PTC & ETC CERTIFICATION QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
What is an appropriate cleanser for cleansing around the urinary meatus in a clean catch urine
collection? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅benzalkonium Chloride
What can cause a hemolyzed specimen? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅shaking the tube vigorously
What result us affected when providone iodine is used to cleanse the site for dermal punctures? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅potassium
A phlebotomist collects blood alcohol level for forensic testing and hands the specimen off to a lab tech.
What represents the correct procedure? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The tech writes both the
received and his initials on the chain of custody.
What is appropriate to use when collecting serum chemistry? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅SST (serum
Separator Tube)
When performing a blood draw the phlebotomist notice red spots forming. What action should the
phlebotomist do? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Release the tourniquet immediately
What is the first thing a phlebotomist must do when performing a finger stick? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Confirm the patient identity
Phlebotomist performs a venous blood draw on a 91 year old patient. The phlebotomist should use what
method? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Hand draw
I f a patient has a blood group B. what agglutinins are present in that blood group? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Anti-A
When performing bleeding time the blood pressure cuff must be inflated to? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅40 mm HG
, An example of QC measure in Phlebotomy is? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Checking the expiration
dates in all different evacuated tubes
What, according to CLIS order of draw guidelines would be last? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Lavender
top tube
What lab documents describes in detail the steps to follow specimen collections? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Procedure Manual
What test should be collected in a royal blue top tube? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Magnesium
In order to monitor therapeutic drug level the lab worker needs to know? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Time of the last dose
How many tubes are drawn for a 3 hour glucose tolerance test GTT? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅4
tubes 1st is always random testing specimen the 3 test
ALAST is associated with which part of the body? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅LIVER
If a lab test requires serum, which tube is used? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Red topped tube
What is the abbreviation for a type of antibody? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅ethics
Most coagulation tests require a plasma specimen collected in a ...... top? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Light blue top
What test requires a whole blood specimen? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅CBC
ANSWERS
What is an appropriate cleanser for cleansing around the urinary meatus in a clean catch urine
collection? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅benzalkonium Chloride
What can cause a hemolyzed specimen? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅shaking the tube vigorously
What result us affected when providone iodine is used to cleanse the site for dermal punctures? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅potassium
A phlebotomist collects blood alcohol level for forensic testing and hands the specimen off to a lab tech.
What represents the correct procedure? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The tech writes both the
received and his initials on the chain of custody.
What is appropriate to use when collecting serum chemistry? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅SST (serum
Separator Tube)
When performing a blood draw the phlebotomist notice red spots forming. What action should the
phlebotomist do? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Release the tourniquet immediately
What is the first thing a phlebotomist must do when performing a finger stick? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Confirm the patient identity
Phlebotomist performs a venous blood draw on a 91 year old patient. The phlebotomist should use what
method? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Hand draw
I f a patient has a blood group B. what agglutinins are present in that blood group? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Anti-A
When performing bleeding time the blood pressure cuff must be inflated to? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅40 mm HG
, An example of QC measure in Phlebotomy is? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Checking the expiration
dates in all different evacuated tubes
What, according to CLIS order of draw guidelines would be last? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Lavender
top tube
What lab documents describes in detail the steps to follow specimen collections? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Procedure Manual
What test should be collected in a royal blue top tube? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Magnesium
In order to monitor therapeutic drug level the lab worker needs to know? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Time of the last dose
How many tubes are drawn for a 3 hour glucose tolerance test GTT? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅4
tubes 1st is always random testing specimen the 3 test
ALAST is associated with which part of the body? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅LIVER
If a lab test requires serum, which tube is used? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Red topped tube
What is the abbreviation for a type of antibody? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅ethics
Most coagulation tests require a plasma specimen collected in a ...... top? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Light blue top
What test requires a whole blood specimen? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅CBC
