AMCA PHLEBOTOMY ACTUAL
EXAM 150 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
2024-2025 ALREADY GRADED A+.
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1. A patient reports that during a previous blood draw he felt lightheaded
and almost passed out. What should the RPT do?: Perform the draw with
the patient reclined or in a supine position.
2. a RPT at a primary care clinic is performing venipuncture on a patient
with suspected influenza. The patient is wearing a mask. What PPE
should the tech wear?: Gloves and a mask
3. A requisition calls for the following tests: CBC, CMP, and PTT. What
is the correct order of draw?: Citrate, SST, EDTA
4. Blood exits the heart through the body's largest artery. What artery is
it?: Aorta
5. What part of the evacuated tube system allows multiple collection tubes
to be filled with one puncture?: the interior needle/tube holder
6. When drawing a specimen for an ammonia test, what should a
phlebotomy technician have ready for specimen transportation?: an ice
slurry
,7. A phlebotomy tech asks a patient to state and spell his name. He says
"Chris
Morgan C-H-R-I-S M-O-R-G-A-N" The name listed on the requisition is
"Criss Morgan." What should the RPT do?: Call the ordering provider to
resolve the issue and get a new requisition with the correct spelling
8. When a blood culture is ordered along with other tests, which tube is
filled first?: Yellow SPS
9. Which of these patient reactions should be documented, but is not a
cause for discontinuing a draw of likely to affect analysis?: Petechiae
10. A phlebotomy tech is performing a venipuncture collection on a
young adult and needs to draw a citrate tube, a SST, and an EDTA. The
citrate tube & SST fill quickly. The EDTA fills part way and then blood
flow stops. Why?: The tubes vacuum is compromised.
11. Scars cover the arms and hands of a patient who's requisition
requires CBC and electrolytes. After finding no acceptable
venipuncture site on either arm or hand, the tech sees that the scarring
does not extend to the fingertips, what should you do?: The tech can do
a capillary draw and document that where the blood was collected and why.
12. When is a sharps receptacle considered to overfilled according to
OSHA standards?: When it is filled more than 3/4 full
13. Of the three veins commonly assessed for venipuncture, which is
considered the least favorable?: The basilic vein
14. The ER physician directs a phlebotomist to draw blood from an
unconscious patient of unknown identity. This is:: Legal under the
concept of implied consent
, 15 When performing a draw on an impatient with a recent mastectomy,
the phlebotomist finds that an IV is running in the arm on the non-
mastectomy side. Which site should you use?: A site distal to the IV on the
non-mastectomy side
16. An infants blood volume may be approximated by multiplying
childs:: Weight in kg times 80
17. Two sets of blood culture bottles are to be filled for a patient. What
must happen?: The sets must be filled from two different venipuncture sites
18. After assembling the ETS and double-checking that he has the
correct tubes gathered for a venipuncture draw, a RPT realizes he forgot
to remove the tourniquet after site selection. He knows that it has been in
place for longer than one minute. If he continues with the draw, what is
one possible consequence?: The specimens collected will not produce
accurate test results 19. Which of the following information on a requisition
form is essential for a RPT to match exactly with information provided by
patient?: complete date of birth
20. Disposable tourniquets are intended to be used...: One patient only 21.
how should a phlebotomy tech respond if, after a site is selected and
cleaned and equipment prepared, the patient pushed down his sleeve
and clutches his arm to his chest?: She should ask th patient if he has any
concerns she can address or if he would like to talk to his doctor
22. Which of the following is a HIPAA violation?: Failing to log out of a
patient record on a visible screen before calling the next patient in
23. A patient with a DNR order in place become unresponsive during
the course of a blood draw, the RPT should:: Discontinue the draw and
immediately call for help
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