AMCA NATIONAL PHLEBOTOMY EXAM REVIEW

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AMCA NATIONAL PHLEBOTOMY EXAM REVIEW

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Question 1: What is PKU?

Answer:

A hereditary inability to metabolize phenylalanine

Question 2: When performing the Allen test, which artery is released first ?

Answer:

ulnar

Question 3: Which needle gauge has the largest lumen?

Answer:

18

Question 4: Which fluid is obtained by lumbar puncture?

Answer:

cerebrospinal

Question 5: You must draw a protime specimen from a patient with IV's in both arms. Which of

the following is the best thing to do? Draw specimen:

Answer:

Below an IV

Question 6: Which of the following is a test of the respiratory system?

Answer:

ABGs Question 7: Which test requires strict skin antisepsis procedures before specimen collection?

Answer:

blood culture

Question 8: The hormone detected in positive urine pregnancy tests is

Answer:

HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin)

Question 9: The receiving chambers of the heart are the

Answer:

Ventricles

Question 10: A urine C & S is typically ordered to detect

Answer:

presence of UTI.Question 11: Which type of contact infection transmission involves transfer of an infective microbe to mucous membranes of a susceptible individual by means of cough or sneeze?

Answer:

droplet

Question 12: Which of the following veins is not an antecubital vein ?

Answer:

femoral

Question 13: Never leave a tourniquet on for more than

Answer:

• minute

Question 14: Which government agency regulates the quality of gloves worn when performing phlebotomy procedures ?

Answer:

FDA Question 15: An individual's blood type is determined by the presence or absence of a certain type of

Answer:

Antigen present on the red blood cells Question 16: A national organizations that sets standards for phlebotomy procedure is the

Answer:

CLSI Question 17: Which of the following test may require special chain of custody documentation when collected ?

Answer:

Drug screen

Question 18: Which statement describes proper centrifuge operation?

Answer:

place tubes of equal size and volume opposite one another Question 19: The tests performed in the following department are collected in a tube with a light blue stopper

Answer:

coagulation

Question 20: Which of the following is not a phlebotomist's duty?

Answer:

Starting intravenos IV lines