Phlebotomy Quiz

What tube is used for ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate?

Blood cultures are collected in a __________ tube.

Sodium Citrate is the additive in which tube?

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

What is the preferred antiseptic for venipuncture?

Permanent surgical connection between an artery and a vein?

Lavender tubes must be 2/3 full.

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

What special handling does a cold agglutinins test require ?

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

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

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

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

Which tube would you use to measure lactic acid ?

When someone is in shock you should keep them cool.

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

arteries and arterioles carry oxygenated blood?

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

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

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

Contact, droplet and airborne are ______________.

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

In therapeutic blood monitoring, the trough levels are tested ___________

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

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