NHA Phlebotomy Exam, Chapter 1 - Introduction to Phlebotomy (exam
questions), Phlebotomy - Chapter 1, Phlebotomy Midterm Test Chapter 9 and 10,
Chapter 6 and 5 Worksheet Phlebotomy, chapter 7 & 8, 11 & 12, 13 & 14, 1,2,3,
Arterial blood - correct answer Capillary puncture blood most closely resembles
Within 1 hour of collection - correct answer A blood smear from an EDTA specimen should be
made
Light blue - correct answer What tubes do you not use for capillary sticks
What is the depth used for heel puncture - correct answer 2 mm
Why do you wipe the first drop of blood? - correct answer To eliminate contamination
1/2 to 3/4 of the slide - correct answer A good blood smear covers (blank) and exhibits a
feathered edge.
Purple top - correct answer Micro tube used to collect a CBC on a specimen
Puncturing perpendicular to the fingerprint whorls - correct answer What scenario represents
correct capillary puncture technique
To minimize effects of platelet clumping - correct answer What's the purpose of warming the
site before skin puncture
Draw below the IV - correct answer Where do you draw if both arms have IV's
Body fluid increase in pregnancy, diluting red blood cells - correct answer Why do pregnant
patients have lower reference ranges for red blood cell counts?
Hemoconcentration - correct answer Prolonged tourniquet application may cause a change in
blood composition primarily because of
immediately terminate the venipuncture - correct answer If a patient is complaining of sharp
radiation pain from the needles insertion site, the the phlebotomist should
Fill tubes from bottom up - correct answer What is the best way to avoid reflux when drawing a
blood specimen?
RBC - correct answer A person who lives on Pike's Peak is more likely to have a higher (blank)
count than a person who lives in Florida
Cortisol - correct answer Stress hormone can differ by 50% between AM and PM
Calcaneus - correct answer Heel
,Blood starts pulsing out - correct answer What happens when you hit an artery?
Kidney function - correct answer Creatinine clearance rate decreases in elderly patients due to
a normal decline in
Collapse - correct answer If blood is drawn too quickly from a small vein, the vein will have a
tendency to
iatrogenic - correct answer Removing blood on a a regular basis or in large quantities can lead
to (blank) anemia
Timed - correct answer Tests influenced by diurnal variation are often ordered as (blank) tests,
and it is important to collect them as close as possible to the time ordered.
Hemolysis can erroneously elevate you - correct answer Potassium, ammonia and magnesium
Lost muscle function - correct answer An arm that is paralyzed has
Hemoconcentration - correct answer A condition in which blood components that cannot easily
leave the bloodstream become concentrated in the smaller plasma volume is known as
Serum - correct answer A specimen that has clotted and has been spun down yields
Phlanges - correct answer The medical term for finger bones is
Acidosis - correct answer A dangerous condition in which the patient's pH decreases is known
as
anatomy and physiology - correct answer The study of the function of the body and its organs
known as
Pituitary - correct answer Which gland is often called the "master gland" of the endocrine
system
Catabolism - correct answer The type of metabolism that breaks complex substances into
simple substances is know as
Midsagittal - correct answer Body plane that divides the body into equal portions
Nephrons of the kidneys - correct answer Glomeruli are tufts of capillaries located in
Distal - correct answer Farthest point of attachment
B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) - correct answer Heart ventricles secrete a hormone called
Hemostasis - correct answer The stoppage of bleeding
embolus - correct answer Blood clot circulating in the bloodstream is called
Atria - correct answer Receiving chambers of the heart
,Oxygen transport, blood clotting, pathogen destruction - correct answer The primary function
of RBC's, platelets, and WBCs respectively
Erythrocytes, leukocytes and thrombocytes - correct answer Medical terms for red blood cells,
white blood cells and platelets
Arteriosclerosis - correct answer Vascular system disease involving hardening of the arteries
How can you tell serum from plasma - correct answer You cannot visually tell them apart
Epithelial - correct answer A basic tissue type that covers and lines organs, vessels and cavities
creatinine clearance - correct answer A test for the urinary system
Estrogen and progesterone - correct answer Hormones produced in the reproductive system
includes
Multiple sclerosis - correct answer Nervous system disorder
ABG - correct answer Test of the respiratory system
Function of the urinary system - correct answer To maintain electrolyte balance
Diastole - correct answer Relaxing phase of cardiac cycle
ECG - correct answer Record of hearts electrical activity during cardiac cycle
Embolus - correct answer Circulation and moving
Thrombus - correct answer Stays still
green tube contains what additive - correct answer heparin
light blue tube is in what department - correct answer coagulation department
red tubes with glass particles do what? - correct answer enhance clotting
the solution normally used to clean a site - correct answer 70% isopropanol
the smaller the number gauge number - correct answer the bigger the needle
if you shake tube to much can cause ? - correct answer hemolysis (break down of RBC)
what's the ratio of blood to additive in blue tube ? - correct answer 9:1
which additive is usually present in a lavender tube - correct answer EDTA
the purpose of an antiglycolytic agent is to ? - correct answer preserve glucose
most important factor in choosing gauge size is ? - correct answer size and condition of the vein
, how do you know if you are in a vein using a needle and syringe ? - correct answer you can see
blood appear in the hub of needle
if a person who is afraid of needles what do you do? - correct answer get the most experienced
phlebotomist
what's the most critical error as a phlebotomist is? - correct answer misidentifying patients
specimen
what do you never say to a child!? - correct answer IT WONT HURT
if drawing a fasting lab and a patient is eating what do you do? - correct answer ask nurse if
they still want the lab
during vein selecting what do you not do? - correct answer allow the patent to pump fist
never leave tourniquet on for no more then - correct answer 1 minute
2 hour postprandial specimen should be drawn ? - correct answer 2 hours after the patiend
finishes eating a meal
the most critical aspect of blood culture collection is ? - correct answer skin antisepsis
the preferred sample for parentage testing is? - correct answer blood sample
a condition in which a patient has a high blood glucose level is known as ? - correct answer
hyperglycemia
when performing a GTT the timing should begin ? - correct answer as soon as the patient
finishes the drink
of the following which is MOST likely to result in fatal consequences if the patient is
misidentified ? - correct answer type and cross match
the accumulation of ______ in the blood can cause metabolic acidosis - correct answer lactate
according to CLSI ______ is the recommended blood culture site skin disinfectant for infants 2
months and older - correct answer chlorhexidine gluconate
when collecting blood culture specimen directly from a butterfly into blood culture bottles,
which should be filled first ? - correct answer aerobic
what type of additive is recommended for collecting an ethanol test specimen ? - correct
answer sodium fluoride
which test is used to monitor heparin therapy - correct answer ACT
what's proper centrifuge operation ? - correct answer place tubes of equal size and volume
opposite one another for balance
questions), Phlebotomy - Chapter 1, Phlebotomy Midterm Test Chapter 9 and 10,
Chapter 6 and 5 Worksheet Phlebotomy, chapter 7 & 8, 11 & 12, 13 & 14, 1,2,3,
Arterial blood - correct answer Capillary puncture blood most closely resembles
Within 1 hour of collection - correct answer A blood smear from an EDTA specimen should be
made
Light blue - correct answer What tubes do you not use for capillary sticks
What is the depth used for heel puncture - correct answer 2 mm
Why do you wipe the first drop of blood? - correct answer To eliminate contamination
1/2 to 3/4 of the slide - correct answer A good blood smear covers (blank) and exhibits a
feathered edge.
Purple top - correct answer Micro tube used to collect a CBC on a specimen
Puncturing perpendicular to the fingerprint whorls - correct answer What scenario represents
correct capillary puncture technique
To minimize effects of platelet clumping - correct answer What's the purpose of warming the
site before skin puncture
Draw below the IV - correct answer Where do you draw if both arms have IV's
Body fluid increase in pregnancy, diluting red blood cells - correct answer Why do pregnant
patients have lower reference ranges for red blood cell counts?
Hemoconcentration - correct answer Prolonged tourniquet application may cause a change in
blood composition primarily because of
immediately terminate the venipuncture - correct answer If a patient is complaining of sharp
radiation pain from the needles insertion site, the the phlebotomist should
Fill tubes from bottom up - correct answer What is the best way to avoid reflux when drawing a
blood specimen?
RBC - correct answer A person who lives on Pike's Peak is more likely to have a higher (blank)
count than a person who lives in Florida
Cortisol - correct answer Stress hormone can differ by 50% between AM and PM
Calcaneus - correct answer Heel
,Blood starts pulsing out - correct answer What happens when you hit an artery?
Kidney function - correct answer Creatinine clearance rate decreases in elderly patients due to
a normal decline in
Collapse - correct answer If blood is drawn too quickly from a small vein, the vein will have a
tendency to
iatrogenic - correct answer Removing blood on a a regular basis or in large quantities can lead
to (blank) anemia
Timed - correct answer Tests influenced by diurnal variation are often ordered as (blank) tests,
and it is important to collect them as close as possible to the time ordered.
Hemolysis can erroneously elevate you - correct answer Potassium, ammonia and magnesium
Lost muscle function - correct answer An arm that is paralyzed has
Hemoconcentration - correct answer A condition in which blood components that cannot easily
leave the bloodstream become concentrated in the smaller plasma volume is known as
Serum - correct answer A specimen that has clotted and has been spun down yields
Phlanges - correct answer The medical term for finger bones is
Acidosis - correct answer A dangerous condition in which the patient's pH decreases is known
as
anatomy and physiology - correct answer The study of the function of the body and its organs
known as
Pituitary - correct answer Which gland is often called the "master gland" of the endocrine
system
Catabolism - correct answer The type of metabolism that breaks complex substances into
simple substances is know as
Midsagittal - correct answer Body plane that divides the body into equal portions
Nephrons of the kidneys - correct answer Glomeruli are tufts of capillaries located in
Distal - correct answer Farthest point of attachment
B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) - correct answer Heart ventricles secrete a hormone called
Hemostasis - correct answer The stoppage of bleeding
embolus - correct answer Blood clot circulating in the bloodstream is called
Atria - correct answer Receiving chambers of the heart
,Oxygen transport, blood clotting, pathogen destruction - correct answer The primary function
of RBC's, platelets, and WBCs respectively
Erythrocytes, leukocytes and thrombocytes - correct answer Medical terms for red blood cells,
white blood cells and platelets
Arteriosclerosis - correct answer Vascular system disease involving hardening of the arteries
How can you tell serum from plasma - correct answer You cannot visually tell them apart
Epithelial - correct answer A basic tissue type that covers and lines organs, vessels and cavities
creatinine clearance - correct answer A test for the urinary system
Estrogen and progesterone - correct answer Hormones produced in the reproductive system
includes
Multiple sclerosis - correct answer Nervous system disorder
ABG - correct answer Test of the respiratory system
Function of the urinary system - correct answer To maintain electrolyte balance
Diastole - correct answer Relaxing phase of cardiac cycle
ECG - correct answer Record of hearts electrical activity during cardiac cycle
Embolus - correct answer Circulation and moving
Thrombus - correct answer Stays still
green tube contains what additive - correct answer heparin
light blue tube is in what department - correct answer coagulation department
red tubes with glass particles do what? - correct answer enhance clotting
the solution normally used to clean a site - correct answer 70% isopropanol
the smaller the number gauge number - correct answer the bigger the needle
if you shake tube to much can cause ? - correct answer hemolysis (break down of RBC)
what's the ratio of blood to additive in blue tube ? - correct answer 9:1
which additive is usually present in a lavender tube - correct answer EDTA
the purpose of an antiglycolytic agent is to ? - correct answer preserve glucose
most important factor in choosing gauge size is ? - correct answer size and condition of the vein
, how do you know if you are in a vein using a needle and syringe ? - correct answer you can see
blood appear in the hub of needle
if a person who is afraid of needles what do you do? - correct answer get the most experienced
phlebotomist
what's the most critical error as a phlebotomist is? - correct answer misidentifying patients
specimen
what do you never say to a child!? - correct answer IT WONT HURT
if drawing a fasting lab and a patient is eating what do you do? - correct answer ask nurse if
they still want the lab
during vein selecting what do you not do? - correct answer allow the patent to pump fist
never leave tourniquet on for no more then - correct answer 1 minute
2 hour postprandial specimen should be drawn ? - correct answer 2 hours after the patiend
finishes eating a meal
the most critical aspect of blood culture collection is ? - correct answer skin antisepsis
the preferred sample for parentage testing is? - correct answer blood sample
a condition in which a patient has a high blood glucose level is known as ? - correct answer
hyperglycemia
when performing a GTT the timing should begin ? - correct answer as soon as the patient
finishes the drink
of the following which is MOST likely to result in fatal consequences if the patient is
misidentified ? - correct answer type and cross match
the accumulation of ______ in the blood can cause metabolic acidosis - correct answer lactate
according to CLSI ______ is the recommended blood culture site skin disinfectant for infants 2
months and older - correct answer chlorhexidine gluconate
when collecting blood culture specimen directly from a butterfly into blood culture bottles,
which should be filled first ? - correct answer aerobic
what type of additive is recommended for collecting an ethanol test specimen ? - correct
answer sodium fluoride
which test is used to monitor heparin therapy - correct answer ACT
what's proper centrifuge operation ? - correct answer place tubes of equal size and volume
opposite one another for balance
