Question 1
Using a butterfly set, a phlebotomist must collect only a light blue tube for a PT/INR. What is drawn first?
Prepare for the NHA CPT or ASCP PBT exam one area at a time.
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Two exams, one course
Pick the exam you are sitting. The format, your full practice exam, the pace of timed sets and your study plan follow it.
Your exam
- Questions
- 120 (100 scored, 20 pretest)
- Time
- 2 hours
- Score
- 200 to 500, pass at 390
- Pace
- About 60 seconds a question
| CPT test plan domain | Scored items |
|---|---|
| Safety and Compliance | 26 |
| Patient Preparation | 20 |
| Routine Blood Collections | 28 |
| Special Collections | 12 |
| Processing | 14 |
Six areas, both outlines
Every question sits in one of six areas that map onto the CPT test plan and the PBT content guideline.
Safety, infection control and compliance
Standard and transmission-based precautions, sharps and exposures, OSHA, HIPAA, quality control and first aid.
26 of 100 CPT scored items
Patient identification and preparation
Requisitions and priorities, two identifiers, consent, fasting and allergies, and choosing the site.
20 of 100 CPT scored items
Venipuncture, capillary puncture and order of draw
Needles, holders and butterflies, the order of draw, tube additives, technique, complications and finger and heel sticks.
28 of 100 CPT scored items
Special collections, point-of-care tests and non-blood specimens
Blood cultures, timed and tolerance tests, chain of custody, newborn screens, point-of-care tests and non-blood specimens.
12 of 100 CPT scored items
Specimen handling, processing and transport
Serum and plasma, clotting and centrifuging, temperature and light, rejection, transport and results.
14 of 100 CPT scored items
Circulatory system, blood and terminology
The heart and vessels, blood components, hemostasis, blood types, lab departments and terms.
Core knowledge in every CPT domain
Start with a free 12-minute practice test
12 questions across all six areas, no signup. You get your score by area, a short lesson on the weakest one and a study plan for your exam.
Drill the order of draw
The most tested sequence in phlebotomy. Put the tubes in order against a fresh deal each round, with the reason for every tube.
Try a few questions
Question 2
Midway through a draw, a seated outpatient says he feels faint and turns pale. What does the phlebotomist do first?
Question 3
A green-top ammonia specimen is drawn. How is it sent to the lab?
Question 4
An unconscious man with no identification arrives in the emergency department and needs blood drawn at once. How is he identified for the specimen?
In the course
- 19 interactive lessons
- 172 practice questions
- 2 full practice exams, one in each exam’s format
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Phlebotomy Genius Pro
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- 19 interactive lessons
- 172 practice questions
- 2 full practice exams, one in each exam's format
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