Phlebotomy Study Quiz

1. Color-coded specimen collection tube that contains a vacuum so as to aspirate blood when a needle enters a patient's vein

Vacuum (evacuated) tube

Microcontainer

Butterfly

Tourniquet

2. From the listed needle gauges, which one has the smallest diameter?

19

20

21

23

3. Substance introduced into the blood or specimen to keep it from clotting.

Sodium Fluoride

Erythrocytes

Hemostatic agent

Anticoagulant

4. The size (diameter) of the internal bore (opening) of a needle.

Lancet

Gauge number

Vacutainer

EDTA

5. A system that can be used for difficult venipunctures due to small or fragile veins is known as:

Gauge number

Vacuum tube

Winged infusion set

Microcontainers

6. Stainless steel beveled needle and tube with attached plastic wings on one end and a Luer fitting attached to the other.

Vacuum tube

Syringe

Butterfly needle

Microcontainer

7. Which of the following anticoagulants is found in a purple-topped blood collection vacuum tube?

EDTA

Ammonium oxalate

Sodium citrate

Sodium heparin

8. The breakdown or metabolism of glucose by blood cells

Homeostasis

Glycolysis

Erythropoiesis

Hematoma

9. Which of the following blood chemical constituents is light sensitive?

Glucose

Bilirubin

Phosphorus

Blood gases

10. Which of the following needs to be collected in a purple-topped vacuum blood collection tube?

Bilirubin

CK

Blood gas analysis

Complete blood cell count

11. SPS additive used for blood culture specimen collections in microbiology.

Purple Tubes

Royal Blue Tubes

Orange Top Tubes

Yellow Top Tubes/Culture Vials

12. For capillary collection from newborns, a lancet of which of the following lengths should be used to avoid penetrating bone?

1.75 mm

2.75 mm

3.00 mm

3.25 mm

13. Specialized collection devices designed for small quantities of blood.

Microcontainers

Gray Top Tube

Winged infusion set

IV

14. 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.

Purple Tube

Multi sample needle

Lancet

Butterfly needle

15. Contain anticoagulants sodium heparin, ammonium heparin and lithium heparin.

Used for plasma or whole blood specimens in chemistry testing

Green Tubes

Serum Separation Tubes

Yellow Tubes/Culture Vials

Purple Tubes

16. No anticoagulants or gel to separate during centrifugation.

Used for serum determinations in chemistry and screening & diagnostic testing of serum for infectious disease.

Red Top Serum Tubes

Yellow Tubes/Culture Vials

Light Blue Tubes

Orange Tubes

17. 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?

EDTA

SST

HLT

ACD

18. Additives include potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride, sodium fluoride/Na2EDTA or sodium fluoride.

Used primarily for glycolytic inhibition tests.

Royal Blue Tube

Red Tube

Green Tube

Gray Tube

19. 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

Orange Tubes

Yellow Tubes/Culture Vials

Red Tubes

Purple Tubes

20. Clot activator and gel for serum separation.

Used for serum determinations in chemistry, routine donor screening and diagnostic testing of serum for infectious diseases.

Gray Tube

Serum Separation Tubes

Green Tube

Royal Blue Tube

21. The color coding for needles indicates the

Length

Gauge

Manufacturer

Anticoagulant

22. Contain lithium heparin and a gel for plasma separation during centrifugation.

Used for assays that require heparnized plasma.

Serum Separation Tubes

Gray Tubes

Light Green and Green/Gray Tubes

Yellow Tubes/Culture Vials

23. Which of the following is a glycolytic inhibitor?

Sodium citrate

EDTA

Sodium fluoride

Sodium heparin

24. Disposable narrow-bore pipettes that are used for pediatric blood collections and/or microhematocrit measures

Capillary Tubes

Microcontainers

Culture Vials

Butterfly needle

25. Contains clot activator (serum sample) or K2EDTA.

Used for nutritional studies therapeutic drug monitoring and toxicology

Orange Tubes

Purple Tubes

Yellow Tubes

Royal blue tubes

26. Which of the following is a skin puncture device?

S-Monovette

Tenderlett

VACUETTE QUICKSHIELD

Winged infusion set

27. Contain additive thrombin which makes blood clot in less that five minutes.

Use these tubes for STAT specimens when serum is needed.

Gold Tubes

Light Blue Tubes

Serum Separation Tubes

Orange and Gray/Yellow Tubes

Phlebotomy Study Quiz

1. Color-coded specimen collection tube that contains a vacuum so as to aspirate blood when a needle enters a patient's vein

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. From the listed needle gauges, which one has the smallest diameter?

3. Substance introduced into the blood or specimen to keep it from clotting.

4. The size (diameter) of the internal bore (opening) of a needle.

5. A system that can be used for difficult venipunctures due to small or fragile veins is known as:

6. Stainless steel beveled needle and tube with attached plastic wings on one end and a Luer fitting attached to the other.

7. Which of the following anticoagulants is found in a purple-topped blood collection vacuum tube?

8. The breakdown or metabolism of glucose by blood cells

9. Which of the following blood chemical constituents is light sensitive?

10. Which of the following needs to be collected in a purple-topped vacuum blood collection tube?

11. SPS additive used for blood culture specimen collections in microbiology.

12. For capillary collection from newborns, a lancet of which of the following lengths should be used to avoid penetrating bone?

13. Specialized collection devices designed for small quantities of blood.

14. 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.

15. Contain anticoagulants sodium heparin, ammonium heparin and lithium heparin.Used for plasma or whole blood specimens in chemistry testing

16. No anticoagulants or gel to separate during centrifugation.Used for serum determinations in chemistry and screening & diagnostic testing of serum for infectious disease.

17. 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?

18. Additives include potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride, sodium fluoride/Na2EDTA or sodium fluoride.Used primarily for glycolytic inhibition tests.

19. 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

20. Clot activator and gel for serum separation.Used for serum determinations in chemistry, routine donor screening and diagnostic testing of serum for infectious diseases.

21. The color coding for needles indicates the

22. Contain lithium heparin and a gel for plasma separation during centrifugation.Used for assays that require heparnized plasma.

23. Which of the following is a glycolytic inhibitor?

24. Disposable narrow-bore pipettes that are used for pediatric blood collections and/or microhematocrit measures

25. Contains clot activator (serum sample) or K2EDTA.Used for nutritional studies therapeutic drug monitoring and toxicology

26. Which of the following is a skin puncture device?

27. Contain additive thrombin which makes blood clot in less that five minutes.Use these tubes for STAT specimens when serum is needed.

15. Contain anticoagulants sodium heparin, ammonium heparin and lithium heparin.

Used for plasma or whole blood specimens in chemistry testing

16. No anticoagulants or gel to separate during centrifugation.

Used for serum determinations in chemistry and screening & diagnostic testing of serum for infectious disease.

18. Additives include potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride, sodium fluoride/Na2EDTA or sodium fluoride.

Used primarily for glycolytic inhibition tests.

19. 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

20. Clot activator and gel for serum separation.

Used for serum determinations in chemistry, routine donor screening and diagnostic testing of serum for infectious diseases.

22. Contain lithium heparin and a gel for plasma separation during centrifugation.

Used for assays that require heparnized plasma.

25. Contains clot activator (serum sample) or K2EDTA.

Used for nutritional studies therapeutic drug monitoring and toxicology

27. Contain additive thrombin which makes blood clot in less that five minutes.

Use these tubes for STAT specimens when serum is needed.