p eopa order of draw

Question 1

Yellow - Blood Culture Bottles

Answer 1

-aka yellow tube stoppers
-contains SPS
-butterfly needle = collect aerobic first
-Syringe = collect anaerobic first

Question 2

Light blue

Answer 2

-Sodium Citrate
-used for coagulation testing
-must be filled 100%

Question 3

Serum tubes + Rapid serum tubes

Answer 3

-tube top colors can be: red, gold, speckled red and grey, speckled red and black
-must be allowed to clot for 30mins prior to centrifugation
-used for chemistry blood collection
-Rapid serum tubes: tube topper is orange, used for STAT collection, clot time is 5mins
-ETS serum tuber contains gel separator/called SST-serum separator tube
-Plasma tube contains gel separator/ called PST plasma separator tube

Question 4

Green

Answer 4

-heparin (lithium or sodium heparin)
-have coagulants

Question 5

Lavender + Pink

Answer 5

-EDTA
-blood bank collections
-hematology

Question 6

Gray

Answer 6

-Potassium Oxalate and Sodium fluoride
-used for glucose and alcohol blood collections

Question 7

Light yellow

Answer 7

-contains ACD
-Used for DNA

Question 8

Royal Blue

Answer 8

-varies: EDTA, sodium citrate, heparin (they will be labeled)

Question 9

commonly used anticouagulants

Answer 9

-sodium citrate
-EDTA
-Heparin
-Potassium Oxalate/Sodium Fluoride