Order Of Draw Flashcards
1
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Sterile Bottles
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Lab: Microbiology Additive: Nutrient Broth Yields: Growth Inversion: 8-10x Common test: Blood cultures
2
Q
Light Blue
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Lab: Coagulation Additive: Sodium Citrate Inversion: 3-4x Yields: plasma Common test: PT, PTT, APTT, d-dimer
3
Q
Red Top Tube
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Lab: Chemistry Additive: None Inversion: 8-10x Yields: serum Common test: serum pregnancy test -often used as discard tube
4
Q
Tiger, Speckled, Gold Top Tube
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Lab: Chemistry Additive: Silica Inversion:8x Yields: serum Common test: BMP, CMP, serum pregnancy
5
Q
Mint Green
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Lab: Chemistry Additive: Lithium Heparin Inversion: 8x Yields: plasma Common test: LYTES, hCG pregnancy test
6
Q
Dark Green
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Lab: Chemistry Additive: Sodium Heparin Inversion: 8x Yields: plasma Common test: ammonia
7
Q
Lavender/Purple
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Lab: Hematology Additive: EDTA Inversion:8x Yields: plasma Common test: ESR, HGA1C, Sickle cell, complete blood count
8
Q
Pink
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Lab: Blood Bank Additive: EDTA and potassium Inversion: 8x Yields: plasma Common test: Type and screen ratio, cross match
9
Q
Gray Top
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Laboratory: Chemistry
Additive: Sodium Fluoride & Potassium Oxalate
Inversion: 8x
Yields: Plasma
Common test: OGTT, Lactic acid, Alcohol lvls
10
Q
Royal Blue w/ red stripe
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Lab: Toxicology Additive: None Inversion: 8-10x Yields: serum Common test: lead and heavy metal Drawn after light blue tube
11
Q
Royal blue. W/ lavender stripe
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Lab: Toxicology Additive: EDTA Inversion: 8-10x Yields: plasma Common test: lead and heavy metal Drawn after lavender tube
12
Q
What is the correct order of draw:
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Sterile bottles Light blue Royal blue with red stripe Red top Tiger top Mint green Dark green Lavender Royal blue w/ lavender stripe Pink Gray
13
Q
Plasma
A
Liquid portion of un-clotted blood and still contains the clotting factors
14
Q
Serum
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Liquid portion of blood that has been allowed to clot, clotting factors are no longer present they’ve been used to clot the blood
