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Phlebotomy Practice Exam (Hartman's Phlebotomy Textbook)

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50 questions
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If a PBT receives a paper requisition with no tests marked they should

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In addition to wearing gloves, what PPE should a PBT wear when drawing blood from a patient who has an airborne illness such as COVID-19?

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Which of the following should be done before a PBT selects equipment for a blood draw?

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Which lancet size should be used for a capillary puncture on a 5-year-old child?

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Which of these tubes contain an anticoagulant additive?

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What is the highest priority priority for a PBT when a patient faints or has a seizure during a blood draw?

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Which of the following is true of tearing the fingertip off of a glove before palpating a patient's vein?

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A patient has orders for a CBC and a lipid panel. Which of these would be appropriate to draw?

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In the situation in question 8, which tube is drawn first?

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Which of the following is considered a unique identifier?

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Quality control checks on point-of-care devices are usually performed

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A patient who has a phobia of needles refuses a blood draw. Which response by the PBT is best?

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Which of these sets of equipment would be best for a 75-year-old cancer patient?

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A PBT has selected a patient's basilic vein as a venipuncture site. When the needle is inserted the patient tells the PBT he feels a tingling sensation in his arm. What should the PBT do?

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Which of these is a good choice for collecting a specimen for a CMP?

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A PBT working in a hospital is asked by a charge nurse to draw blood from the foot of a patient who has burns on her arms and hands. What should the PBT do?

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Which of these situations can cause hemoconcentration?

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A requisition notes that the patient's blood should be drawn 1 hour after he takes a dose of medication. The blood is likely being tested for

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A hospital patient is having PT/INR tested daily. Yesterday PBT Jacob performed capillary puncture on the ring finger of the patient's right hand. Which of the following is a good possibility for today's puncture?

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Which of these antiseptics contains alcohol and is generally not used when drawing blood for alcohol level testing?

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PBT Angel is performing venipuncture on a patient who is obese. Which of these choices best describes how he should approach this blood draw?

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If a PBT draws blood from 25 different patients in a day, how many pairs of gloves will the PBT use?

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Filter paper is used to collect a __________ specimen for __________ testing.

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Which of these lists the correct order of preference for venipuncture site selection?

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Which of the following is a set of of federal regulations regarding the staffing and operation of clinical laboratories?

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What equipment should be used for venipuncture on a patient who is 43 years old, healthy and has veins that appear to be of normal size and easy to locate?

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A PBT's supervisor reminds her to use a discard tube before drawing a light blue tube with a butterfly needle. Why would this be necessary?

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Which of the following may be prevented by anchoring a patient's vein below the insertion site?

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Which anticoagulant tube contains a reversible agent and allows lab technicians to perform clotting time tests on a specimen?

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A patient rolling up his sleeve and stretching out his arm is an example of

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How long can a tourniquet be left on a patient's arm before it must be removed?

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Considering the collection tubes needed for each of these tests, which specimen would be drawn first?

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Which of these patients should be called for a blood draw first?

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The volume of microcollection tubes is best measured in

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Using too small a venipuncture needle, pulling a syringe plunger back too forcefully, and excessively "milking" the finger during capillary collection can all result in

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When a lab uses specimen labels printed from an electronic requisition, the PBT

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In which of these situations might a point-of-care testing device not be disinfected after each use?

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A pregnant patient with blood type A who is Rh-negative may have complications if she is carrying a fetus with which of these blood types?

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Which of these is an acceptable capillary puncture site for a newborn infant?

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A specimen that must be protected from light may be wrapped in __________ if an amber tube is not available.

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After performing a finger stick blood glucose test on a patient, a PBT realizes the test strip is expired. What should she do?

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What are two common vein formations in the antecubital fossa?

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Which tube is filled first during a capillary collection?

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After how many unsuccessful attempts to draw blood should a PBT ask for help from a supervisor?

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Which of these choices describes one way in which blood culture collections are different from routine venipuncture collections?

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When a tiger-top tube is centrifuged, what are the resulting layers?

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A PBT who works as a substitute at different facilities arrives for a new assignment. The station where he is assigned to work has a standard phlebotomy chair, a bariatric chair, a stool for the PBT, and a well-stocked supply cabinet between the chairs. There are biohazardous waste & standard trash cans close to the door. Across the room there is a counter with a sink, a centrifuge and other processing equipment, and a sharps container. What should be changed?

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What happens first when a blood vessel is damaged?

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Which of the following is the most common type of blood cell?

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