Sample Handling And Collection

Question 1

What type of tube gives you whole blood?

Answer 1

Red top tube

Question 2

What tube gives you whole blood with anticoagulant?

Answer 2

Purple top

Question 3

What is plasma?

Answer 3

Fluid portion of whole blood contains all of the parts of blood

Question 4

What is serum?

Answer 4

Plasma without fibrinogen

Question 5

When are anticoagulant required?

Answer 5

Whole blood or plasma is needed

Question 6

What does heparin interfere with?

Answer 6

Staining of white blood cells

Question 7

What is EDTA preferred for?

Answer 7

Hematologic studies

Question 8

What can excessive amounts of EDTA cause?

Answer 8

Cells to shrink and invalidate cell counts in automatic analyzer

Question 9

What are example examples of oxalates?

Answer 9

Sodium potassium, ammonium, or lithium salts

Question 10

What is the most commonly used oxalate

Answer 10

Potassium

Question 11

What are examples of citrates?

Answer 11

Sodium or lithium salts

Question 12

What is the most common citrate

Answer 12

Sodium

Question 13

What is sodium fluoride used for?

Answer 13

Glucose preservative

Question 14

What does sodium fluoride interfere with?

Answer 14

Enzymatic test

Question 15

What is the normal PVC?

Answer 15

37 to 55%

Question 16

What is a well hydrated animals PCV

Answer 16

50%

Question 17

What is a dehydrated animals PCV

Answer 17

70%

Question 18

What is a 70% PVC symbolize

Answer 18

More cells compared to fluid

Question 19

What should you do if transferring from syringe to tube?

Answer 19

Remove needle

Question 20

What does removing the needle prevent?

Answer 20

Least amount of hemolysis as possible

Question 21

What should you do with tubes containing anticoagulant?

Answer 21

Invert them

Question 22

What should you label your tubes with?

Answer 22

Date and time, patient name and ID number, owner name

Question 23

What is the order of draw?

Answer 23

Light blue, red, tiger, top, green, lavender, gray