CPT - CERTIFIED PHLEBOTOMY TECHNICIAN
EXAM QUIZZES WITH ACTUAL ANSWERS .
What mask needs to be worn in a room with airborne isolation precautions - Correct Answer -N-
95 Mask (plus gloves & a gown)
What does PPE stand for - Correct Answer -Personal Protective Equipment
What PPE needs to be worn in a room with droplet isolation precautions - Correct Answer -
Gloves, mask, eye protection & gown
What PPE needs to be worn in a room with contact precautions - Correct Answer -Gloves &
gown
What gauge needle will cause hemolysis - Correct Answer -25 gauge (and above) (to small & it
breaks the blood up; to large and it slams into the back of the tube)
What is the range of needle gauges for blood donation - Correct Answer -16-18 gauge
Needles for phlebotomy should be pitched how many degrees - Correct Answer -15o-30 degree
angle
Needles should be inserted how far - Correct Answer -¼"- ½" or until you reach a change of
resistance
What are the three vessels of the anti cubital fossa - Correct Answer -Median Cubital Vein,
Cephalic Vein, Brachial/basilic Vein
Which vessel is the first choice for a blood draw - Correct Answer -Median Cubital Vein
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, Which vessel is the second choice for a blood draw - Correct Answer -Cephalic Vein
Which vessel is the third choice for a blood draw - Correct Answer -Brachial/basilic Vein
Which vessel is lateral to the patient's body - Correct Answer -Cephalic Vein
What are the names of the three main vessels of the body - Correct Answer -Veins, arteries,
capillaries
What are the microscopic blood vessels responsible for O2 exchange - Correct Answer -
Capillaries
How much blood is needed for each blood culture bottle - Correct Answer -Adults: 8-10ml (3-
4ml in each bottle, aerobic & anaerobic)
How many liters of blood does the average adult have - Correct Answer -5 (4-6 liters)
What is the name of the part of the blood which suspends all of its whole material - Correct
Answer -Plasma
What is serum - Correct Answer -Plasma without the clotting factor
What type of anemia can occur in infants because of frequent excessive blood drawing - Correct
Answer -Iatrogenic anemia
What is the lifespan of an RBC - Correct Answer -90-120 days
What does CBC stand for - Correct Answer -Complete blood count
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EXAM QUIZZES WITH ACTUAL ANSWERS .
What mask needs to be worn in a room with airborne isolation precautions - Correct Answer -N-
95 Mask (plus gloves & a gown)
What does PPE stand for - Correct Answer -Personal Protective Equipment
What PPE needs to be worn in a room with droplet isolation precautions - Correct Answer -
Gloves, mask, eye protection & gown
What PPE needs to be worn in a room with contact precautions - Correct Answer -Gloves &
gown
What gauge needle will cause hemolysis - Correct Answer -25 gauge (and above) (to small & it
breaks the blood up; to large and it slams into the back of the tube)
What is the range of needle gauges for blood donation - Correct Answer -16-18 gauge
Needles for phlebotomy should be pitched how many degrees - Correct Answer -15o-30 degree
angle
Needles should be inserted how far - Correct Answer -¼"- ½" or until you reach a change of
resistance
What are the three vessels of the anti cubital fossa - Correct Answer -Median Cubital Vein,
Cephalic Vein, Brachial/basilic Vein
Which vessel is the first choice for a blood draw - Correct Answer -Median Cubital Vein
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, Which vessel is the second choice for a blood draw - Correct Answer -Cephalic Vein
Which vessel is the third choice for a blood draw - Correct Answer -Brachial/basilic Vein
Which vessel is lateral to the patient's body - Correct Answer -Cephalic Vein
What are the names of the three main vessels of the body - Correct Answer -Veins, arteries,
capillaries
What are the microscopic blood vessels responsible for O2 exchange - Correct Answer -
Capillaries
How much blood is needed for each blood culture bottle - Correct Answer -Adults: 8-10ml (3-
4ml in each bottle, aerobic & anaerobic)
How many liters of blood does the average adult have - Correct Answer -5 (4-6 liters)
What is the name of the part of the blood which suspends all of its whole material - Correct
Answer -Plasma
What is serum - Correct Answer -Plasma without the clotting factor
What type of anemia can occur in infants because of frequent excessive blood drawing - Correct
Answer -Iatrogenic anemia
What is the lifespan of an RBC - Correct Answer -90-120 days
What does CBC stand for - Correct Answer -Complete blood count
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