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Order of Draw Flashcards

1
Q

Sterile bottle/blood culture additive

A

Nutrient broth media

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2
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Light blue additive

A

Sodium citrate (anticoagulant)

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3
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Red additive

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None

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4
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Tiger top/speckled tube/marble/gold top additive (Serum Separator Tube “SST”)

A

Silica (clot activator), thixotropic gel (coagulant)

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5
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Mint/light green additive

A

Thixotropic gel, lithium heparin

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6
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Dark green additive

A

Sodium heparin

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7
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Lavender/purple additive

A

EDTA (anticoagulant)

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8
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Which tube is always filled full (9:1 blood:additive ratio)?

A

Light blue top

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9
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Which tube is filled 2/3?

A

Lavender/purple top

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10
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Which tube is used for an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT)?

A

Gray top

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11
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Which tube is used for lactic acid?

A

Gray top

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12
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What do you need to do for a lactic acid test?

A

On ice, no tourniquet

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13
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For which tests should you use chloroprep to sterilize the site?

A

ETOH (alcohol) and blood culture

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14
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How many times is a pink tube inverted?

A

8

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15
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Which tube is inverted 3-4 times?

A

Light blue

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16
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How many times is a royal blue red stripe tube inverted?

A

None

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17
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How many times is a red tube inverted?

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None

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18
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How many times is a royal blue lavender stripe tube inverted?

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8

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19
Q

What department is a pink tube for?

A

Blood bank

20
Q

Pink additive

A

EDTA (anticoagulant)

21
Q

Gray additive

A

Sodium fluoride, potassium oxalate (anticoagulant)

22
Q

What tests are a light blue tube used for?

A

Prothrombin time (PT), Partial Prothrombin Time (PTT), Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT), D-Dimmer INR BT

23
Q

What test is a dark green tube used for?

A

Ammonia (on ice)

24
Q

Which tubes yield serum?

A

Red, Royal blue red top

25
Q

Which tubes yield plasma?

A

light blue, mint green, dark green, purple, pink, gray, royal blue lavender stripe

26
Q

What does a mint green tube test for?

A

Electrolytes (LYTES), HCG - pregnancy qualitative and quantitative

27
Q

What tube top is used for a sickle cell screening?

A

Lavender/purple

28
Q

What tube top is used for a Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP) or a Complete Metabolic Panel (CMP)?

A

Tiger top/gold

29
Q

What tube top is used for therapeutic drug monitoring?

A

Red

30
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What is the correct order of draw by tube top color?

A

Sterile (aerobic then anaerobic), light blue, royal blue red stripe, red, tiger top/gold, mint green, dark green, lavender/purple, royal blue lavender stripe, pink, gray

31
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What tube top color is a Serum Separator Tube (SST)

A

Tiger top/gold

32
Q

What tube top is used for a Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) test?

A

Tiger top/gold

33
Q

Is EDTA a coagulant or anticoagulant?

A

Anticoagulant

34
Q

Is thixotropic gel a coagulant or anticoagulant?

A

Coagulant

35
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Is potassium oxalate a coagulant or anticoagulant?

A

Anticoagulant

36
Q

What does FUO stand for?

A

Fever of unknown origin

37
Q

Which tube top color may be used for a blood culture?

A

Pale yellow

38
Q

What tests are performed on a pink tube?

A

Type and screen ratio (TSR), cross match, ABO/Rh

39
Q

What department is a tiger top tube sent to?

A

Chemistry

40
Q

What tubes are sent to the toxicology department?

A

Royal blue

41
Q

What tube is sent to the hematology department?

A

Lavender/purple

42
Q

What tubes are sent to the chemistry department?

A

Red, tiger top, light green, dark green, gray

43
Q

What department is the light blue tube sent to?

A

Coagulation

44
Q

What department is a blood culture tube sent to?

A

Microbiology

45
Q

What test is never centrifuged?

A

Complete Blood Count (CBC)

46
Q

What color tube top tests for lead poisoning?

A

Royal blue red stripe

47
Q

What color tube top tests for heavy metals?

A

Royal blue lavender stripe

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