Chapter 3: Order of Draw

Question 1

What does the color of the stopper on each tube indicates?

Answer 1

Which additives the tube contains.

Question 2

What does the MA should do when obtaining more than one tube?

Answer 2

Draw the specific order according to the color and additive.

Question 3

Sterile Culture tubes are used for?

Answer 3

Blood cultures.

Question 4

What does Sterile Culture Light Blue (tube) contains?

Answer 4

Sodium citrate.

Question 5

What does Sterile Culture Red (tube) contains?

Answer 5

No additive.

Question 6

What does Sterile Culture Red/Gray (tube) contains?

Answer 6

Mottled like a tiger (SST or Serum separator with or without Clot Activator or gel separator)

Question 7

What does Sterile Culture Gold (tube) contains?

Answer 7

SST or Serum separator with or without Clot Activator or gel separator.

Question 8

What does Sterile Culture Green (tube) contains?

Answer 8

Heparin.

Question 9

What does Sterile Culture Lavender also called CBC tubes(tube) contains?

Answer 9

EDTA.

Question 10

What does Sterile Culture Gray (tube) contains?

Answer 10

Sodium fluoride.