AMCA Phlebotomy Review Latest Update 2025/2026 A+

1. The CDC current routine infection control policy is called - ANS-Isolation Precaution
2. To prevent cross-contamination, you should_________________ between patients. - ANS-Wash
your hands
3. What kind of equipment are gloves considered? - ANS-Personal Proctective Equipment (PPE)
4. If a patient falls what should you document? - ANS-Date, Time and location fall (Incident Report)
5. What is the gray top usually used to draw - ANS-Glucose tolerance
6. What is the drawback of a 24 hr urine collection? - ANS-Patients cooperation
7. Collecting a sample from inside a patient's cheek is called a_____________ swab - ANS-buccal
8. If a patient has a Right side Mastectomy, where would you draw blood from? - ANS-Left side
9. Drawing an EDTA tube before a serum tube could produce a false ____________potassium and
false ____________ calcium. - ANS-High; low
10. How do you hold a "butterfly" infusion set? - ANS-By the wings
11. Which requires a chain of custody form: AIDS test, forensic samples, PT/INR sample, C-diff test -
ANS-Foresic Sample
12. Mucus from the lungs is called what? - ANS-Sputum
13. T or F: The lab would reject a light blue tube with a 7:1 ratio? - ANS-True 9:1
14. If you have a specimen that will be delayedby more than anhour because of the labe workload,
what should you do with the specimen you have obtained? - ANS-Still send it to the lab
15. How should you properly clean a site for a standard veinapuncture? - ANS-70% Alcohol in a
circular motion