PHLEBOTOMY NATIONAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

PHLEBOTOMY NATIONAL EXAM
STUDY GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Thebnaortabnbranchesbnintobnsmallerbndivisionbncalledbnarteries,bnwhichbninbnturnbnbra
nchbnintobnsmallerbndivisionbncalledbn_____.
a.bnvenules
b.bncapillaries
c.bnarterioles
d.bncytesbn-bnANSWERS--c.bnarterioles

Thebnmostbnimportantbnwaybntobnpreventbnthebnspreadbnofbninfectionbnduringbnphlebot
omybnisbnby:
a.bnwearing
b.bn10%bnbleachbnsolutionbn
c.bnusingbnabnsharpsbncontainer
d.bnwashingbnyourbnhandsbn-bnANSWERS--d.bnwashingbnyourbnhands

Whatbnarebnthebnthreebnisolationbncategories?
a.bndroplet,bnallergy,bncontact
b.bnairborne,bnreverse,bndroplet
c.bncontainment,bnairborne,bncontact
d.bnairborne,bncontact,bndropletbn-bnANSWERS--d.bnairborne,bncontact,bndroplet

Ofbnthebntest'sbnbelow,bnabnsamplebnforbnwhichbnmaybnnotbnbebnhemolyzed?
a.bnpotassium
b.bnlactate
c.bnammonia
d.bnglucosebn-bnANSWERS--a.bnpotassium

Tobnproperlybndecontaminatebnspecimenbncollectionbnareas:bnabnsolutionbnofbnBleachb
nandbnwaterbnshouldbnbebnusedbnwithbnwhatbnratio
a.bn1:20
b.bn1:10
c.bn50:50
d.bn1:100bn-bnANSWERS--b.bn1:10

Whichbnsuffixbnmeansbnblood?
a.bn-emia
b.bn-ology
c.bn-lysis
d.bn-itbnisbn-bnANSWERS--a.bn-emia

Thebnears,bnnose,bnandbneyesbnarebninbnthebn_____bnsystem.
a.bnIntegumentary
b.bnDigestive

,c.bnSensory
d.bnMuscularbn-bnANSWERS--c.bnSensory

WhatbnisbnthebnmostbncommonbnsourcebnofbnHBVbninbnthebnworkplace?
a.bnUrine
b.bnSemen
c.bnBlood
d.bnSputumbn-bnANSWERS--b.bnSemen

Post-Prandialbnmeans:
a.bnInbnthebnmorning
b.bnAfterbnabnmeal
c.bnBeforebndinner
d.bninbnthebneveningbn-bnANSWERS--b.bnAfterbnabnmeal

Neutrophils,bneosinophils,bnandbnbasophilsbnarebntypesbnofbn_____.
a.bnWhitebnbloodbncells
b.bnVessels
c.bnRbc's
d.bnAdditivesbn-bnANSWERS--a.bnWhitebnbloodbncells

Whatbnisbnthebnappropriatebnanglebntobnusebnwhenbnpreparingbnabnbloodbnsmear?
a.bn50
b.bn25
c.bn30
d.bn75bn-bnANSWERS--c.bn30

_____bnisbnwhenbnabnpatientbnarmbnisbnswollenbnwithbnexcessivebnfluid.
a.bnLactate
b.bnEdema
c.bnBP
d.bnHematomabn-bnANSWERS--b.bnEdema

Abnviralbninfectionbnofbnthebnliverbnisbncalledbn_____.
a.bnHepatitis
b.bnBilirubin
c.bnCirrhosis
d.bnIctericbn-bnANSWERS--a.bnHepatitis

Whenbnthebnheartbnisbncontracting,bnthebnpressurebnisbnthebnhighest.bnThisbnpressureb
nisbncalledbn_____.
a.bnHeartbnpressure
b.bnDiastolicbnpressure
c.bnAorticbnpressure
d.bnSystolicbnpressurebn-bnANSWERS--d.bnSystolicbnpressure

Whichbnveinbnisbnthebnmostbnsubjectedbntobnvenipuncture?
a.bnCephalicbnvein
b.bnBrachialbnvein
c.bnBasilicbnvein

, d.bnMedialbnCubitalbn-bnANSWERS--d.bnMedialbnCubital

Thebnsmallestbnveinsbnarebnknowbnasbn_____.
a.bnCapillaries
b.bnArteries
c.bnVenules
d.bnArteriolesbn-bnANSWERS--c.bnVenules

Thebnbodybnsystembnresponsiblebnfilteringbnbloodbnandbnregulatingbnwaterbnbalancebni
sbnknowbnasbn_____.
a.bnUrinary
b.bnDigestive
c.bnIntegumentary
d.bnCirculatorybn-bnANSWERS--a.bnUrinary

Whenbnwebntreatbnallbnpatient/
samplesbnasbnifbntheybnarebnpontentiallybninfectious,bnthisbnisbncalledbn
a.bnPPE
b.bnUniversalbnprecaution
c.bnIsolationbntechniques
d.bnNosocomialbn-bnANSWERS--b.bnUniversalbnprecaution

Thebnstudybnofbnbloodbnisbnknowbnasbn_____.bn
a.bnHemolysis
b.bnHemoglobin
c.bnHemostasis
d.bnHematologybn-bnANSWERS--d.bnHematology

Whenbndisinfectingbnabnsitebnforbnvenipuncture,bnwebncleanbnthebnarmbnwithbnisopropy
lbnalcoholbnfrombnthebncenterbntobnthebn_____.bn
a.bnPeriphery
b.bnOutsidebn
c.bnSides
d.bnNonebnofbnthebnabovebn-bnANSWERS--a.bnPeriphery

Latexbnsensitivitybnisbnabntypebnof:bn
a.bnPhysicalbnreaction
b.bnAllergicbnreaction
c.bnChemicalbnreaction
d.bnScientificbnreactionbn-bnANSWERS--b.bnAllergicbnreaction

Characteristicsbnofbncapillariesbnincludebn_____.bn
a.bnHavingbnthinbnwalls
b.bnMicroscopic
c.bnConnectsbnarteriesbnandbnveins
d.bnAllbnofbnthebnabovebn-bnANSWERS--d.bnAllbnofbnthebnabove

Whichbnofbnthesebnneedlesbnisbnthebnsmallest?
a.bn18bn
b.bn21