Venepuncture Flashcards
Biochemistry
Yellow
Dark blue (2)
Trace metals:
Zn
Al
Lactate
Grey
U&E
Yellow
Zn
Dark blue
Haem
Lavender
Pink inversion
8-10 times
Aldosterone
Green
Al
Dark blue
D-Dimer
Light blue
Light blue inversion
3-4 times
Glucose
Grey
Bone profile
Yellow
Order of draw
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Lipid profile
Yellow
Grey tests (2)
Glucose
Lactate
Yellow tests (12)
Biochemistry: U&E CRP LFTs Cardiac enzymes Lipid profile Amylase Bone profile
Endocrinology:
TFTs
Beta-hCG
Toxicology:
Ethanol levels
Drug levels
Tumour markers
Yellow inversion
5 times
Beta-hCG
Yellow
Inversion 5 times
Red
Yellow
Grey inversion
8-10 times
Tox screen
Yellow
Clotting
Light blue
Inversion 8-10 times
Green Purple Pink Dark blue Grey
Order of draw
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Order of draw
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Order of draw
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Red (3)
Certain hormone, toxicology and bacterial/viral serology
HbA1c
Lavender
Order of draw
Blood cultures Light blue Red Yellow Green Purple Pink Dark blue Grey
Order of draw
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PT
Light blue
Tumour markers
Yellow
Trace metals
Dark blue
Purple inversion
8-10 times
Order of draw
Blood cultures Light blue Red Yellow Green Purple Pink Dark blue Grey
Cross-matching
Pink
Drug levels
Yellow
Order of draw
Blood cultures Light blue Red Yellow Green Purple Pink Dark blue Grey
INR
Light blue
Bacterial / viral serology
Red
TFTs
Yellow
Green (4)
Renin
Aldosterone
Neutrophil function tests
Cytogenetics
Order of draw
Blood cultures Light blue Red Yellow Green Purple Pink Dark blue Grey
Lavender tests (4)
Haem: FBC ESR Blood film HbA1c
LFTs
Yellow
Green inversion
8-10 times
APTT
Light blue
Pink tests (2)
Group and save
Cross-matching
Ethanol levels
Yellow
Fibrinogen
Light blue
Renin
Green
Neutrophil function tests
Green
Cardiac enzymes
Yellow
Cytogenetics
Green
Light blue tests (5)
Clotting: APTT PT INR D-dimer Fibrinogen
Amylase
Yellow
FBC
Lavender
CRP
Yellow
Inversion 3-4 times
Light blue
Endocrinology
Yellow
Blood film
Lavender
Dark blue inverstion
8-10 times
ESR
Lavender
Order of draw
Blood cultures Light blue Red Yellow Green Purple Pink Dark blue Grey
Group and save
Pink
Red inversion
5 times