FREEE ASCP Orders and Equipment Selection

Question 1

In what situation is a butterfly needle a better option than a vacutainer system?

Accepted Answer

the patient has small or fragile veins

Answer

the patient requires several draws

Answer

the patient is donating blood

Answer

the patient is unconscious

Question 2

Which anticoagulant is used in a tube that has a gray stopper?

Accepted Answer

sodium fluoride and thymol

Answer

fluoride and thymol

Answer

citrate and thymol

Answer

sodium citrate and thymol

Question 3

Which glass tube among the following is additive-free?

Accepted Answer

a tube with a red top

Answer

a tube with a dark green top

Answer

a tube with an orange top

Answer

a tube with a royal blue top

Question 4

Which of the following is regarded as appropriate approach when cleaning a site before venipuncture?

Accepted Answer

start at the planned venipuncture site and work your way outward in circular motions.

Answer

wipe the venipuncture site in the direction of blood flow

Answer

clean internally in circular motions, completing the procedure at the planned venipuncture site.

Answer

Cleanse the venipuncture site in the opposite direction of the blood flow.

Question 5

What kind of anticoagulant is contained in a tube with a light-blue stopper?

Accepted Answer

sodium citrate

Answer

thymol

Answer

heparin

Answer

fluoride

Question 6

Preanalytical mistakes may happen:

Accepted Answer

with a sample before doing laboratory tests

Answer

when examining a sample in a laboratory

Answer

when adjusting apparatus

Answer

When recording the identification of a patient

Question 7

In order to do a STAT glucose test, you are drawing blood. Which tube from the list below is the best option?

Accepted Answer

a tube with a gray stopper

Answer

a tube with a red stopper

Answer

an STAT tube

Answer

an SST tube

Question 8

Which of the following examinations could be combined to evaluate anomalies in clotting?

Accepted Answer

PT and PTT

Answer

PT and APPT

Answer

PPT and APPT

Answer

ACT and PPT

Question 9

By what test would you keep an eye on the levels of heparin?

Accepted Answer

ACT

Answer

SST

Answer

D&C

Answer

POCT

Question 10

GTT is an acronym for:

Accepted Answer

glucose tolerance test

Answer

glucose tricyclene test

Answer

glucose tube tolerance

Answer

glucose test tube