Skills Trivia Flashcards
Blue blood culture bottle is for which type of bacteria?
Aerobic
Red blood culture bottle is for which type of bacteria?
Anaerobic
Which blood culture bottle should be used first?
Blue (aerobic) - air in the tube to start with
What additional questions should be asked in a blood cultures history?
BBV?
Recent travel?
If doing blood culture and normal bloods what should be done first?
Blood cultures
What is the order of draw for common Vacutainer bottles?
- Light blue
- Gold
- Purple
- Pink
- Grey
What blood tests can this bottle be used for?
- FBC
- ESR
- HbA1c (needs a separate bottle)
What blood tests can this bottle be used for?
- G&S
- Crossmatch
What blood tests can this bottle be used for?
- U&E
- CRP
- LFT
- Amylase
- TFT
- Lipids
- Troponin
- Calcium
- Phosphate
(remember Gold is the best and does the most)
What blood tests can this bottle be used for?
- Coag screen
- PT
- APTT
- TT
- D-dimer
- INR
(If you have a high INR you could go black and BLUE from bleeding)
What blood tests can this bottle be used for?
- Glucose
- Lactate
Which bottle must always be full?
Light blue
How mnay times should light blue be inverted?
3-4
How many times should gold be inverted?
5-6
How many times should purple, pink and grey be inverted?
8-10