Specimen type and additives Flashcards

1
Q

Clotted blood/serum

Gray/red/clear

A

no additive (discard tube)

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2
Q

Clotted blood/serum

yellow/red

A

polymer barrier

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3
Q

Clotted blood/serum

red

A

no additive or clot activator in plastic tube

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3
Q

Clotted blood/serum

gold

A

clot activator and polymer barrier

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4
Q

Clotted blood/serum

Orange/yellow/gray

A

thrombin (rapid serum tube)

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5
Q

Clotted blood/serum

red/black

A

clot activator/polymer barrier

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6
Q

Whole Blood/plasma

green/gray/light green

A

polymer barrier and lithium barrier

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6
Q

Whole Blood/plasma

light blue

A

buffed sodium citrate

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7
Q

Whole Blood/plasma

lavender (purple)

A

K3EDTA/K2EDTA/NA2EDTA

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8
Q

Whole Blood/plasma

gray

A

sodium fluoride and potassium oxalate
or
sodium fluoride and Na2EDTA
or
sodium fluoride only

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9
Q

Whole Blood/plasma

green

A

Lithium heparin, sodium heparin, ammonium heparin

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10
Q

Whole Blood/plasma

royal blue

A

k2EDTA sterile tube for toxicology and nutritional studies

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11
Q

Whole Blood/plasma

tan

A

k2EDTA tube for lead testing

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12
Q

Whole Blood/plasma

pink

A

blood bank k2EDTA

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13
Q

clotted blood/serum

royal blue

A

clot activator; sterile tube for trace elements, toxicology, and nutritional studies

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14
Q

whole blood

black

A

sodium citrate for hematology

15
Q

whole blood

A

sodium polyanethol sulfonate (SPS)
or
acid citrate dextrose (ACD)