Sample Collection

Question 1

What is the red top blood tube used for?

Answer 1

It has no anticoagulant. Serum – for biochemistry

Question 2

What is the purple top blood tube used for?

Answer 2

Has EDTA. It’s used for haematology and blood smears​in mammals (ie. CBC, PCV)

Question 3

What is the green top blood tube used for?

Answer 3

Has Heparin (anticoagulant). Heparinised​
plasma for specific tests (relaxin in preg dogs, ​
exotics).

Question 4

What is the light blue top blood tube used for?

Answer 4

Has Sodium Citrate. For coagulation studies.

Question 5

What does EDTA stand for?

Answer 5

Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid

Question 6

What is the deep skin scrape collection method used for?

Answer 6

Demodex, Sarcoptes.

Question 7

What is the superficial skin scrape collection method used for?

Answer 7

Sarcoptes, Demodex, fungi, yeast.

Question 8

What is the skin biopsy collection method used for?

Answer 8

It’s good for everything, except for fleas.

Question 9

What is the sellotape collection method used for?

Answer 9

Yeasts, cells and bacteria.

Question 10

What is the (slide) impression collection method used for?

Answer 10

Bacteria, yeast.

Question 11

What is the swab collection method used for?

Answer 11

Bacteria, yeast, mites.

Question 12

What is the hair pluck collection method used for?

Answer 12

Only ringworm.

Question 13

What is the comb collection method used for?

Answer 13

Fleas, walking dandruff

Question 14

What is the MAG used for seeing?

Answer 14

Ear mites, walking dandruff.