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1
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What are the common tests for the Speckled, (SST) Gold, and tiger tubes?

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Alkaline phosphate 
Amylase
Blood urea nitrogen
Creatine phosphokinase (CPK)
Calcium
Cholesterol
Compatibility testing 
Drug monitoring 
Glucose
High density lipoprotein (HDL) 
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 
Iron profile 
Low density lipoprotein (LDL) 
Liver Enzymes 
Potassium 
Protein 
Rapid plasma reagin (RPR) 
Sodium
Triglycerides
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Hematology

What are the common tests for the lavender tubes?

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Complete blood count (CBC)

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) or (westergen or send rate)

Hemoglobin electrophoresis 
Platelet count
Reticulocyte count 
Sickle cell screen
White blood cell differential
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Coagulation-

What are the common tests for the blue tubes?

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Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT)
Individual coagulation factor studies
Fibrinogen
Prothrombin time (PT)

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Chemistry

What are the common tests of the green tubes?

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Ammonia
Chromosome screening
Lupus erythemalosus cell/preparation
HLA typing

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Chemistry

What are the common tests for the gray tubes

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Glucose tolerance test (GTT)
FBS (Fasting blood sugar)
Blood Alcohol levels

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What are the common tests for the dark or royal blue tubes?

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Trace metals
Lead
Zinc
Anything toxic to body

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7
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Microbiology

What are the common tests for the yellow tubes?

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Blood cultures & DNA

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8
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What is the ADD of the Speckled, SST, Tiger, gold tubes?

How many inversions ?

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gel separator

0 inversions
Must let sit for 30 min must clot than put into spinner

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9
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What is the Principle Anticoagulant / Addictive for the lavender tubes?

How many Inversions

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Ethylenediamine- tetra-acetic acid
(EDTA)

8-10 inversions

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10
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What is the Principle Anticoagulant/ Addictive of the Blue tubes?

How many inversions ?

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Sodium citrate

3 to 5 inversions

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What is the Principle Anticoagulant/ Addictive of the Green tubes?

How many inversions?

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Heparin

8 to 10 inversions

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12
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What is the Principle Anticoagulant / Additive of the Gray tubes?

How many inversions?

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Potassium Oxalate/ sodium fluoride

8 to 10 inversions

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13
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What is the Principle Anticoagulant/ Additive of the Dark and Royal Blue Tubes?

How many inversions?

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Heparin, EDTA, or NONE.
Depending which ADD in the tube

8 to 10
Or
0 inversions

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What is the Principle Anticoagulant/ Additive of the Yellow tubes?

How many inversions?

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Sodium Polyanethole sulfonate (SPS)

0 inversions

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15
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What is the only condition Phlebotomy is used to cure or treat?

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Policytemia Vera
Poli= many
Cut= cells
Emia= blood/condition

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16
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What is Phlebotomy?

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The practice of drawing blood.

Phleb/o= vein
Otomy= to make an incision

Greek term before for ‘Otomy’ was = Cut.

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17
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Normally we have how many liters of blood?

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5 liters

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18
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Blood is made where?

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It is made in the bone marrow found in the skeletal.

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19
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As a phlebotomist you can never what?

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As a phlebotomist you can never ASSUME.

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20
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What is a hard stick?

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A difficult patient.

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21
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What is the primary duty of a Phlebotomist?

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To collect all specimen & ID person

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22
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What is OSHA?

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Occupation safety & health administration

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23
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What is CDC?

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Center for disease control & prevention found in Georgia (biggest one)

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24
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What are the ABC’s of a Phlebotomy

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Know the tubes & personal structure

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25
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What does Patho mean?

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Disease

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26
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What does Ologist mean?

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Specialist of who studies

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27
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What is Pathology ?

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The study of. (Disease)

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28
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What is a Pathologist?

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One who studies

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29
Q

What is the medical term for allergy?

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Anapalexis

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30
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What are the factors of Radio Active?

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Time of exposure
Distance
Shielding

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31
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What is an infection (sepsis)?

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An invasion & growth of a microorganism in human body causes diseases those microorganisms are called Pathogens.

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32
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What is normal flora?

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Microorganisms living in human body protecting against pathogens

33
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What is the most common Bacteria

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Escherichia coli - UTI

Streptococcus- throat infection

34
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What is a nosocomial infection?

A

Infection on patients during hospital stay, due to direct contact with health provider (nurse, doctor).

Those microorganisms are more virulent resistant to antibiotic

35
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What is Fomite?

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An infected (sick) person or contaminated object.

36
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What is sanitization?

A

Process of cleaning instruments,

37
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What is disinfection?

A

Removes infections microorganisms from skin using isopropyl, sodium hypochlorine

38
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What is sterilization?

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Complete destruction of microorganisms using gas, under pressure, boiling water

39
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What is Petechiae?

A

Tourniquet is too tied leaves red spots

40
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What is hemocentration?

A

Tourniquet is too tight & left for too long

41
Q

What is the correct order of draw?

A 
Blood cultures or sterile specimen 
Blue top tube 
Red top tube , SST (speckle) tube
Black n yellow tube 
Green top tube 
Lavender top tube
Pink, white tube
Gray tube
Dark or royal blue tube
42
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How many inversions for blue top tubes?

A

3-5 inversions

43
Q

What is Osteomyelitis ?

A

Inflammation of bone marrow

44
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What does Phlebitis mean?

A

Inflammation of blood vessel when same vein is used 2 or more times.

45
Q

What does Hematoma mean?

A

A bruise, happens when needle is pushed straight through a vein.

46
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What does Thrombus mean?

A

When doing a venipuncture and Phlebotomist not applying enough pressure creating blood clots.

47
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What does diaphoresis mean?

A

Sweating

48
Q

What are Sclerotic veins?

A

Older people veins

49
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What are tortuous veins?

A

Veins are twisted

50
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What are thrombotic veins?

A

Veins are hard, inflexible, tender to touch

51
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What is a fragile vein?

A

Thin veins, not strong mostly in elderly people. Collapse quickly

52
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Chemistry
Immunology

What are the common tests for the Red tubes?

A

Cell-Blood typing
Serum blood group
Antibody testing

53
Q

What is Hematopoieses?

A

Red blood cells , a single RBC stays in body for 120 days- liver n spleen disposes of it

53
Q

What is the ADD for the red tubes

How many inversions?

A

No additives

0 inversions
30 min to hour to clot

54
Q

What does hemato mean?

A

Blood

55
Q

What is the normal PH in blood or urine?

A

7.35-7.45

Below 7.35 it’s acid
After 7.45 it’s base

56
Q

How many chemical elements do we have in the body?

A

26 chemical elements

57
Q

Meaning of BMP
Meaning of CMP
Meaning of SMA

A

BMP- basic metabolic panel
CMP- comprehensive metabolic panel
SMA- Sequential multiple analysis

58
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What is Hemostasis?

A

Stability of blood (blood balance )

59
Q

What is Hemeostasis?

A

Stability of blood INSIDE the body

60
Q

What does Pollar mean?

A

Color is pale

61
Q

What does Cynosis mean ?

A

Color is blue

62
Q

What does Eretro mean

A

Color is red

63
Q

What does melan mean

A

Color black

64
Q

What does Jaundice mean ?

A

Color is Yellow

65
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What does Leuko mean?

A

Color is white

66
Q

Blood in urine = ?

A

Amber

67
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What are Phlebitic veins?

A

Veins will be tender and warm , may have clots in them

Can only pinch 2x no more.

68
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What does atrophy mean?

A

Without growth

69
Q

What does trophy mean?

A

Growth

70
Q

What does WNL mean?

A

Within normal limits

71
Q

What does NKA mean?

A

No known allergies

72
Q

What is Bx

A

Biopsy

73
Q

What is C/S ?

A

Culture + Sensitivity

74
Q

What does UA mean?

A

Urinary Analysis

75
Q

What is IM mean?

A

Intramuscular

76
Q

What is SC

A

Subcutaneous

77
Q

What does ID mean

A

Intradermal

78
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What is gravidia?

A

Pregnancy

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