ASCP Practice Test Questions & Answers | 50 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Updated & Verified

Which of the following is part of the standard protocol when doing a bleeding time? - ANS - A butterfly-type bandage is used When collecting blood using a syringe, samples should be placed into evacuated tubes in the following order: - ANS - Blue, lavender, red The outer layer of the heart is the: - ANS - Epicardium A platelet count of 650,000 per cubic millimeter is termed: - ANS - Thrombocytosis A phlebotomist with 6 collection orders for patients in the hospital receives a handwritten laboratory order for a STAT glucose after only completing the fourth phlebotomy. The phlebotomist should: - ANS - Collect the STAT glucose, deliver it to the laboratory, then return to perform the other 2 collections Point-of-care testing (POCT) occurs: - ANS - At the patient's bedside, In the emergency department, In patients' homes