NCCT Phlebotomy Practice Exam 2
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1. It is necessary to control the depth of lancet inser- --Injuring the calcaneus
tion during heel puncture to avoid
2. IN which area does capillary specimen collection --Order of draw
differ from routine venipuncture when collecting
BUN and CBC?
3. A blood smear prepared from an EDTA specimen --Within 1 hour of specimen
should be made collection
4. An infant may requires a blood transfusion if bloood --Bilirubin
levels of which substance exceed 18mg/dL?
5. Phenylketonuria is a? --Genetic disorder involving
phenylalanine metabolism.
6. Arteriospasm is defined as? --Artery contraction due to
pain, irritation by needle or
anxiety.
7. When thawing a frozen sample, the procedure is to? --Warm it at 25C and invert
10-20 times after thawing.
8. Computerized analyzers in the lab read barcodes --Label is placed correctly on
and ID clients if the? the tube
9. Which is an example of a preanalytical error made --Failing to mix tubes
at the time of collection?
10. What constituates a positive modified allen test? --Hand color returns to normal
in 15 seconds
11. Some blood specimens require cooling to? --Slow metabolic processes
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12. All are correct in stating the importance of speci- --Mishandling effects can be
men handling except? corrected if identified.
13. Which of the following actions will compromise the --Partially filling a normal
quality of the specimen? fillEDTA tube.
14. Which analytes does not require protection from --Ammonia
light?
15. Chilling can cause erroneous results for which ana- --Potassium
lyte?
16. An example of a quality assurance indicator is? --Blood culture contamination
rates will not exceed 3%.
17. According to CLSI, which tubes should be placed --Nonanticoagulant gel tubes.
upright as soon as they are mixed?
18. Reference values for which test are higher for cap- --Glucose
illary specimens?
19. If a specimen has inadequate identification, the --Ask the phlebotomist to ob-
specimen processor may? tain a new sample.
20. According to CLSI, the max time limit for separating --Two hours from time of col-
serum or plasma from cell is? lection
21. An aliquot is a? --Portion of a specimen being
tested
22. Which is the best way to prepare routine bleed spec- --Seal tubes in plastic bags
imen tubes for transport to lab?
23.
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1. It is necessary to control the depth of lancet inser- --Injuring the calcaneus
tion during heel puncture to avoid
2. IN which area does capillary specimen collection --Order of draw
differ from routine venipuncture when collecting
BUN and CBC?
3. A blood smear prepared from an EDTA specimen --Within 1 hour of specimen
should be made collection
4. An infant may requires a blood transfusion if bloood --Bilirubin
levels of which substance exceed 18mg/dL?
5. Phenylketonuria is a? --Genetic disorder involving
phenylalanine metabolism.
6. Arteriospasm is defined as? --Artery contraction due to
pain, irritation by needle or
anxiety.
7. When thawing a frozen sample, the procedure is to? --Warm it at 25C and invert
10-20 times after thawing.
8. Computerized analyzers in the lab read barcodes --Label is placed correctly on
and ID clients if the? the tube
9. Which is an example of a preanalytical error made --Failing to mix tubes
at the time of collection?
10. What constituates a positive modified allen test? --Hand color returns to normal
in 15 seconds
11. Some blood specimens require cooling to? --Slow metabolic processes
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12. All are correct in stating the importance of speci- --Mishandling effects can be
men handling except? corrected if identified.
13. Which of the following actions will compromise the --Partially filling a normal
quality of the specimen? fillEDTA tube.
14. Which analytes does not require protection from --Ammonia
light?
15. Chilling can cause erroneous results for which ana- --Potassium
lyte?
16. An example of a quality assurance indicator is? --Blood culture contamination
rates will not exceed 3%.
17. According to CLSI, which tubes should be placed --Nonanticoagulant gel tubes.
upright as soon as they are mixed?
18. Reference values for which test are higher for cap- --Glucose
illary specimens?
19. If a specimen has inadequate identification, the --Ask the phlebotomist to ob-
specimen processor may? tain a new sample.
20. According to CLSI, the max time limit for separating --Two hours from time of col-
serum or plasma from cell is? lection
21. An aliquot is a? --Portion of a specimen being
tested
22. Which is the best way to prepare routine bleed spec- --Seal tubes in plastic bags
imen tubes for transport to lab?
23.
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