Order of Draw Flashcards
What type of additive are these:
-EDTA
-SPS
-Sodium heparin
-Sodium citrate
Anti-Coagulants which prevents blood clots
What type of additives are these:
-SST
Gel which separates blood
- Blood Culture bottles or light yellow tubes
-Bacterial Study
-SPS additive
-Invert 8-10 times
- Light Blue
-Coagualtion test (clotting)
-Additive: sodium citrate
-Invert 3-4 times
- Serum tubes: Red, gold, or speckles
-Chemistry test
-No additive or a clot activator
-SST
-Invert 5 times
- Rapid Serum Tubes: Orange
-STAT Blood collection
-Invert 8-10 times
- Green Tube
-Anticoagulant chemistry test
-Additive: Heparin
-Invert 8-10 times
- Purple
-CBC
-EDTA
-Invert 8-10 times
- Pink
-Blood collection
-EDTA
-Invert 8-10 times
- Grey
-Glucose and alcohol blood collection
-Additive: sodium fluoride or oxalate
- Light yellow
-DNA test
-Additive: ACD
- Royal or Dark Blue
Hemolysis
-Happens because tourniquet is left on too long
-Destruction of RBC
-Causes high potassium levels
Hemo-concentration
-Lots of RBC and loss of plasma and elevated potassium
Hematomas happen because?
-Needle went through vein
Using Iodine for cleaning causes?
-Increased potassium
If you draw blood through a hematoma you would expect… because…
-Hemolysis
-This happens at hematomas
What is the correct order for venipuncture
- Blood cultures/ yellow
- Light blue
- Red, speckled, gold
- Orange
- Green
- Purple
- Pink
- Grey
- ACD additive
- Royal blue
What is the correct order for capillary collections?
- Blood gas
- Purple, pink (EDTA additive)
- Green (heparin additive)
- Any other additive
- Red, speckles, gold (serum tubes)
