Phlebotomy National Exam Study Guide
_____ is when a patient arm is swollen with excessive fluid.
a. Lactate
b. Edema
c. BP
d. Hematoma - ANS b. Edema
A _____ tube is drawn when a ammonia test is ordered.
a. Red
b. Blue
c. Yellow
d. Green - ANS d. Green
A good blood sample is a "straw" color. Which color below represents a bad sample,
that contains excessive liver enzymes?
a. Yellow
b. White
c. Brown
d. Red - ANS c. Brown
A lumbar puncture is used to remove fluid from where?
a. Bladder
b. Finger
c. Spine
d. Abdomen - ANS c. Spine
A patient is considered to be in basal state when they are_____.
a. Walking
b. Resting
c. Deceased
d. Standing - ANS b. Resting
A patient suffering from Galactosemia is having trouble processing _____.
a. Lipids
b. Food
c. Bllirubin
d. Sugar - ANS d. Sugar
A viral infection of the liver is called _____.
a. Hepatitis
,b. Bilirubin
c. Cirrhosis
d. Icteric - ANS a. Hepatitis
Accidental needle sticks most commonly occur with the use of wich
a. Evacuated tube system
b. Winged infusion system
c. Micro sampling
d. Syringe drw - ANS b. Winged infusion system
After an accident needle stick, you induce bleeding, wash and bandage the injury,
obtain patient information from the nurse, and then return to work.What step has
been omitted?
a. The patient needs to be informed of the accident
b. You did not fill out an accident injury report
c. you need the nurses permission to continue drawing
d. You did not report the incident to your supervisor - ANS d. You did not report
the incident to your supervisor
After drawing blood, the phlebotomist should dispose of the needle by _____.
a. Recapping, then deposit into sharps
b. Activating safety device, then deposit into sharps
c. Tossin into red biohazard waste bag
d. Trash can - ANS b. Activating safety device, then deposit into sharps
All but which of these belongs on the front of the package when mailing blood
samples?
a. Biohazard
b. Name of your lab
c. Doctors name
d. CDC information - ANS c. Doctors name
An infection acquired in a hospital setting is called a _____.
a. Contact infection
b. Nosocomial infection
c. Universal precaution
d. Contagion - ANS b. Nosocomial infection
As a phlebotomist you have the right to know about all chemicals within your
workplace. This information can be found where
a. By asking your supervisor
b. By contacting OSHA
c. Within your employee handbook
d. Inside the MSDS - ANS d. Inside the MSDS
, Before obtaining a peak sample, it is important to get what information form the
nurse?
a. The patient's medical record
b. Permission
c. Name of medication
d. Time of last dose - ANS d. Time of last dose
Before surgery, what test can be used to determine how well a patient platelets are
functioning?
a. CBC
b. HCT
c. Bleeding time
d. Prothrombin time - ANS d. Prothrombin time
Blood cultures consist one aerobic and one _____ bottle.
a. Antibody
b. Antigen
c. Anaerobic
d. Antiseptic - ANS c. Anaerobic
Blood loss as a result of treatment, mainly affecting newborns is referred to as
_____.
a. Anemia
b. Low iron
c. Latrogenic anemia
d. Low HCT - ANS c. Latrogenic anemia
Calcium is bound by which additive?
a. Sodium citrate
b. Potassium oxalate
c. Sodium fluoride
d. Heparin - ANS a. Sodium citrate
Characteristics of capillaries include _____.
a. Having thin walls
b. Microscopic
c. Connects arteries and veins
d. All of the above - ANS d. All of the above
Diaphoresis is often a side effect of _____.
a. Shock
b. Syncope
c. Venipuncture
_____ is when a patient arm is swollen with excessive fluid.
a. Lactate
b. Edema
c. BP
d. Hematoma - ANS b. Edema
A _____ tube is drawn when a ammonia test is ordered.
a. Red
b. Blue
c. Yellow
d. Green - ANS d. Green
A good blood sample is a "straw" color. Which color below represents a bad sample,
that contains excessive liver enzymes?
a. Yellow
b. White
c. Brown
d. Red - ANS c. Brown
A lumbar puncture is used to remove fluid from where?
a. Bladder
b. Finger
c. Spine
d. Abdomen - ANS c. Spine
A patient is considered to be in basal state when they are_____.
a. Walking
b. Resting
c. Deceased
d. Standing - ANS b. Resting
A patient suffering from Galactosemia is having trouble processing _____.
a. Lipids
b. Food
c. Bllirubin
d. Sugar - ANS d. Sugar
A viral infection of the liver is called _____.
a. Hepatitis
,b. Bilirubin
c. Cirrhosis
d. Icteric - ANS a. Hepatitis
Accidental needle sticks most commonly occur with the use of wich
a. Evacuated tube system
b. Winged infusion system
c. Micro sampling
d. Syringe drw - ANS b. Winged infusion system
After an accident needle stick, you induce bleeding, wash and bandage the injury,
obtain patient information from the nurse, and then return to work.What step has
been omitted?
a. The patient needs to be informed of the accident
b. You did not fill out an accident injury report
c. you need the nurses permission to continue drawing
d. You did not report the incident to your supervisor - ANS d. You did not report
the incident to your supervisor
After drawing blood, the phlebotomist should dispose of the needle by _____.
a. Recapping, then deposit into sharps
b. Activating safety device, then deposit into sharps
c. Tossin into red biohazard waste bag
d. Trash can - ANS b. Activating safety device, then deposit into sharps
All but which of these belongs on the front of the package when mailing blood
samples?
a. Biohazard
b. Name of your lab
c. Doctors name
d. CDC information - ANS c. Doctors name
An infection acquired in a hospital setting is called a _____.
a. Contact infection
b. Nosocomial infection
c. Universal precaution
d. Contagion - ANS b. Nosocomial infection
As a phlebotomist you have the right to know about all chemicals within your
workplace. This information can be found where
a. By asking your supervisor
b. By contacting OSHA
c. Within your employee handbook
d. Inside the MSDS - ANS d. Inside the MSDS
, Before obtaining a peak sample, it is important to get what information form the
nurse?
a. The patient's medical record
b. Permission
c. Name of medication
d. Time of last dose - ANS d. Time of last dose
Before surgery, what test can be used to determine how well a patient platelets are
functioning?
a. CBC
b. HCT
c. Bleeding time
d. Prothrombin time - ANS d. Prothrombin time
Blood cultures consist one aerobic and one _____ bottle.
a. Antibody
b. Antigen
c. Anaerobic
d. Antiseptic - ANS c. Anaerobic
Blood loss as a result of treatment, mainly affecting newborns is referred to as
_____.
a. Anemia
b. Low iron
c. Latrogenic anemia
d. Low HCT - ANS c. Latrogenic anemia
Calcium is bound by which additive?
a. Sodium citrate
b. Potassium oxalate
c. Sodium fluoride
d. Heparin - ANS a. Sodium citrate
Characteristics of capillaries include _____.
a. Having thin walls
b. Microscopic
c. Connects arteries and veins
d. All of the above - ANS d. All of the above
Diaphoresis is often a side effect of _____.
a. Shock
b. Syncope
c. Venipuncture
