8/10/25, 6:29
PM
PHLEBOTOMY - NPS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
Terms in this set (159)
Polycythemia vera A type of blood cancer of stem cell bone
marrow, leading to RBC overproduction and
variable WBC and platelet overproduction
Hemochromatosis A genetic disorder causing iron overload in the
liver, pancreas, heart, pituitary, joints, and skin
Porphyria cutanea tarda A group of heme metabolism disorders with iron
(PCT) metabolism abnormality
Sickle cell disease Atypical hemoglobin
NAFLD with A type of liver disease
hyperferritinemia
erythro- red
-cyte cell
thromb- clot
leuk- white
ven- vein
epi- over, on
endo- inside
peri- around
phleb- vein
1/
12
, 8/10/25, 6:29
PM
otomy- cutting into
Hyper- too much or too high
hypo- low, under
hemat- blood
-emia blood condition
-pemia deficiency
-oma tumor
-stasis controlling, stopping
-lysis breakdown
most common venesection and scarification (surgery)
bloodletting techniques
old bloodletting leeches
technique
Therapeutic phlebotomy polycythemia vera, hemochromatosis, sickle
treats what diseases: cell, porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT), NAFLD
with hyperferritinemia
toward to the head
Superior or cranial
away from the head
inferior or caudal
front
anterior or ventral
back
2/
12
PM
PHLEBOTOMY - NPS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
Terms in this set (159)
Polycythemia vera A type of blood cancer of stem cell bone
marrow, leading to RBC overproduction and
variable WBC and platelet overproduction
Hemochromatosis A genetic disorder causing iron overload in the
liver, pancreas, heart, pituitary, joints, and skin
Porphyria cutanea tarda A group of heme metabolism disorders with iron
(PCT) metabolism abnormality
Sickle cell disease Atypical hemoglobin
NAFLD with A type of liver disease
hyperferritinemia
erythro- red
-cyte cell
thromb- clot
leuk- white
ven- vein
epi- over, on
endo- inside
peri- around
phleb- vein
1/
12
, 8/10/25, 6:29
PM
otomy- cutting into
Hyper- too much or too high
hypo- low, under
hemat- blood
-emia blood condition
-pemia deficiency
-oma tumor
-stasis controlling, stopping
-lysis breakdown
most common venesection and scarification (surgery)
bloodletting techniques
old bloodletting leeches
technique
Therapeutic phlebotomy polycythemia vera, hemochromatosis, sickle
treats what diseases: cell, porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT), NAFLD
with hyperferritinemia
toward to the head
Superior or cranial
away from the head
inferior or caudal
front
anterior or ventral
back
2/
12
