PHLEBOTOMY NPS LATEST
EXAM
When a coronary risk comprehensive profile has been ordered, you
should make sure the patient has been fasting for ________. -
ANSWERS-10 to 12 hours
Using a lancet over 2.5mm to 3mm is acceptable when - ANSWERS-
When the patient has calloused fingers
If you're conducting a blood culture on a healthy adult male, you will
pull __ cc of blood into each bottle - ANSWERS-5 cc
Inverting plain glass tubes can lead to hemolysis. - ANSWERS-True
Which of the following won't contribute to excessive bleeding?
Heparin
Coumadin
Potassium
Aspirin - ANSWERS-Potassium
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, PHLEBOTOMY NPS LATEST
EXAM
When performing a finger stick, never puncture the side or tip of the
finger - ANSWERS-True
Capillary blood is composed of - ANSWERS-interstitial fluid and
intracellular fluids, arterial and venous blood
Because the lavender EDTA tube binds calcium, if it's drawn before an
SST tube, the calcium values could test lower than accurate -
ANSWERS-True
Potassium is an additive in the ______ topped tube - ANSWERS-Gray
Without fluoride, glucose will decrease in concentration by ______%
within a single hour - ANSWERS-7 - 10
Newborns have a blood volume of ______ mL - ANSWERS-80 to 110
mL
Where can a skin puncture be performed? - ANSWERS-The middle and
ring fingers, as well as the heel of the foot, are both prime sites for skin
punctures
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, PHLEBOTOMY NPS LATEST
EXAM
What color tube is used for a Glucose Tolerance Test? - ANSWERS-
Gray colored tube
The dermal subcutaneous junction is located ____ mm into the tissue -
ANSWERS-1.6 mm
A stress response that can trigger the constriction of arteries, slowing
blood flow through the body - ANSWERS-Sympathetic Blood Flow
Distress
The fluid to cellular ratio of blood is ____ to ____ respectively. -
ANSWERS-55% to 45%
If a phlebotomist had the training to conduct a procedure properly based
on an institution's Standard of Care but did not, that is an example of -
ANSWERS-Negligence
The puncture site for a Simplate Bleeding Time Test should be -
ANSWERS-5 cm below the antecubital bend
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EXAM
When a coronary risk comprehensive profile has been ordered, you
should make sure the patient has been fasting for ________. -
ANSWERS-10 to 12 hours
Using a lancet over 2.5mm to 3mm is acceptable when - ANSWERS-
When the patient has calloused fingers
If you're conducting a blood culture on a healthy adult male, you will
pull __ cc of blood into each bottle - ANSWERS-5 cc
Inverting plain glass tubes can lead to hemolysis. - ANSWERS-True
Which of the following won't contribute to excessive bleeding?
Heparin
Coumadin
Potassium
Aspirin - ANSWERS-Potassium
END OF
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, PHLEBOTOMY NPS LATEST
EXAM
When performing a finger stick, never puncture the side or tip of the
finger - ANSWERS-True
Capillary blood is composed of - ANSWERS-interstitial fluid and
intracellular fluids, arterial and venous blood
Because the lavender EDTA tube binds calcium, if it's drawn before an
SST tube, the calcium values could test lower than accurate -
ANSWERS-True
Potassium is an additive in the ______ topped tube - ANSWERS-Gray
Without fluoride, glucose will decrease in concentration by ______%
within a single hour - ANSWERS-7 - 10
Newborns have a blood volume of ______ mL - ANSWERS-80 to 110
mL
Where can a skin puncture be performed? - ANSWERS-The middle and
ring fingers, as well as the heel of the foot, are both prime sites for skin
punctures
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, PHLEBOTOMY NPS LATEST
EXAM
What color tube is used for a Glucose Tolerance Test? - ANSWERS-
Gray colored tube
The dermal subcutaneous junction is located ____ mm into the tissue -
ANSWERS-1.6 mm
A stress response that can trigger the constriction of arteries, slowing
blood flow through the body - ANSWERS-Sympathetic Blood Flow
Distress
The fluid to cellular ratio of blood is ____ to ____ respectively. -
ANSWERS-55% to 45%
If a phlebotomist had the training to conduct a procedure properly based
on an institution's Standard of Care but did not, that is an example of -
ANSWERS-Negligence
The puncture site for a Simplate Bleeding Time Test should be -
ANSWERS-5 cm below the antecubital bend
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