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Phlebotomy Practice Test VIP Certification Exam II
Phlebotomy Practice Test — This exam mirrors the NHA Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) and ASCP Phlebotomy Technician (PBT) certification exams, both of which consist of 80–100 questions covering specimen collection, processing, safety, and laboratory operations, with passing scores ranging from 70–75% depending on the issuing body.
29
Questions
90m
Time Limit
75.00%
To Pass
Question 1 of 29👑 VIP
A phlebotomist draws blood from a patient whose tourniquet has been in place for 3 minutes during a difficult venipuncture. The potassium result comes back critically elevated at 6.8 mEq/L, but the patient is asymptomatic and has no history of renal disease. The physician asks the phlebotomist to explain the most likely cause of this result. What is the correct explanation?
Questions 2–29 and full explanations are VIP-exclusive.