Top, Lavender, Light Green,
Yellow? - ANSWER: Tiger Top
What additive is in a Dark Green Tube? - ANSWER: Heparin
What tube would produce a serum sample; Green Top, Light Blue, Lavender, Red
Top? - ANSWER: Red Top
Which of the following lists all three of the major types of blood vessels? -
ANSWER: Arteries, Veins, capillaries
The capillaries are the blood vessels where - ANSWER: oxygen diffuses into the
tissues
The Protein in RBCs that carry oxygen is - ANSWER: Hemoglobin
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white blood cells are responsible for - ANSWER: fighting infection
platelets are involved in - ANSWER: the coagulation processes
(coagulation = clotting)
Blood Coagulation depends on - ANSWER: blood vessels, platelets, and clotting
factors
Always check to see if the patient has a/an - ANSWER: bleeding disorder or takes
aspirin
You don't need to ask a patient about HIV status because - ANSWER: Standard
precautions prevent HIV transmission
According to the text, a professional - ANSWER: does not need strong external
motivators or supervision
The first principal of phlebotomy or any medical procedure is to - ANSWER:
Correctly identify the patient
An emergency directly associated with phlebotomy is - ANSWER: Syncope
The best way to stop minor bleeding is by using - ANSWER: direct pressure
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Accuracy in phlebotomy is important because - ANSWER: treatment decisions are
often based on blood tests
phlebotomy is defined as - ANSWER: puncturing a blood vessel and removing
blood
Professional conduct is behavior that - ANSWER: inspires trust and confidence
you should never perform a venipuncture if the patient - ANSWER: refuses to
have it done
you should never perform a venipuncture if the patient - ANSWER: is confused or
disoriented
Needles used for venipuncture are - ANSWER: Sterile and should never be
reused.
The first choice for a venipuncture would be a vein in the - ANSWER: fold of the
elbow
The site of a venipuncture must be cleaned to - ANSWER: prevent an infection
the three components of the circulatory system are - ANSWER: blood vessels, the
heart, and the blood
When a phlebotomist observes action or suspect child abuse. what is his next step?
- ANSWER: advise your supervisor privately
