Phlebotomy Technician: Special Collections

A phlebotomy technician is preparing to process a WBC differential test, testosterone test, and a glucose test. Which of the following actions should the technician take to process these tests?

• Prepare a slide from a lavender-topped tube and centrifuge a red-topped tube and a gray-topped tube.

• Prepare a slide from a gray-topped tube and centrifuge a light-blue-topped tube and a red-topped tube.

• Prepare a slide from a red-topped tube and centrifuge a gray-topped tube and a lavender-topped tube.

• Prepare a slide from a light-blue-topped tube and centrifuge a lavender-topped tube and a red-topped tube.

A phlebotomy technician is preparing a peripheral blood slide from a capillary puncture. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Pipette the blood onto the center of the slide.

• Pipette the blood 2.5 cm (1 in) from the end of the slide.

• Touch the slide to the first drop of blood.

• Touch the slide to the second drop of blood.

A phlebotomy technician is using a syringe method to collect a blood cultures set, a PTT, and a CBC test. Which of the following should the technician identify as the proper order of the draw?

• Aerobic bottle, anaerobic bottle, EDTA, light-blue-topped tube

• Anaerobic bottle, aerobic bottle, light-blue-topped tube, EDTA

• EDTA, light-blue-topped tube, aerobic bottle, anaerobic bottle

• EDTA, light-blue-topped tube, anaerobic bottle, aerobic bottle

A phlebotomy technician is performing two sets of blood cultures for a patient. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Collect both sets from the same site after waiting about 4 hr.

• Collect one set from the antecubital region and one set from the ventral part of the patient's hand.

• Collect one set from the patient's left arm and one set from a different site on the same arm.

• Collect one set from the capillary region and one set from the antecubital region.

Match the following collection techniques with the correct test they are used for.

• Measuring the rate at which red blood cells settle in a period of one hour.

• Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) test

• Collecting a peripheral blood smear from a patient.

• Blood culture

• Measuring the amounts of gases present in the blood, typically from an artery.

• Arterial blood gas (ABG) test

• Testing for microorganisms present in the blood.

• WBC differential test

A phlebotomy technician receives a forensic specimen. The technician should verify that which of the following specimen information matches the requisition form?

• County clerk number

• Statute of limitations

• Attorney's name

• Case number

A phlebotomy technician is collecting capillary blood from a patient for neonatal screening. To complete the newborn screening card, the technician should (a)   .

• Layer several drops on the printed
• Smear the blood onto the printed ci
• Touch the paper to a drop of blood
• Place multiple small drops on each

A phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform a neonatal screening test. The technician should identify that which of the following is the optimal time to perform the test?

• Immediately after birth

• Between 24 and 72 hr after birth

• Between 12 and 18 hr after birth

• 6 hr after birth

A phlebotomy technician is screening potential blood donors. The technician should identify that (a)   is able to donate blood.

• A 15-year-old patient who weighs 61
• A 67-year-old patient who weighs 44
• A 65-year-old patient who weighs 54
• A 20-year-old patient who weighs 47

A phlebotomy technician should identify that a patient who has which of the following blood types is a universal recipient?

• Type B

• Type O

• Type A

• Type AB