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Evacuated Tubes Flashcards

1
Q

Yellow (sterile) tube additives

A

Sodium polyanetholesulfinate (sps)

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2
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Yellow (sterile) tube tests

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Recover microorganisms causing blood infections

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3
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Yellow (sterile) tube specimen

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Whole blood

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4
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Light blue tube additives

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Sodium citrate

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5
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Light blue tube tests

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Coagulation tests

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6
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Light blue tube specimens

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Plasma

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7
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Red tube additives (plastic and glass)

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Clot activators in silicone coated plastic
None in glass

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8
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Red tube tests

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Chemistry, serology, blood bank

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Red tube specimens

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Serum

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10
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Lavender tube additives

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EDTA

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11
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Lavender tube tests

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CBC, sedimentation rate, routine immunohematology

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12
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Lavender tube specimen

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Whole blood

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13
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White tube additives

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Polymer gel with EDTA

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14
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White tube tests

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Viral loads

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15
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White tube specimens

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Plasma

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16
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Gold BD hemogard closure or red-gray tube additives

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Clot activators, polymer gel

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17
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Gold bd hemogard closure or red-gray tube tests

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Most chemistry tests, infectious disease testing

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18
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Gold be hemogard or red-gray specimens

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Serum

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19
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What are SST tubes and tiger-speckled tubes

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SST are gold bd hemogard closure tubes
Tiger-speckled are red-gray tubes

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20
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Gray tube additives

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NaFl only (serum) or NaFl in addition to potassium oxalate or EDTA (plasma)

21
Q

Gray tube tests

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Lactic acid measurements, glucose tolerance tests, fasting blood sugar, blood alcohol levels

22
Q

Gray tube specimens

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Plasma or serum
Serum is NaFl only

23
Q

Black tube additives

A

Buffered sodium citrate

24
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Black tube tests

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Sedimentation rate

25
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Black tube specimen

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Whole blood

26
Q

Green tube additives

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Sodium heparin or lithium heparin

27
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Green tube tests

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Routine chemistry tests, ammonia, electrolytes, arterial blood gases (depends on additive)

28
Q

Green tube specimen

A

Plasma

29
Q

Light green or green-gray tube additives

A

Lithium heparin, polymer gel

30
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Light green or green-gray tube tests

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Stat and routine chemistry tests

31
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Light green or green-gray specimen

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Plasma

32
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What tubes are plasma separator tubes (pst tubes)

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Light green or green-gray

33
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Orange bd hemogard or yellow-gray tube additives

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Thrombin with or without gel separator

34
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Orange bd hemogard or yellow-gray tube tests

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Stat chemistry

35
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Orange bd hemogard or yellow-gray specimen

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Serum

36
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What are rapid serum tubes (rst)

A

Orange bd hemogard or yellow-gray

37
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Royal blue additives

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K2EDTA or none

38
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Royal blue tests

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Toxicology, trace metals, nutritional analysis

39
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Royal blue tube specimen

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Plasma or serum

40
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Tan tube additives

A

K2EDTA or heparin

41
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Tan tube tests

A

Lead anaylsis

42
Q

Tan tube specimen

A

Plasma

43
Q

Yellow (acid) tube tests

A

Human leukocyte antigen (HLaa) studies (paternity and tissue typing)

44
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Yellow (acid) additives

A

Trisodium citrate with citric acid and dextrose

45
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Yellow (acid) specimen

A

Whole blood

46
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Pink tube additives

A

K2EDTA

47
Q

Pink tube tests

A

Blood bank compatibility test

48
Q

Pink tube specimen

A

Whole blood or plasma

49
Q

Order of draw
Yes
Be
Ready to
Stop
Greet
Listen
Go

A

Yellow
Light blue
Red, no additive (plastic or glass)
SST/tiger speckled (gold bd hemogard or red-gray tubes)
Green
Lavender
Gray (always last)

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