What is an appropriate cleanser for cleansing around the urinary meatus in a
clean catch urine collection? Answer - benzalkonium Chloride
What can cause a hemolyzed specimen? Answer - shaking the tube vigorously
What result us affected when providone iodine is used to cleanse the site for
dermal punctures? Answer - potassium
A phlebotomist collects blood alcohol level for forensic testing and hands the
specimen off to a lab tech. What represents the correct procedure? Answer -
The tech writes both the received and his initials on the chain of custody.
What is appropriate to use when collecting serum chemistry? Answer - SST
(serum Separator Tube)
When performing a blood draw the phlebotomist notice red spots forming.
What action should the phlebotomist do? Answer - Release the tourniquet
immediately
What is the first thing a phlebotomist must do when performing a finger stick?
Answer - Confirm the patient identity
Phlebotomist performs a venous blood draw on a 91 year old patient. The
phlebotomist should use what method? Answer - Hand draw
, I f a patient has a blood group B. what agglutinins are present in that blood
group? Answer - Anti-A
When performing bleeding time the blood pressure cuff must be inflated to?
Answer - 40 mm HG
An example of QC measure in Phlebotomy is? Answer - Checking the expiration
dates in all different evacuated tubes
What, according to CLIS order of draw guidelines would be last? Answer -
Lavender top tube
What lab documents describes in detail the steps to follow specimen
collections? Answer - Procedure Manual
What test should be collected in a royal blue top tube? Answer - Magnesium
In order to monitor therapeutic drug level the lab worker needs to know?
Answer - Time of the last dose
How many tubes are drawn for a 3 hour glucose tolerance test GTT? Answer -
4 tubes 1st is always random testing specimen the 3 test
ALAST is associated with which part of the body? Answer - LIVER
If a lab test requires serum, which tube is used? Answer - Red topped tube
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