ASCP PHLEBOTOMY TEST QUESTIONS |\ |\ |\ |\
WITH ANSWERS |\
1. Arterial blood leaves the heart through the: - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔aorta |\
2. The liquid portion of the blood within the body is: - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔plasma |\
3. The laboratory receives a STAT request for a blood glucose
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level on a patient in the emergency department. It is appropriate
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to: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Treat the request as a medical
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emergency: collecting and processing the blood immediately |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
The best location to perform a dermal puncture for a point-of-
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care glucose test on an adult is the tip of the palmar surface of
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the: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔third or fourth finger
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5. Low and high controls are required for a glucose meter. These
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are run: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔exactly the same as patient
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samples are run |\ |\
6. A patient has recently had a radical mastectomy of the right
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breast. The best site for venipuncture in this patient is the: -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔left arm |\ |\ |\
, 7. Urine begins forming in the __________where the blood is
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____________ - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔kidneys, filtered |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
8. The length and width of lancet blades are important for
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assuring an adequate flow of blood and to: - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔prevent injury to the bone |\ |\ |\ |\
9. Blood culture collection sites are prepared by swabbing the
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venipuncture site with iodine, which is left on for at least: - |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔20 seconds |\ |\ |\
10. A tourniquet is applied to the arm above a venipuncture site
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to: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔slow the flow of venous blood to the
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heart
11. Arterial walls have thick layers of ___________ to withstand
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increased blood pressure during the contraction phase of the
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heart and to maintain blood flow during its resting phase. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔muscle |\ |\
12. Which of the following is a normal finding in a plasma
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specimen? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔light yellow color|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
13. A blood specimen for a 2 hour postprandial glucose test is
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collected: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔after the patient eats a meal
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14. Which of the following describes the appropriate response by
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the phlebotomist? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A patient on withhold
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WITH ANSWERS |\
1. Arterial blood leaves the heart through the: - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔aorta |\
2. The liquid portion of the blood within the body is: - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔plasma |\
3. The laboratory receives a STAT request for a blood glucose
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
level on a patient in the emergency department. It is appropriate
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
to: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Treat the request as a medical
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
emergency: collecting and processing the blood immediately |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
The best location to perform a dermal puncture for a point-of-
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
care glucose test on an adult is the tip of the palmar surface of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔third or fourth finger
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
5. Low and high controls are required for a glucose meter. These
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
are run: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔exactly the same as patient
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
samples are run |\ |\
6. A patient has recently had a radical mastectomy of the right
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
breast. The best site for venipuncture in this patient is the: -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔left arm |\ |\ |\
, 7. Urine begins forming in the __________where the blood is
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
____________ - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔kidneys, filtered |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
8. The length and width of lancet blades are important for
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
assuring an adequate flow of blood and to: - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔prevent injury to the bone |\ |\ |\ |\
9. Blood culture collection sites are prepared by swabbing the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
venipuncture site with iodine, which is left on for at least: - |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔20 seconds |\ |\ |\
10. A tourniquet is applied to the arm above a venipuncture site
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
to: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔slow the flow of venous blood to the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
heart
11. Arterial walls have thick layers of ___________ to withstand
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
increased blood pressure during the contraction phase of the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
heart and to maintain blood flow during its resting phase. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔muscle |\ |\
12. Which of the following is a normal finding in a plasma
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specimen? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔light yellow color|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
13. A blood specimen for a 2 hour postprandial glucose test is
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
collected: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔after the patient eats a meal
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
14. Which of the following describes the appropriate response by
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the phlebotomist? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A patient on withhold
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