NCCT Exam Review Questions with
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What does the term "phlebotomy" actually mean? - ANS-incision of a vein
What is the first step in routine blood collection? - ANS-Obtain a requisition form from a
licensed practitioner
Which of the following acronyms is not a certification agency for phlebotomists? - ANS-
NAACLS
What test is most commonly used to assess the collateral circulation of the radial
artery? - ANS-Modified Allen test
Which of the following possible complications of arterial puncture can close the artery,
thereby preventing oxygen from reaching tissues? - ANS-Arteriospasm
Which of the following arterial sampling errors lowers pH values? - ANS-Too much
heparin.
A blood gas specimen that is not iced must be transported to the laboratory within what
time frame? - ANS-5-10 minutes.
A blood gas sample on ice cannot be used to test for what analyte due to the effect of
lower temperature on the sample? - ANS-Potassium
Air bubbles in a blood gas syringe will cause not only an error in the PO2 value but
which other error? - ANS-Decreased PCO2.
Capillary blood gas specimens are collected in heparinized glass pipettes, and they are
mixed using a magnet and what other metal device? - ANS-Flea
For an arterial puncture, at what angle should the needle be inserted into the skin? -
ANS-45-60 degrees.
What is the minimum amount of time that a phlebotomist should hold pressure on an
arterial puncture site? - ANS-5 minutes.
How should an arterial blood gas sample in a syringe be mixed? - ANS-By rolling
between the fingers and thumb.
,What is used to clean the site of an arterial blood draw? - ANS-Alcohol and providone-
iodine.
What is the recommended needle gauge for an arterial puncture? - ANS-21 g.
All of the following are possible complications of an arterial puncture except for what? -
ANS-Petechia.
After 12 hours of fasting and abstention from strenuous exercise, the body is said to be
in what state? - ANS-Basal
Which test is used to diagnose hypoglycemia? - ANS-5 hour oral GTT
How is 2:30 PM expressed in military time? - ANS-1430
When does the timing of an oral glucose tolerance test begin? - ANS-After the patient
has finished drinking the glucose solution.
During an oral GTT, what is the patient allowed to consume? - ANS-Water only.
In an oral GTT, how much time may the patient take to drink the glucose solution? -
ANS-5 minutes.
Which of the following shows significant diurnal variation? - ANS-Cortisol.
Which of the following is a therapeutic drug that might be measured? - ANS-Dilantin.
For some therapeutic drugs with short half-lives, one of the specimens is drawn just
before the next dose of medication. What is this specimen called? - ANS-Trough.
What does the abbreviation FUO mean? - ANS-fever of unknown origin
What is the most important factor in preventing contamination of a blood culture? - ANS-
Aseptic collection technique.
What does the term anaerobic mean? - ANS-without oxygen
Which of the following terms is evidence that an individual has demonstrated proficiency
in a particular area of practice? - ANS-certification
A phlebotomist must ensure that the patient understands and agrees that his or her
blood is going to be drawn. What is the name of this process? - ANS-Informed consent
The health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996 regulates which of the
following areas? - ANS-privacy of health information
, You have entered a patient's room and explained that you need to draw blood, and the
patient repeatedly refuses. What should you do? - ANS-Notify the patients physician
according to the institutions written policies
The term 'informed consent' means? - ANS-A patient must be informed of all intended
treatments and risks before the treatment is performed
Which of the following is true of phlebotomy? - ANS-Phlebotomy is an ancient
profession dating back at least 3500 years
Which of the following professionals performs a variety of tasks related to specimen
preparation in the clinical laboratory - ANS-accessioner
After becoming certified, what is a requirement to maintain that certification? - ANS-
participate in continuing medical education
What is the term given to any information about the patients health status, treatment or
payment for health care? - ANS-protected health information
The hospital laboratory falls under which of the following categories of administrative
services? - ANS-professional
Which abbreviation represents a certified laboratory professional - ANS-CLS
Which abbreviation stands for a type of blood collection vacuum tube? - ANS-SST
Which of the following is the organization that accredits and inspects clinical
laboratories? - ANS-TJC (formerly JCAHO)
Which department of the laboratory processes Pap smears? - ANS-cytology
Which anticoagulant is used most often in collection tubes for hematology studies? -
ANS-EDTA
Which of the following hematology tests measures the bloods capacity to carry oxygen?
- ANS-Hgb
Which laboratory department would normally perform a prothrombin time (PT) test? -
ANS-coagulation
Which color tube may be used to obtain serum for a laboratory test? - ANS-red
What term is used to describe serum that is darker yellow than normal? - ANS-icteric
Which of the following terms describes serum that is cloudy or milky - ANS-lipemic
Verified Solutions
What does the term "phlebotomy" actually mean? - ANS-incision of a vein
What is the first step in routine blood collection? - ANS-Obtain a requisition form from a
licensed practitioner
Which of the following acronyms is not a certification agency for phlebotomists? - ANS-
NAACLS
What test is most commonly used to assess the collateral circulation of the radial
artery? - ANS-Modified Allen test
Which of the following possible complications of arterial puncture can close the artery,
thereby preventing oxygen from reaching tissues? - ANS-Arteriospasm
Which of the following arterial sampling errors lowers pH values? - ANS-Too much
heparin.
A blood gas specimen that is not iced must be transported to the laboratory within what
time frame? - ANS-5-10 minutes.
A blood gas sample on ice cannot be used to test for what analyte due to the effect of
lower temperature on the sample? - ANS-Potassium
Air bubbles in a blood gas syringe will cause not only an error in the PO2 value but
which other error? - ANS-Decreased PCO2.
Capillary blood gas specimens are collected in heparinized glass pipettes, and they are
mixed using a magnet and what other metal device? - ANS-Flea
For an arterial puncture, at what angle should the needle be inserted into the skin? -
ANS-45-60 degrees.
What is the minimum amount of time that a phlebotomist should hold pressure on an
arterial puncture site? - ANS-5 minutes.
How should an arterial blood gas sample in a syringe be mixed? - ANS-By rolling
between the fingers and thumb.
,What is used to clean the site of an arterial blood draw? - ANS-Alcohol and providone-
iodine.
What is the recommended needle gauge for an arterial puncture? - ANS-21 g.
All of the following are possible complications of an arterial puncture except for what? -
ANS-Petechia.
After 12 hours of fasting and abstention from strenuous exercise, the body is said to be
in what state? - ANS-Basal
Which test is used to diagnose hypoglycemia? - ANS-5 hour oral GTT
How is 2:30 PM expressed in military time? - ANS-1430
When does the timing of an oral glucose tolerance test begin? - ANS-After the patient
has finished drinking the glucose solution.
During an oral GTT, what is the patient allowed to consume? - ANS-Water only.
In an oral GTT, how much time may the patient take to drink the glucose solution? -
ANS-5 minutes.
Which of the following shows significant diurnal variation? - ANS-Cortisol.
Which of the following is a therapeutic drug that might be measured? - ANS-Dilantin.
For some therapeutic drugs with short half-lives, one of the specimens is drawn just
before the next dose of medication. What is this specimen called? - ANS-Trough.
What does the abbreviation FUO mean? - ANS-fever of unknown origin
What is the most important factor in preventing contamination of a blood culture? - ANS-
Aseptic collection technique.
What does the term anaerobic mean? - ANS-without oxygen
Which of the following terms is evidence that an individual has demonstrated proficiency
in a particular area of practice? - ANS-certification
A phlebotomist must ensure that the patient understands and agrees that his or her
blood is going to be drawn. What is the name of this process? - ANS-Informed consent
The health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996 regulates which of the
following areas? - ANS-privacy of health information
, You have entered a patient's room and explained that you need to draw blood, and the
patient repeatedly refuses. What should you do? - ANS-Notify the patients physician
according to the institutions written policies
The term 'informed consent' means? - ANS-A patient must be informed of all intended
treatments and risks before the treatment is performed
Which of the following is true of phlebotomy? - ANS-Phlebotomy is an ancient
profession dating back at least 3500 years
Which of the following professionals performs a variety of tasks related to specimen
preparation in the clinical laboratory - ANS-accessioner
After becoming certified, what is a requirement to maintain that certification? - ANS-
participate in continuing medical education
What is the term given to any information about the patients health status, treatment or
payment for health care? - ANS-protected health information
The hospital laboratory falls under which of the following categories of administrative
services? - ANS-professional
Which abbreviation represents a certified laboratory professional - ANS-CLS
Which abbreviation stands for a type of blood collection vacuum tube? - ANS-SST
Which of the following is the organization that accredits and inspects clinical
laboratories? - ANS-TJC (formerly JCAHO)
Which department of the laboratory processes Pap smears? - ANS-cytology
Which anticoagulant is used most often in collection tubes for hematology studies? -
ANS-EDTA
Which of the following hematology tests measures the bloods capacity to carry oxygen?
- ANS-Hgb
Which laboratory department would normally perform a prothrombin time (PT) test? -
ANS-coagulation
Which color tube may be used to obtain serum for a laboratory test? - ANS-red
What term is used to describe serum that is darker yellow than normal? - ANS-icteric
Which of the following terms describes serum that is cloudy or milky - ANS-lipemic
