ORDER OF DRAW Flashcards
What is the color of the Blood culture for Aerobic samples?
Green
Green blood culture bottles are for what specimen?
Aerobic
What color of the blood culture bottle is used for Anaerobic samples?
Orange
Orange blood culture bottles are used for what?
Anaerobic
What color of the blood culture bottle is used for Pediatric samples?
Yellow
The yellow blood culture bottle is used for what?
Pediatric samples
How many inversions must be done with Blood culture bottles?
8-10 inversions
How many inversions must be done with Blood culture bottles?
8-10 inversions
What is the USE of blood culture bottles?
- Pulls out calcium that complement from acting and being initiated in the sample
- Slows phagocytosis
- Reduce antibiotic effects
What are the additives found in blood culture bottles?
- Green - Aerobic
- Orange - Anaerobic
- Yellow - Pediatric
In what department are blood culture bottles used in?
Microbiology
Yellow (STERILE) top is the last on the order of draw
True or False
FALSE
Yellow (sterile) top is FIRST
Which yellow top is first in the order of draw?
Sterile or non-sterile
STERILE
What is the additive in Yellow (sterile) top?
SPS
Sodium Polyanethol Sulfonate
How many inversions are done with yellow (sterile) tops?
8-10 inversions
How many inversions are done with yellow (sterile) tops?
8-10 inversions
This top type is used for blood culture systems
Yellow (sterile) top
This top type is used to recover microorganisms causing blood infections
Yellow (sterile) top
In what department are yellow (sterile) tops used?
Microbiology
In what department are yellow (sterile) tops used?
Microbiology
What top color has SPS?
Yellow (sterile) top
What top color has the additive Sodium citrate?
Light blue top
What is the additive present in Light blue top?
Sodium citrate
How many inversions are done with the light blue top?
3-4 inversions
This top type is used for coagulation studies
Light blue
This top type is used in PT/INR
prothrombin time test/international normalized ratio
Light blue
This top type is used for PTT
Partial Thromboplastin Time
Light blue
This top type is used for Anti-Xa
Light blue
This top type is used for fibrinogen procedures
Light blue
This top type is used for D-dimer
Light blue
This top type is used for TEG studies
Thromboelastography (TEG) studies
Light blue
What order of draw is the light blue top?
2nd
What order of draw is the yellow (sterile) top?
First
Light blue top is used in the hematology department
True or False
TRUE
Light blue top is used in for coagulation studies
True or False
True
What top color contains the additive of 4:1 buffered sodium citrate?
Black top
How many percent of Sodium citrate does the light blue top contain?
3.2% Sodium citrate
How many percent of Sodium citrate does the Black top contain?
3.8% Sodium citrate
How many inversion must be done with Black top?
8-10 inversions
Black top contains what additive?
4:1 buffered sodium citrate
What order of draw is the black top?
2nd
What top type have gel-separating additives?
Yellow/Gold top
What top type has clot activators?
Red top (plastic)
How many inversions do gold/yellow/red (PLASTIC) tops must have?
5 inversions