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Phlebotomy Flashcards

1
Q

which type of tubes are meant to clot? not clot?

A

Serum tubes: want it to clot
Plasma tubes: don’t want it to clot, anticoagulant

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2
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types of serum tubes

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Red plastic
Gold & Tiger top: serum separator tube (SST)
Orange: fast clotting

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3
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colors of plasma tubes

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red glass
light blue
light & dark green
lavender
pink
white
grey
yellow
royal blue

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4
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light blue

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Additive: sodium citrate
Used for: coags

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5
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Light & dark green

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Additive: heparin
Used for: plasma separator gel (PST), chemistry & genetics

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6
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Lavender

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Additive: EDTA
Used for: CBC

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Pink

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Additive: EDTA
Used for : T&C (type & cross)

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White

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Additive : EDTA
Used for: whole blood hematology

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Grey

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Additive: oxalate
Used for: glucose

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10
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Yellow (ACD)

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Additive: ACD
Used for: DNA - paternity test

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Yellow (SPS)

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Additive: SPS
Used for: blood cx (culture)

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12
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Royal blue

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Used for: testing for trace elements, toxicology, nutrition
Lavender strip (EDTA)
Green strip (heparin)
Red strip (no additive)

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13
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order of draw

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Blood Cultures
Light Blue Tube
Serum Tubes
Green
Lavender, Pink, White
Grey
Yellow
Royal Blue

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14
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Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP)

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Potassium, glucose, sodium, calcium, BUN (blood, urea, nitrogen), creatinine, chloride
Light green tube

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15
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Complete Blood Count (CBC)

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WBC, RBC, H & H, platelet count
Lavender tube

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16
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Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP)

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Protein, bilirubin, albumin, liver enzymes (ALP, ALT, AST), & everything included in the BMP
Gold tube

17
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Lipid Panel

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HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, total cholesterol, triglycerides
light/dark green, gold tubes

18
Q

Capillary order of draw

A

Blood gasses
EDTA tubes
All other plasma tubes
Serum tubes

19
Q

order of preferred antecubital puncture sites

A

Most common antecubital vein to puncture = median cubital vein
Cephalic vein is the backup vein
Third choice is the basilic vein

PCT (19 decks)

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