The course

• 1

  Start here

  CPT: 120 items (100 scored) in 2 hours. PBT: 80 questions in 2 hours.

  Free: A tour of the phlebotomy exams
• 2

  Safety, infection control and compliance

  CPT: Safety and Compliance, 26 scored items. PBT: Laboratory Operations, 15 to 20%.

  Breaking the chain of infectionExposures, sharps and emergenciesPrivacy, quality control and records31 questions
• 3

  Patient identification and preparation

  CPT: Patient Preparation, 20 scored items. PBT: part of Specimen Collection, 45 to 50%.

  Free: Identifying the patient and the orderPreparing the patientChoosing the site27 questions
• 4

  Venipuncture, capillary puncture and order of draw

  CPT: Routine Blood Collections, 28 scored items. PBT: part of Specimen Collection, 45 to 50%.

  Choosing and checking equipmentFree: Order of draw and tube additivesPerforming the venipunctureCapillary puncture37 questions
• 5

  Special collections, point-of-care tests and non-blood specimens

  CPT: Special Collections, 12 scored items. PBT: Waived and Point-of-Care Testing and Non-Blood Specimens, 5 to 10% each.

  Blood cultures and special patientsTimed tests and chain of custodyPoint-of-care tests and swabs25 questions
• 6

  Specimen handling, processing and transport

  CPT: Processing, 14 scored items. PBT: Specimen Handling, Transport, and Processing, 15 to 20%.

  Preparing specimensTransport, results and records26 questions
• 7

  Circulatory system, blood and terminology

  CPT: core knowledge tested inside every domain. PBT: Circulatory System, 5 to 10%.

  Heart and vesselsBlood and clottingMedical terms and the lab26 questions