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1
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What color are the SST tubes?

A

red/grey marble (tiger top) or gold

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2
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What does SST stand for?

A

serum separator tube

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3
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What is the additive in the SST tube?

A

silicon gel separator & clot activator

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4
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Which tube is drawn for a CBC?

A

Purple

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5
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Which department receives CBC?

A

Hematology

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6
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Which tube is drawn for ESR?

A

Purple

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7
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What is the additive in the red top tube?

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nothing (glass) or clot activator (plastic)

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8
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Which department receives ESR?

A

Hematology

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9
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Which tube is drawn for Hct & Hgb?

A

Purple

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10
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Which department receives Hct & Hgb?

A

Hematology

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11
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Which tube is drawn for a Prothrombin time (PT)?

A

Light blue

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12
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Which department receives Prothrombin time?

A

Coagulation

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13
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What color is the PST tube?

A

green/gray marble or light green

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14
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What does PST stand for?

A

plasma separator tube

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15
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What is the additive in the PST tube?

A

silicon gel separator and lithium heparin

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16
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Which tube is drawn for Fibrinogen?

A

Light blue

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17
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Which department receives Fibrinogen?

A

Coagulation

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18
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What are the 2 most commonly used tubes in the Chemistry department?

A

SST & PST

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19
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What is the function of the gel in the PST tube?

A

protects plasma from formed elements

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20
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What are PST tubes most commonly used for?

A

STAT chemistries

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21
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Which tube is drawn for CMP?

A

SST/PST

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22
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Which department receives CMP?

A

Chemistry

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23
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What is the additive for green top tubes?

A

sodium heparin or lithium heparin

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24
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Which tube is drawn for cholesterol?

A

SST/PST

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25
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What are green top tubes commonly used for?

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rare of special testing, not a routinely used tube

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26
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What is the additive in the gray top tube?

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Sodium Fluoride (antiglycolytic) & Potassium Oxylate (anticoagulant)

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27
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Which tube is drawn for electrolytes?

A

SST/PST

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28
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What is the function of the gray top tube?

A

inhibit glycolysis

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29
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How long will glucose levels remain stable in the gray top tube?

A

3 days

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30
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Which department receives cholesterol?

A

Chemistry

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31
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What is the additive in the yellow top tube?

A

acid citrate dextrose (ACD)

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32
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Which department receives electrolytes?

A

Chemistry

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33
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Which tube is drawn for Lipase?

A

SST/PST

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34
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What is the additive in the lavendar top tube?

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Liquid K3 EDTA (glass), Spray-dried K2 EDTA (plastic)

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35
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Which department receives Lipase?

A

Chemistry

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36
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What is the function EDTA in the lavendar top tubes?

A

preserves cell morphology and inhibits platelet aggregation or clumping

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37
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What needs to be absent for optimum testing of lavendar top tubes?

A

clots and microclots

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38
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Which tube is drawn for glucose?

A

Gray

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39
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What is the additive in pink top tubes?

A

K2 EDTA

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40
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Which department receives glucose?

A

Chemistry

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41
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Which tube is drawn for EBV?

42
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What is the additive in the light blue top tube?

A

Sodium Citrate

43
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Which department receives EBV?

A

Serology/Immunology

44
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What is the function of the sodium citrate in the light blue top tubes?

A

preserves coagulation factors

45
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Which tube is drawn for CRP?

46
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What is the additive in the navy blue tube?

A

clot activator or sodium (K2) EDTA

47
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What color is the PPT tube?

48
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What does PPT stand for?

A

plasma preparation tube

49
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What are the additives in the PPT tube?

A

K2 EDTA & silicon gel separator

50
Q

Which department receives CRP?

A

Serology/Immunology

51
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Which tube is drawn for antibody screen?

A

Red, Yellow, Pink, Purple

52
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Which department receives antibody screen?

A

Blood Bank

53
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Which tube is drawn for Type and Rh?

A

Red, Yellow, Pink, Purple

54
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Which department receives Type and Rh?

A

Blood Bank

55
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Which tube is drawn for Drug?

56
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Which department receives Drug?

57
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Which tube is drawn for PSA?

58
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Which tube is drawn for PTT?

A

Light blue

59
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Which tube is drawn for differential?

60
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Which tube is drawn for retic count?

61
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Which tube is drawn for HIV?

62
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Which tube is drawn for Hep B surface Ab?

63
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Which tube is drawn for troponin?

64
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Which tube is drawn for type and crossmatch?

A

Red, Yellow, Pink, Purple

65
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Which tube is drawn for renal function?

66
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Which tube is drawn for hepatic function panel?

67
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Which tube is drawn for thyroid?

68
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Which tube is drawn for digoxin?

69
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Which tube is drawn for theophylline?

70
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Which tube is drawn for barbituates?

71
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Which tube is drawn for arsenic?

72
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Which tube is drawn for aluminum?

73
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Which department receives PSA?

74
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Which department receives PTT?

A

Coagulation

75
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Which department receives differential?

A

Hematology

76
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Which department receives retic count?

A

Hematology

77
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Which department receives HIV?

A

Serology/Immunology

78
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Which department receives Hep B surface Ab?

A

Serology/Immunology

79
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Which department receives troponin?

80
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Which department receives type and crossmatch?

A

Blood Bank

81
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Which department receives renal function?

82
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Which department receives hepatic function panel?

83
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Which department receives thyroid?

84
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Which department receives digoxin?

85
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Which department receives theophylline?

86
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Which department receives trace elements?

A

Toxicology

87
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What is the order of draw?

A

Blood cultures, Light blue, Red/SST, PST, Green, Purple/Pink/PPT, Gray, Navy blue, Yellow

88
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Which department receives SST tubes?

A

Chemistry, Serology/Immunology

89
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Which department receives red top tubes?

A

Chemistry, Serology/Immunology, Blood Bank

90
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Which department receives PST tubes?

91
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Which department receives green top tubes?

92
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Which department receives gray top tubes?

93
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Which department receives yellow top tubes?

A

Blood Bank

94
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Which department receives purple top tubes?

A

Hematology, Blood Bank

95
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Which department receives pink top tubes?

A

Blood Bank

96
Q

Which department receives light blue tubes?

A

Coagulation

97
Q

Which department receives navy blue tops?

A

Toxicology

98
Q

Which department receives PPT tubes?

A

Special chemistry, Immunohematology, Serology/Immunology

99
Q

Which tubes produce serum?

A

SST, Red, Navy blue (clot activator)

100
Q

Which tubes produce plasma?

A

PST, Green, Gray, Yellow, Purple, Pink, Light blue, Navy blue (Sodium EDTA), PPT

101
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What are gray top tubes mostly used for?

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