AMTRPT PRACTICE EXAM

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AMT/RPT PRACTICE EXAM

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Question 1: what prevents rolling veins during venipuncture?

Answer:

Anchoring the vein while inserting the needle

Question 2: most commonly used antiseptic used for routine venipuncture

Answer:

70% isopropyl alcohol Question 3: what urine collection method is most suitable for culture and sensitivity testing of microbes?

Answer:

midstream clean-catch specimen

Question 4: what is proper sequential draw from first to last

Answer:

serum tube, heparin tube, EDTA tube

Question 5: What is proper collection of sputum specimen?

Answer:

mucus is coughed up from deep in the lung and expel sputum into sterile cup

Question 6: Blood cultures are preformed to test for

Answer:

septicemia

Question 7: what type of catheter used for wound drainage, lead into bladder?

Answer:

Drainage

Question 8: what would trigger hematoma formation

Answer:

removing the needle while the tourniquet still on the arm

Question 9: which test needs to be protected form light

Answer:

beta-carotene

Question 10: The liquid portion of an anticoagulated blood specimen is called

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Serum Question 11: procedure during which a sterile plastic tube is inserted to provide urinary drainage?

Answer:

catheterization Question 12: what is reason that additive tubes should be gently inverted and not vigorously mixed

Answer:

to avoid hemolyzing the blood specimen

Question 13: when should the specimen container for a blood sample be labeled?

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immediately after draw Question 14: when blood is inoculated into blood culture bottles using a butterfly apparatus which bottle is inoculated first?

Answer:

aerobic bottle

Question 15: Prior to bandaging the puncture site the phlebotomist should

Answer:

examine the site for bleeding.Question 16: A tube NOT completely filled may interfere with test results because

Answer:

an imbalance in the anticoagulant to blood ratio

Question 17: A quality fasting urine specimen is collected

Answer:

• hrs after eating

Question 18: A basal-state specimen is collected when

Answer:

early in morning, after fasting for 12 hrs Question 19: How far above the venipuncture site should the tourniquet be wrapped around arm?

Answer:

• to 4 inches

Question 20: what is most prevalent nosocomial infection ?

Answer:

UTI

Question 21: the main reason not to use expired evacuated tubes

Answer:

they may exhibit incomplete filling Question 22: when transporting specimens from patient unit down to the hospital laboratory what system is used?

Answer:

pneumatic tube

Question 23: To prevent glycolysis, which additive is used?

Answer:

Sodium Fluoride Question 24: testing for human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) assesses the status of

Answer:

pregnancy in women Question 25: the phlebotomist places blood specimen in circles on special filter paper, for what test?

Answer:

PKU Question 26: Leaving tubes filled with blood in a rack without mixing will cause?

Answer:

clotting

Question 27: what is POCT?

Answer:

point of care testing

Question 28: Heparin prevents clotting by

Answer:

inactivating thrombin