CI-CPT case studies
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The Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) credential is offered by the National Healthcareer Association (NHA), an allied health certification agency that has awarded over 1 million nationally recognized certifications and states that its exams are NCCA-accredited. The CPT is aimed at people who draw blood from patients and blood donors and who prepare blood, urine and other specimens for testing. The CI-CPT case studies are 5 cases and about 2,845 words.
1Difficult Access After Mastectomy With a Running IV
A 68-year-old woman arrives at the outpatient lab with orders for a CBC, PT/INR, and two sets of blood cultures. She reports a right modified radical mastectomy with axillary lymph node dissection three years ago.
600 words, about 3 min2Underfilled Citrate and Delayed EDTA From a Rural Clinic
At 09:40, a courier delivers two tubes from a rural clinic: a 3.0 mL light-blue sodium citrate tube filled to 2.1 mL and a 2.0 mL K2EDTA tube filled to 1.4 mL. The requisition lists PT/INR and a CBC with differential.
571 words, about 3 min3Glucose Challenge Timing With Latex Allergy and Syncope Risk
A 29-year-old woman at 28 weeks' gestation arrives for a 1-hour 50 g glucose challenge. The requisition says fasting not required; drink 50 g glucose at time zero; draw at 60 minutes.
582 words, about 3 min4Discordant Point-of-Care INR in a Patient With Bleeding Symptoms
At a family medicine clinic, you are the phlebotomist running point-of-care INR testing for a 67-year-old man on warfarin. His last INR was 2.6, and today's POC meter result is 4.8.
551 words, about 3 min5Language Barrier, HIV Consent, and an Employer's Request
You are the phlebotomy supervisor in a busy outpatient center. A 34-year-old man with limited English proficiency arrives with his 12-year-old daughter, who interprets for him.
541 words, about 3 min