Which of the following organizations mandates a written exposure control plan?a. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)b. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)c. Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)d. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Which of the following is a proper way to select a vein for venipuncture?a. Palpate for veins while the patient clenches her fistb. Palpate for veins using a tourniquetc. Visually assess the patient’s veinsd. Ask the patient for her vein preference

Which of the following forms commonly accompanies a toxicology drug screen for legal purposes?a. Chain of custodyb. CMS 1500c. Requisitiond. Encounter

A phlebotomist is drawing a capillary blood specimen on a 2-month old infant. Which of the following techniques should the phlebotomist use to avoid hemolysis of the specimen?a. Warm the heel prior to punctureb. Puncture after alcohol preparation while the heel is still wetc. Scrape the blood off the heel immediately with a microtubed. Squeeze the heel with a generous amount of pressure

Which of the following is the correct angle of insertion when performing venipuncture using the evacuated tube method?a. 50b. 75c. 30d. 90

Which of the following color top tubes will the phlebotomist need to perform an A1C, CBC, hepatic panel, and a comprehensive metabolic panel?a. Red and blackb. Yellow and bluec. Green and grayd. Gold and lavender

Which of the following tests is performed to identify bacteremia?a. Blood cultureb. Lipid profilec. Comprehensive paneld. PTT

The causative organism of malaria is a ________.

The jumping of a gene from one location to another is done by ________.

A frameshift is caused by ________ mutations.