AMERICAN ALLIED HEALTH STUDY 2026 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is a phlebotomist? - ✔✔A technician who draws blood
✔✔Which of the following is a characteristic of good clinical documentation? -
✔✔Accurate
✔✔Which of the following should be discarded after use? - ✔✔Gloves
✔✔What is the term for a collection of blood below the skin? - ✔✔Hematoma
✔✔What is the term for the diameter of the opening of the end of a needle? - ✔✔Bore
✔✔What is the term for a fast heart rate? - ✔✔Tachycardia
✔✔Blood samples for bilirubin testing should be protected from light. T/F - ✔✔True
✔✔What is the term for substandard care that results in harm to the patient? -
✔✔Malpractice
✔✔Hepatitis B can live in dried blood for at least seven days. T/F - ✔✔True
, ✔✔A phlebotomist is responsible for reporting laboratory test results to a patient. T/F -
✔✔False
✔✔What is the most important step of the blood collection procedure? - ✔✔Patient
identification
✔✔What is the best site to perform a dermal puncture on a child younger than one year
old? - ✔✔Heel
✔✔What is the term for a small portion of a blood sample that are transferred into
separate containers? - ✔✔Aliquots
✔✔What does Hemogard protect against? - ✔✔Splatter
✔✔What should you do if a stat test is ordered and the patient is not in their room? -
✔✔Locate the patient
✔✔Which of the following prefixes means "blood"? - ✔✔Heme-
✔✔Good candidates for dermal collection would include which patients? - ✔✔Those
with obesity
✔✔Which of the following is cytology the study of? - ✔✔Cells
✔✔What is an inanimate object capable of carrying infectious organisms? - ✔✔Fomite
✔✔What is a lavender/purple top vacutainer tube that contains EDTA most commonly
used for? - ✔✔CBC
✔✔Which position should lifting an object from the floor be initiated from? -
✔✔Squatting
✔✔What does CBC stand for? - ✔✔Complete blood count
✔✔What is the most common gauge needle used for a routine venipuncture in an
adult? - ✔✔21 gauge
✔✔Which of the following is considered protected health information (PHI)? - ✔✔Patient
address
✔✔What test is performed to check for blood in fecal material? - ✔✔Occult blood test
✔✔What is the medical term for fainting? - ✔✔Syncope
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is a phlebotomist? - ✔✔A technician who draws blood
✔✔Which of the following is a characteristic of good clinical documentation? -
✔✔Accurate
✔✔Which of the following should be discarded after use? - ✔✔Gloves
✔✔What is the term for a collection of blood below the skin? - ✔✔Hematoma
✔✔What is the term for the diameter of the opening of the end of a needle? - ✔✔Bore
✔✔What is the term for a fast heart rate? - ✔✔Tachycardia
✔✔Blood samples for bilirubin testing should be protected from light. T/F - ✔✔True
✔✔What is the term for substandard care that results in harm to the patient? -
✔✔Malpractice
✔✔Hepatitis B can live in dried blood for at least seven days. T/F - ✔✔True
, ✔✔A phlebotomist is responsible for reporting laboratory test results to a patient. T/F -
✔✔False
✔✔What is the most important step of the blood collection procedure? - ✔✔Patient
identification
✔✔What is the best site to perform a dermal puncture on a child younger than one year
old? - ✔✔Heel
✔✔What is the term for a small portion of a blood sample that are transferred into
separate containers? - ✔✔Aliquots
✔✔What does Hemogard protect against? - ✔✔Splatter
✔✔What should you do if a stat test is ordered and the patient is not in their room? -
✔✔Locate the patient
✔✔Which of the following prefixes means "blood"? - ✔✔Heme-
✔✔Good candidates for dermal collection would include which patients? - ✔✔Those
with obesity
✔✔Which of the following is cytology the study of? - ✔✔Cells
✔✔What is an inanimate object capable of carrying infectious organisms? - ✔✔Fomite
✔✔What is a lavender/purple top vacutainer tube that contains EDTA most commonly
used for? - ✔✔CBC
✔✔Which position should lifting an object from the floor be initiated from? -
✔✔Squatting
✔✔What does CBC stand for? - ✔✔Complete blood count
✔✔What is the most common gauge needle used for a routine venipuncture in an
adult? - ✔✔21 gauge
✔✔Which of the following is considered protected health information (PHI)? - ✔✔Patient
address
✔✔What test is performed to check for blood in fecal material? - ✔✔Occult blood test
✔✔What is the medical term for fainting? - ✔✔Syncope
