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Microclotting of an anticoagulated specimen may occur if the phlebotomy technician does not

transports nutrients, hormones, and proteins to parts of the body

Drawing blood from                                    is usually considered to be beyond the scope of practice for entry-level phlebotomy technicians.

A drug that can be used to reverse the effects of muscle relaxants is 

A phlebotomist needs to collect gold, pink, and green topped tubes by venipuncture.  Which order is correct?

Rhinoplasty means

When can a phlebotomy technician puncture the patient’s skin for either venipuncture or capillary puncture?

An endocrinologist has ordered a thyroid panel and fasting blood glucose tests for a patient.  Which of these choices represents a possible tube choice?

Hemolysis of a capillary specimen is most likely to have resulted from 

A blade-style lancet should be held at a _______ angle to a patient’s fingerprint whorls when performing capillary collection.