CERTIFIED PHLEBOTOMY TECHNICIAN EXAM, CERTIFIED EKG TECHNICIAN NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)

If the DR. suspects bacteremia or septicemia what test would he order? - ANSWERS,BLOOD CULTURES What could cause hemolysis with a syringe draw? - ANSWERS,PULLING BACK ON THE SYRINGE TO QUICKLY OR HARD PLUNGING Patient has a right sided mastectomy and left arm IV, Where would you draw a CBC? - ANSWERS,LEFT HAND Drawing a PT/PT INR, tube has a clear liquid inside, What should you do? - ANSWERS,COMPLETE DRAW What should you do if a hematoma begins to form during venipuncture? - ANSWERS,TOURNIQUET OFF, REMOVE NEEDLE, AND APPLY PRESSURE Ammonia levels need to be tested right away, and how are they transported? - ANSWERS,SENT ON ICE Know the order for ending a venipuncture? - ANSWERS,TTNP Tourniquet off Tube out Needle out Pressure on Does a 24 hour Urine with preservatives need to be refrigerated? - ANSWERS,NO Puncturing a bone during an infant heel stick could cause: - ANSWERS,OSTEOMYELITIS AND OSTEOCHONDRITIS Know what syncope is: - ANSWERS,FAINTING How would you identify a John/Jane Doe? - ANSWERS,BY TEMPORARY ID BRACELET ON ARM How do you hold a butterfly set/winged infusion set? - ANSWERS,BY THE WINGS When doing blood smears at what angle would you hold the top slide? - ANSWERS,30 DEGREE ANGLE What could happen if you use an expired tube? - ANSWERS,VACUUM MAY NOT WORK -LOSS OF VACUUM With a syringe draw you get 2m; blood for a culture, what should you do? - ANSWERS,Discard unused portion, start over from new site. What would you use to clean skin for blood cultures? - ANSWERS,IODOPHOR Order of draw for CBC and PT - ANSWERS,Light blue PT Lavender CBC PT - ANSWERS,Light blu