NHA CPT EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2025

NHA CPT EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2025 If a patient has done vigorous exercises (jogging, running, lifting, etc) within 8 hours prior to venipuncture, you should __________________ ? - ANSWER Reschedule the appointment for another day. A phlebotomist receives orders to draw an infant screening card, O2 levels, bilirubin, and DNA. Which should be performed first? - ANSWER O2 levels. An infant may cry due to the blood draw, so every attempt must be made to collect O2 levels as close to resting rate as possible Why is the order of draw for capillary collections different than venipuncture? - ANSWER Increased rate of coagulation How much plasma does whole blood contain? (Expressed in percentage) - ANSWER 55% of whole blood is plasma When a patient is fasting, a lipid panel should be drawn in a _______ top tube. - ANSWER Gold (SST) top tube Where is the best place to draw blood on a 9-month-old infant? - ANSWER Either heel What additive is inside Gold/SST and Red-Gray Speckled top tube? - ANSWER Thixotropic gel for serum separation