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CPCT/A Patient Care Exam Test Prep - Question List

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56. Which colored top indicates a tube containing the additive EDTA?
  1. Light blue
  2. Dark blue
  3. Lavender
  4. Gray
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57. Phil has entered his patients’ room. Phil knows the first step in the phlebotomy procedure is to identify his patient. He greets and identifies his patient by saying “Hi, I’m Phil; I’m here to draw a little blood. Are you Mrs. Jane Doe?” What (if anything) has Phil done wrong?
  1. Phil should allow the patient say her name first.
  2. Phil did not do anything wrong.
  3. Phil should not speak so casually to the patient.
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58. Is it necessary to follow an order of draws when using micro-containers?
  1. What is a micro-container?
  2. No
  3. Yes
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59. Phil is performing a heel puncture. He is inspecting the infant’s heel for an appropriate puncture site. Phil gently, yet firmly, holds the infants heel, while imagining a V-shaped boundary line, with the center point at the back of the heel. Phil chooses his puncture site on the left side of the heel, on the outside of the V-shaped boundary line. What (if anything) has Phil done wrong?
  1. Phil should have chosen a site inside the V-shaped boundary.
  2. Phil should have inverted the V-shaped boundary line.
  3. Phil should have used a circle-shaped boundary line.
  4. Phil did not do anything wrong.
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60. What is the difference between serum and plasma?
  1. There is not a difference.
  2. Serum contains proteins and no clotting factors; plasma contains serum and clotting factors.
  3. Serum contains clotting factors; plasma contains serum and proteins.
  4. Serum and plasma contain clotting factors. Serum also contains proteins; plasma also contains lymph fluid.
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