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AMCA Phlebotomy pre-test Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers for Accuracy
Lavender-stopper tubes are most commonly used to collect
✓✓ Hematology tests
Lithium heparin is a suitable anticoagulant for which of the
following tests?
✓✓ Lytes
Which of the following additives can be found in a royal-blue
topped collection tube?
✓✓ EDTA
Measurement of copper, a trace element, requires blood
collection in a tube with a:
✓✓ Royal-blue top
This needle gauge is primarily used for infant or child veins,
and difficult or hard to find veins in adults:
✓✓ 23
A solution used to clean the site before routine venipuncture is:
✓✓ 70% isopropyl alcohol
To what does the "gauge" of a needle relate?
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✓✓ Diameter
The slanted tip of a needle is called the:
✓✓ Bevel
Which of the following stopper colors identifies a tube used for
coagulation testing?
✓✓ Light-blue
Heparin prevents blood from clotting by:
✓✓ Inhibiting thrombin
What is the purpose of an antiglycolytic agent?
✓✓ It preserves glucose
To examine by touch or feel is to:
✓✓ Palpate
Going without food or drink except water for 8-12 hours is
defined as:
✓✓ Fasting
The unique number assigned to a specimen request is called
the:
AMCA Phlebotomy pre-test Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers for Accuracy
Lavender-stopper tubes are most commonly used to collect
✓✓ Hematology tests
Lithium heparin is a suitable anticoagulant for which of the
following tests?
✓✓ Lytes
Which of the following additives can be found in a royal-blue
topped collection tube?
✓✓ EDTA
Measurement of copper, a trace element, requires blood
collection in a tube with a:
✓✓ Royal-blue top
This needle gauge is primarily used for infant or child veins,
and difficult or hard to find veins in adults:
✓✓ 23
A solution used to clean the site before routine venipuncture is:
✓✓ 70% isopropyl alcohol
To what does the "gauge" of a needle relate?
, ACCURACY IS GUARANTEED
✓✓ Diameter
The slanted tip of a needle is called the:
✓✓ Bevel
Which of the following stopper colors identifies a tube used for
coagulation testing?
✓✓ Light-blue
Heparin prevents blood from clotting by:
✓✓ Inhibiting thrombin
What is the purpose of an antiglycolytic agent?
✓✓ It preserves glucose
To examine by touch or feel is to:
✓✓ Palpate
Going without food or drink except water for 8-12 hours is
defined as:
✓✓ Fasting
The unique number assigned to a specimen request is called
the:
