MLS ASCP 2026-2027 EXAM WITH
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
ACCURATE
What does proximal mean?
nearer to the point of attachment or to a given reference point
A patient arrives at a clinic for a fasting blood test. However,
he admits that he had a muffin and orange juice for breakfast
before coming to the clinic. Which of these tests would be
more affected?
Glucose
Why is it important to control the depth of the lanct insertion
during a heel stick puncture?
To prevent bone injury
When performing a heel puncture, care must be taken not to
hit the
heel bone
You should have drawn blood into a blue topped tube but the
tube is only half full. You should.
Repeat the procedure with a new blue topped tube
You have a specimen that must be kept at room temperature.
What is room temperature?
(20-25 celcius) (68-72* F)
,High doses of which supplement can cause blood folate
levels to appear falsely high?
Biotin
What sample is needed for hemoccult test?
stool
Which of these actions helps to prevent hemoconcentration
during venipuncture?
ask the patient to release her fist upon blood flow
You are drawing blood from a child. The mother is in the
room, and she says she doesn't like the sight of blood. She
looks pale and says she feels faint. You should?
Offer the mother a chair to sit in
You have to draw blood from a nervous patient. What should
you do?
Be friendly and confident
To perform an arterial puncture, you need heparin solution,
sterile gauze, betadine wipes, a sterile needle and a syringe
and
Ice Water
24-gauge needles are used for
infants
Venipuncture is usually performed on which vein?
Median cubital
Which of these is an appropriate needle for a forearm vein?
,20 gauge
Which of these is not found on phlebotomy needles?
Rounded point
During venipuncture, what is the longest time a tourniquet
should remain on the patients arm?
1 minute.
Bleeding time is a test used to evaluate the activity of
Platelets
Leaving the tourniquet on too long can cause.......... which
can lead to wrong blood test results
Hemoconcentration
You must draw a protime specimen from a patient with IV's in
both arms. You should draw the specimens:
Below the IV
What test is used to confirm the HIV diagnosis?
Western Blot
Which urine collection technique involves collecting the
urine by inserting a sterile needle into the patient's bladder
through the abdominal wall
Suprapubic aspiration
You are performing an occult blood test on a patients
emesis. What color will the sample turn if the test is positive
for occult blood?
Blue
, Yellow topped tubes contain which additive?
Acid Citrate Dextrose
Which of these additives provides a physical barrier to
prevent glycolysis?
Thixotropic gel
A priest is with a patient when you arrive to collect a routine
specimen. What should you do?
Come back after the priest is done.
The glycosylated hemoglobin is used to diagnose which
disease?
Diabetes
Which of these tests might require special chain of custody
documentation when the specimens is collected?
Drug screen
When performing a radial artery puncture, the needle should
enter the skin
Distal to where the pulse is felt
What is lateral?
side
A phlebotomist has a request to collect an arterial blood gas
specimen while the patient is breathing room air. However,
when the phlebotomist arrives to collect the specimen, the
patient is still on a ventilator. what should the phlebotomist
do?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
ACCURATE
What does proximal mean?
nearer to the point of attachment or to a given reference point
A patient arrives at a clinic for a fasting blood test. However,
he admits that he had a muffin and orange juice for breakfast
before coming to the clinic. Which of these tests would be
more affected?
Glucose
Why is it important to control the depth of the lanct insertion
during a heel stick puncture?
To prevent bone injury
When performing a heel puncture, care must be taken not to
hit the
heel bone
You should have drawn blood into a blue topped tube but the
tube is only half full. You should.
Repeat the procedure with a new blue topped tube
You have a specimen that must be kept at room temperature.
What is room temperature?
(20-25 celcius) (68-72* F)
,High doses of which supplement can cause blood folate
levels to appear falsely high?
Biotin
What sample is needed for hemoccult test?
stool
Which of these actions helps to prevent hemoconcentration
during venipuncture?
ask the patient to release her fist upon blood flow
You are drawing blood from a child. The mother is in the
room, and she says she doesn't like the sight of blood. She
looks pale and says she feels faint. You should?
Offer the mother a chair to sit in
You have to draw blood from a nervous patient. What should
you do?
Be friendly and confident
To perform an arterial puncture, you need heparin solution,
sterile gauze, betadine wipes, a sterile needle and a syringe
and
Ice Water
24-gauge needles are used for
infants
Venipuncture is usually performed on which vein?
Median cubital
Which of these is an appropriate needle for a forearm vein?
,20 gauge
Which of these is not found on phlebotomy needles?
Rounded point
During venipuncture, what is the longest time a tourniquet
should remain on the patients arm?
1 minute.
Bleeding time is a test used to evaluate the activity of
Platelets
Leaving the tourniquet on too long can cause.......... which
can lead to wrong blood test results
Hemoconcentration
You must draw a protime specimen from a patient with IV's in
both arms. You should draw the specimens:
Below the IV
What test is used to confirm the HIV diagnosis?
Western Blot
Which urine collection technique involves collecting the
urine by inserting a sterile needle into the patient's bladder
through the abdominal wall
Suprapubic aspiration
You are performing an occult blood test on a patients
emesis. What color will the sample turn if the test is positive
for occult blood?
Blue
, Yellow topped tubes contain which additive?
Acid Citrate Dextrose
Which of these additives provides a physical barrier to
prevent glycolysis?
Thixotropic gel
A priest is with a patient when you arrive to collect a routine
specimen. What should you do?
Come back after the priest is done.
The glycosylated hemoglobin is used to diagnose which
disease?
Diabetes
Which of these tests might require special chain of custody
documentation when the specimens is collected?
Drug screen
When performing a radial artery puncture, the needle should
enter the skin
Distal to where the pulse is felt
What is lateral?
side
A phlebotomist has a request to collect an arterial blood gas
specimen while the patient is breathing room air. However,
when the phlebotomist arrives to collect the specimen, the
patient is still on a ventilator. what should the phlebotomist
do?
