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CERTIFIED PHLEBOTOMY TECHNICIAN EXAM
(CPT) 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS .
What will happen if a patient sample is missing label information or is labeled incorrectly -correct answer - Rejected
Along with all the patient identifiers, you also need what from the doctor -correct answer - Resuscitation form
What is the first thing you do with a patient -correct answer - Introduce yourself
If a STAT call comes over the audio-system for the phlebotomist to do a draw, it should include what information -correct answer - Location, resuscitation form, patient ID
A red tube is used for STAT electrolytes. True or False -correct answer - False
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How must an ammonia sample be transported -correct answer - On ice or ice slurry
What chemical additive is in a red tube -correct answer - Silicone
What chemical additive is in a light blue tube -correct answer - Sodium citrate (light blue used for PT/PTT and INR)(clot time)
What chemical additive is in a lavender tube -correct answer - EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid) (used for HA1C, ESR, CBC, CBC w/ Diff, Smears)
What chemical additive is in a green tube -correct answer - Sodium Heparin (can also have Lithium Heparin) (Used for Cardiac tests - CK and Tropnin; found in light green tubes)
What fluid is extracted during a lumbar puncture -correct answer - CSF (Cerebral Spinal Fluid)
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You put a tourniquet on and notice a red mark, what most likely is it -correct answer - Hematoma
What can cause petachiae -correct answer - tourniquet on to long
After anchoring the vein what should you do -correct answer - Do the procedure
What can happen if you do a blood draw on interrupted (damaged) skin -correct answer - Increase the risk of infection
If a patient needs a sterile urine, what is important for the patient to know? -correct answer - Have a sterile genital area
Who tells us how to dispose of needles -correct answer - NIOSH
If patient has a shunt in one arm and an IV in the other hand, where do you draw -correct answer - Do a capillary stick
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