WorksheetsPhlebotomy
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
A tourniquet is used in venipuncture to:
concentrate the blood specimen
find and enter veins more easily
keep the vein from collapsing
all of the above
What causes evacuated tubes to fill with blood automatically?
Arterial blood pressure
Fist pumping by the patient
Premeasured tube vacuum
Pressure from the tourniquet
Which additive prevents glycolysis?
EDTA
Sodium fluoride
Potassium oxalate
Heparin
Lavender-top tubes are most commonly used to collect:
chemistry tests
coagulation specimens
hematology tests
immunology tests
Of the following tubes or containers, which is filled last in the recommended order of draw?
Blood culture bottle
Lavender top
Light-blue top
Red top
Tiny red spots that appear on a patient’s arm when the tourniquet is applied are a sign that the:
patient is allergic to latex
patient is anemic
site may bleed excessively
tourniquet is too tight
When the arm of the patient is swollen with excess fluids, the condition is called:
edema
hemoconcentration
icterus
syncope
Which of the following situations can result in hemoconcentration?
Drawing a large tube with a small needle
Mixing the specimen too vigorously
Leaving the tourniquet on over 1 minute
Partially filling a normal-draw tube
Which of the following parts of the syringe system refers to the “wings” that jut out from the side of the barrel that provide an area or surface for the index and middle finger to grasp during aspiration and administration?
Flange
Plunger
Thumb press
Plunger Rod
Which of the following needles has the largest bore diameter?
18 gauge
21 gauge
20 gauge
23 gauge
