Day 2 Flashcards
Basal State
Fasting
Post-prandial
After a meal.
Analytical error
Errors in processing medical info before during or after sample collection.
Purpose of chilling a specimen
Prevents separation within specimen
Therapeutic drug monitoring
Used to monitor drug levels in blood.
Plasma
The liquid portion of blood still has clotting factors. Plasma tubes have anticoagulants
Serum
Liquid portion of blood has been allowed to clot.
Sterile bottle
- Nutrient Broth, BCX-blood culture C+S, Microbiology
Light blue
- Sodium citrate, PT-prothrombin time, partial PT PTT, APTT-activated PTT coagulation, plasma. Tube should be filled to the top.
Red
- Nothing, none, chemistry, serum
Tiger top/gold/red-grey
Silica + thixtropic gel, CMP- complete metabolic panel+BMP-basic MP; chemistry, serum
Mint green
Lithium heparin, hCG-pregnancy + Lytes panel, chemistry, plasma
Dark green
Sodium heparin, ammonia, chemistry, plasma
Purple
EDTA, CBC-complete blood cell count ESR- erythrocytes sedimentation rate; hematology, plasma
Pink
EDTA, TSR-type and screen; blood bank, plasma