Phlebotomy Quiz

Tiny red spots on the skin cause from the rupturing of capillaries are called?

Sodium Citrate is the additive in which tube?

What part of the infant is a PKU test performed on ?

How many inches above the site should be the tourniquet be tied?

The OGTT (oral Glucose Tolerance test or GTT test diagnoses _____________

What is a condition that could cause leukopenia (low white blood cell count)?

Which tube is used for a sickle cell (anemia) screen?

If the needle passes completely through the vein you must pull it out of the arm and try another vein.

A person should sustain from eating for how many hours prior to a fasting blood test?

How many times should a light-blue tube be inverted?

Which tube would you use to measure lactic acid ?

What special handling does a cold agglutinins test require ?

Where is the blood collected, stored, and prepared for transfusions?

An open wound can be a portal of entry in an infection chain.

What is the recommended depth of a heel puncture on an infant?

Always recap your needle before putting it into the sharps container.

arteries and arterioles carry oxygenated blood?

Contact, droplet and airborne are ______________.

What tube is used for ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate?

When someone is in shock you should keep them cool.

Blood cultures are collected in a __________ tube.

What is the preferred antiseptic for venipuncture?

In therapeutic blood monitoring, the trough levels are tested ___________

Lavender tubes must be 2/3 full.

Permanent surgical connection between an artery and a vein?