Phlebotomy Quiz

Which tube would you use to measure lactic acid ?

In therapeutic blood monitoring, the trough levels are tested ___________

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

Lavender tubes must be 2/3 full.

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

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

Sodium Citrate is the additive in which tube?

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

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

What tube is used for ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate?

Blood cultures are collected in a __________ tube.

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

What special handling does a cold agglutinins test require ?

Permanent surgical connection between an artery and a vein?

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

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

arteries and arterioles carry oxygenated blood?

What is the preferred antiseptic for venipuncture?

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

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

Contact, droplet and airborne are ______________.

When someone is in shock you should keep them cool.

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

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

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