Final Exam Objectives Flashcards
What additive is in a gray tube?
Sodium fluoride
What additive is in a red/gray tube?
None
What additive is in a lavender tube?
EDTA
What additive is in a green tube?
Sodium heparin or lithium heparin
What additive is in a light blue tube?
Sodium citrate
What tests does the chemistry department do?
Electrolytes (Na, Cl, K, CO2)
Green, gold, black/red, red
What tests does the coagulation department do?
Prothrombin test (PT) Partial thromboplastin (PTT) Activated partial thromboplastin (APTT) Thrombin clotting time (TCT) Fibrinogen (FIBRIN) Bleeding time (BT)
Light blue tube
What tests does the hematology department do?
CBC: WBC RBC Hgb Hct Diff
PBC: WBC RBC Hgb Hct
Lavender tube
What tests does the microbiology department do?
Anything that grows
Blood culture - blood culture bottle
Urine culture - cup
What tests does the special chemistry department do?
24 hour urine test
What tests does the urinalysis department do?
Urinalysis
What tests are in a lipid panel?
Cholesterol, Triglycerides, HDL, LDL (calculated), CHOL/HDL ratio (cardiac risk)
NEED TO FAST FOR ABOUT 24 HOURS
What tests are in a renal panel?
Electrolytes (Na, K, Cl, CO2), BUN, Creatinine, Glucose, Calcium, Albumin, Phosphorus, Anion gap
What tests are in a CMP?
Electrolytes (Na, K, Cl, CO2), Glucose, BUN, Creatinine, Calcium, Total protein, Albumin, Total Bilirubin, AST (SGOT), ALT (SGPT), Alkaline phosphatase, Anion gap
What tests are in an electrolyte panel?
Na, K, Ca, CO2, Anion gap
What tests are in a BMP?
Electrolytes (Na, K, Cl, CO2), Glucose, BUN, Creatinine, Calcium, Anion gap
What are the two most common needles used by a phlebotomist?
Venipuncture
Butterfly
Name the most common blood collection systems
Vacutainer
Straight needle
Butterfly
Syringe
Why are blood cultures ordered?
When a patient has a fever to see if there is an infection
Microtainers can be used for all departments except:
Blood bank
Coagulation
What are the two parts of a syringe?
Barrel
Plunger
Name three primary veins:
Median cubital, cephalic, basilic
What is the draw order with a vacutainer system?
Blood cultures Sodium citrate (blue top) Serum tube with or without clot activator (red, red/gray, gold) Heparin tube (green) EDTA tube (purple) Sodium fluoride/potassium tube (gray)
The fluid portion of blood after clotting has taken place is called:
Serum
List 3 ways to ID a patient for Blood blank?
Verbally
ID bracelet
What do you clear for coags when drawing from a central line?
1
You have to go draw a CBC, blood culture x1 TCT and lytes. Put the order which you are supposed to draw.
Blood culture
TCT
Electrolytes
CBC
What departments make up the lab?
Chemistry Special chemistry Urinalysis Hematology Coagulation Microbiology Blood bank
Label 3 layers of the blood sample, additives are EDTA.
Top: serum
Middle: white blood cells
Bottom: red blood cells
CMP
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel
GTT
Glucose tolerance test
LD
Lactic dehydrogenase
CP
Creatine phosphokinase
PT
Prothrombin test
BUN
Blood Urea Nitrogen
PBC
Partial blood count
UC&S
Urine culture and sensitivity
EDTA
Ethylendiaminetraacetic acid
