Phlebotomy Study Quiz
The National Health career Association (NHA) is a national professional certification agency for healthcare workers in the United States. If you are working on passing it so that you may bet to properly practice up on your Phlebotomy exam then the quiz below is perfect for you. Give it a shot and get to see your chances of passing it.
- 1.
A system that can be used for difficult venipunctures due to small or fragile veins is known as:
- A.
Gauge number
- B.
Vacuum tube
- C.
Winged infusion set
- D.
Microcontainers
Correct Answer
C. Winged infusion set -
- 2.
Color-coded specimen collection tube that contains a vacuum so as to aspirate blood when a needle enters a patient's vein
- A.
Vacuum (evacuated) tube
- B.
Microcontainer
- C.
Butterfly
- D.
Tourniquet
Correct Answer
A. Vacuum (evacuated) tube -
- 3.
Contains clot activator (serum sample) or K2EDTA.Used for nutritional studies therapeutic drug monitoring and toxicology
- A.
Orange Tubes
- B.
Purple Tubes
- C.
Yellow Tubes
- D.
Royal blue tubes
Correct Answer
D. Royal blue tubes -
- 4.
The breakdown or metabolism of glucose by blood cells
- A.
Homeostasis
- B.
Glycolysis
- C.
Erythropoiesis
- D.
Hematoma
Correct Answer
B. Glycolysis -
- 5.
Contain additive thrombin which makes blood clot in less that five minutes.Use these tubes for STAT specimens when serum is needed.
- A.
Gold Tubes
- B.
Light Blue Tubes
- C.
Serum Separation Tubes
- D.
Orange and Gray/Yellow Tubes
Correct Answer
D. Orange and Gray/Yellow Tubes -
- 6.
Disposable narrow-bore pipettes that are used for pediatric blood collections and/or microhematocrit measures
- A.
Capillary Tubes
- B.
Microcontainers
- C.
Culture Vials
- D.
Butterfly needle
Correct Answer
A. Capillary Tubes -
- 7.
SPS additive used for blood culture specimen collections in microbiology.
- A.
Purple Tubes
- B.
Royal Blue Tubes
- C.
Orange Top Tubes
- D.
Yellow Top Tubes/Culture Vials
Correct Answer
D. Yellow Top Tubes/Culture Vials -
- 8.
Substance introduced into the blood or specimen to keep it from clotting.
- A.
Sodium Fluoride
- B.
Erythrocytes
- C.
Hemostatic agent
- D.
Anticoagulant
Correct Answer
D. Anticoagulant -
- 9.
Contain anticoagulants sodium heparin, ammonium heparin and lithium heparin.Used for plasma or whole blood specimens in chemistry testing
- A.
Green Tubes
- B.
Serum Separation Tubes
- C.
Yellow Tubes/Culture Vials
- D.
Purple Tubes
Correct Answer
A. Green Tubes -
- 10.
Stainless steel beveled needle and tube with attached plastic wings on one end and a Luer fitting attached to the other.
- A.
Vacuum tube
- B.
Syringe
- C.
Butterfly needle
- D.
Microcontainer
Correct Answer
C. Butterfly needle -
- 11.
For capillary collection from newborns, a lancet of which of the following lengths should be used to avoid penetrating bone?
- A.
1.75 mm
- B.
2.75 mm
- C.
3.00 mm
- D.
3.25 mm
Correct Answer
A. 1.75 mm -
- 12.
Contain lithium heparin and a gel for plasma separation during centrifugation.Used for assays that require heparnized plasma.
- A.
Serum Separation Tubes
- B.
Gray Tubes
- C.
Light Green and Green/Gray Tubes
- D.
Yellow Tubes/Culture Vials
Correct Answer
C. Light Green and Green/Gray Tubes -
- 13.
The size (diameter) of the internal bore (opening) of a needle.
- A.
Lancet
- B.
Gauge number
- C.
Vacutainer
- D.
EDTA
Correct Answer
B. Gauge number -
- 14.
Glass tubes contain liquid EDTA; plastic tubes have spray-coated EDTA.Used for whole blood hematology tests. Also used for molecular diagnostic testing, immunology and HgbA1C
- A.
Orange Tubes
- B.
Yellow Tubes/Culture Vials
- C.
Red Tubes
- D.
Purple Tubes
Correct Answer
D. Purple Tubes -
- 15.
Clot activator and gel for serum separation.Used for serum determinations in chemistry, routine donor screening and diagnostic testing of serum for infectious diseases.
- A.
Gray Tube
- B.
Serum Separation Tubes
- C.
Green Tube
- D.
Royal Blue Tube
Correct Answer
B. Serum Separation Tubes -
- 16.
Specialized collection devices designed for small quantities of blood.
- A.
Microcontainers
- B.
Gray Top Tube
- C.
Winged infusion set
- D.
IV
Correct Answer
A. Microcontainers -
- 17.
Additives include potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride, sodium fluoride/Na2EDTA or sodium fluoride.Used primarily for glycolytic inhibition tests.
- A.
Royal Blue Tube
- B.
Red Tube
- C.
Green Tube
- D.
Gray Tube
Correct Answer
D. Gray Tube -
- 18.
Used with the evacuated tube method of blood collection, these needles are attached to a holder/adapter and allow for multiple specimen tube fills and changes without blood leakage.
- A.
Purple Tube
- B.
Multi sample needle
- C.
Lancet
- D.
Butterfly needle
Correct Answer
B. Multi sample needle -
- 19.
No anticoagulants or gel to separate during centrifugation.Used for serum determinations in chemistry and screening & diagnostic testing of serum for infectious disease.
- A.
Red Top Serum Tubes
- B.
Yellow Tubes/Culture Vials
- C.
Light Blue Tubes
- D.
Orange Tubes
Correct Answer
A. Red Top Serum Tubes -
- 20.
Which of the following anticoagulants is found in a purple-topped blood collection vacuum tube?
- A.
EDTA
- B.
Ammonium oxalate
- C.
Sodium citrate
- D.
Sodium heparin
Correct Answer
A. EDTA -
- 21.
Which of the following blood chemical constituents is light sensitive?
- A.
Glucose
- B.
Bilirubin
- C.
Phosphorus
- D.
Blood gases
Correct Answer
B. Bilirubin -
- 22.
Which of the following vacuum tubes is used to collect blood so that the serum can be separated from the blood cells as quickly as possible?
- A.
EDTA
- B.
SST
- C.
HLT
- D.
ACD
Correct Answer
B. SST -
- 23.
The color coding for needles indicates the
- A.
Length
- B.
Gauge
- C.
Manufacturer
- D.
Anticoagulant
Correct Answer
B. Gauge -
- 24.
From the listed needle gauges, which one has the smallest diameter?
- A.
19
- B.
20
- C.
21
- D.
23
Correct Answer
D. 23 -
- 25.
Which of the following is a skin puncture device?
- A.
S-Monovette
- B.
Tenderlett
- C.
VACUETTE QUICKSHIELD
- D.
Winged infusion set
Correct Answer
B. Tenderlett -
- 26.
Which of the following needs to be collected in a purple-topped vacuum blood collection tube?
- A.
Bilirubin
- B.
CK
- C.
Blood gas analysis
- D.
Complete blood cell count
Correct Answer
D. Complete blood cell count -
- 27.
Which of the following is a glycolytic inhibitor?
- A.
Sodium citrate
- B.
EDTA
- C.
Sodium fluoride
- D.
Sodium heparin
Correct Answer
C. Sodium fluoride -
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