Phlebotomy Technician Certification
Laboratory departments: practice questions
Our Phlebotomy bank has 6 questions on this topic. Here are 3 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.
Question 1
Which department performs PT and aPTT?
- Toxicology
- Microbiology
- Blood bank
- Coagulation
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D. Coagulation — Often part of hematology.
Question 2
Which department performs type and crossmatch?
- Urinalysis
- Chemistry
- Blood bank (immunohematology)
- Microbiology (blood cultures)
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C. Blood bank (immunohematology) — Strict labelling rules apply.
Question 3
Which department performs glucose, electrolyte and liver tests?
- Microbiology
- Immunohematology
- Chemistry
- Hematology
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C. Chemistry — Usually on serum or plasma.