NWCA Phlebotomy Technician Credential Exam
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1. Which of the following veins is most commonly A. Median Cubital
used for venipuncture?
2. ___________ additive is found in a royal blue-topped A. Clot activator; sodium
blood collection tube while a yellow-topped blood polyanetholesulfonate
collection tube has ____________ additive.
3. The ______ is most appropriate for blood bank col- D. Pink-topped tube; pur-
lections while the ______ is most appropriate for ple-topped tube
the collection of blood for a DIFF.
4. When using the syringe method to collect a blood D. Using a syringe transfer de-
specimen, how is the blood added into additive vice attached to the syringe, in-
and non-additive tubes? sert each tube into the device and
allow the blood to flow freely.
5. What is the average skin puncture depth appropri- B. 2-3 mm
ate for an adult during a blood collection?
6. Assays that require a chilled specimen in- D. Gastrin, ammonia, cate-
clude:___________________. cholamine, and lactic acid
7. "CSF" is a specimen originating from D. The spinal column
_____________________.
8. What is a commonly used intravenous device that C. Butterfly needle or winged in-
is sometimes used in the collection of blood from fused set
patients who are difficult to collect by convention-
al methods?
9. The color coding for needles indicates the B. Gauge size
____________.
10. B. Sodium heparin
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_dee00x
1. Which of the following veins is most commonly A. Median Cubital
used for venipuncture?
2. ___________ additive is found in a royal blue-topped A. Clot activator; sodium
blood collection tube while a yellow-topped blood polyanetholesulfonate
collection tube has ____________ additive.
3. The ______ is most appropriate for blood bank col- D. Pink-topped tube; pur-
lections while the ______ is most appropriate for ple-topped tube
the collection of blood for a DIFF.
4. When using the syringe method to collect a blood D. Using a syringe transfer de-
specimen, how is the blood added into additive vice attached to the syringe, in-
and non-additive tubes? sert each tube into the device and
allow the blood to flow freely.
5. What is the average skin puncture depth appropri- B. 2-3 mm
ate for an adult during a blood collection?
6. Assays that require a chilled specimen in- D. Gastrin, ammonia, cate-
clude:___________________. cholamine, and lactic acid
7. "CSF" is a specimen originating from D. The spinal column
_____________________.
8. What is a commonly used intravenous device that C. Butterfly needle or winged in-
is sometimes used in the collection of blood from fused set
patients who are difficult to collect by convention-
al methods?
9. The color coding for needles indicates the B. Gauge size
____________.
10. B. Sodium heparin
1/3
