Domain 4 · 12% of the Phlebotomy (CPT) exam
Special Collections
About 12 of your 100 scored questions come from here. 18 questions in the full bank; a rotating free sample below.
Knowledge areas tested
- Perform blood culture collections (skin preparation, bottle preparation, volumes, order of draw), phlebotomy for blood donation, and assist with collections from pediatric, geriatric patients and vascular lines
- Calculate or look up maximum blood volume for high-risk patients such as infants and older adults, and collect newborn metabolic screening (PKU, galactosemia) on filter paper calc
- Perform point-of-care testing (glucose, hemoglobin and hematocrit, urine pregnancy, urinalysis) and timed tolerance tests (glucose tolerance, 2-hour postprandial, lactose) calc
- Prepare the site for blood alcohol testing, collect specimens for drug screening, and perform or process non-blood collections such as throat, nasal and wound swabs
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