Blood Tests Flashcards
FBC
Full Blood Count
EDTA
Purple tube
Also known as FBE (Full Blood Examination)
FBSL
Fasting Blood Sugar Level
1 x Fluoride Oxalate
Grey tube
CE
Cardiac Enzyme
1 x SST
Gold tube
Chol & Trigs
Cholesterol and Triglycerides
1 x SST
Gold tube
MSU
Mid Stream Urine
70ml sterile yellow topped specimen container
LFT
Liver Function Test
1 x SST
Gold tube
CA
Calcium
1 x SST
Gold tube
UECr
Urea, Electrolytes Creatinine
1 x SST
Gold tube
Also known as UEC, EUC
TFT
Thyroid Function Test
1 x SST
Gold tube
TSH
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
1 x SST
Gold tube
GTT
Glucose Tolerance Test
3 x SST or 3 x Fluoride Oxalate (FLOX)
Gold tube or Grey tube
X Match
Cross Match
2 x EDTA
Purple tubes
Also known as XM - used for transfusions
Fe
Ferritin
1 x SST
Gold tube
INR
International Normalised Ratio
1 x Sodium Citrate
Blue tube
BHGC
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
1 x SST
Gold tube
Pregnancy test (female) or tumour test
B12
Vitamin B12
1 x SST
Gold tube
NA
Sodium
1 x SST
Gold tube