Tubes Additives & Order Flashcards
The process by which blood vessels are repaired after injury
Hemostasis
What ware the four stages in which hemostasis occurs
1) vascular phase
2) platelet phase
3) coagulation phase
4) Fibrinolysis
Injury to a blood vessel causes it to constrict, slowing the flow of blood.
Vascular phase
What do lavender , green, royal blue, and gray tubes have in common and what will they produce when separated in a centrifuge?
They are tubes with anticoagulants and will produce plasma
What do red, tiger top, gold tubes, speckled tubes, and royal blue with a red stripe tubes have in common and what will they produce when centrifuged.
Tubes with out anticoagulants, they will produce a serum when centerfuged
What is the approved order of draw by color only
Sterile bottle Light Blue Red Tiger top or gold Mint green Dark green Lavender or light/dark purple Royal blue no red stripe Pink Gray
What is the order of draw by additive
Nutrient broth Sodium citrate None Serum Lithium Heparin Sodium Heparin Ethylenediaminetetraacetic (EDTA) EDTA Sodium fluoride and potassium oxallate EDTA
What does SPS stand for in reference to sterile bottles
Sodium Polyanethole Sulfonate
What laboratory is responsible for testing sterile bottles
Microbiology
What are sterile bottle tests ordered in sets of twos
Because one bottle is aerobic and one bottle is anaerobic
With oxygen
With out oxygen
What is the most common cause of of blood culture contamination
Improper site preparation
