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Venipuncture Collection Tubes Flashcards

1
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general order of draw

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  1. blood culture tubes (yellow-black)
  2. non-additive tube (red)
  3. coagulation tubes (light blue)
  4. additive tubes (in this order)
    • SST (red-grey or gold)
    • sodium heparin (dark green or brown)
    • PST (light green)
    • EDTA (lavender)
    • ACDA or ACDB (pale yellow)
    • oxalate/fluoride (light grey)
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2
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additive in red top

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none

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3
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MOA of red top

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blood clots and the serum is separated by centrifugation

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uses of red top

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chemistries, immunology, serology (blood bank/cross match)

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5
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additive in gold top

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none

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MOA of gold top

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serum separator tube (SST) contains a gel at the bottom to separate blood from serum on centrifugation

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uses of gold top

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chemistries, immunology and serology

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8
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additive in light green top

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plasma separating tube (PST) with lithium heparin

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9
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MOA of light green top

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anticoagulates with lithium heparin; plasma is separated with PST gel at the bottom of the tube

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10
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use of light green top

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chemistries

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11
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additive of red-gray top

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SST with clot activator

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12
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MOA of red-gray top

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forms clot quickly and separates serum with SST gel at the bottom of the tube

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13
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use of red-gray top

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chemistries

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14
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additive of lavender top

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EDTA liquid

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15
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MOA of lavender top

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forms calcium salts to remove calcium

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uses of lavender top

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hematology (CBC) and blood bank (crossmatch)

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17
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special note for lavender top

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requires full draw and inversion 8x to prevent clotting and platelet clumping

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18
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additive of light blue top

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sodium citrate

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19
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MOA of light blue top

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forms calcium salts to remove calcium

20
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use of light blue top

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coagulation tests (PT and PTT)

21
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special note for light blue top

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requires full draw

22
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additive of dark green top

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sodium heparin or lithium heparin

23
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MOA of dark green top

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inactivated thrombin and thromboplastin

24
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uses for dark green top

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  1. for lithium level: uses sodium heparin

2. for ammonia level: uses sodium or lithium heparin

25
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additive of dark blue top

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sodium EDTA

26
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MOA of dark blue top

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tubs is designed to contain no contaminating metals

27
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uses of dark blue top

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trace element testing (zinc, copper, lead and mercury) and toxicology

28
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additive in large gray top

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sodium fluoride and potassium oxalate

29
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MOA of large gray top

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actiglycolytic agent preserves glucose up to 5 days

30
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use of large gray top

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  1. for lithium level: uses sodium heparin

2. glucose level requires full draw (hemolysis id short draw)

31
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additive of yellow top

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ACD (acid-citrate-dextrose)

32
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MOA of yellow top

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complement activation

33
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use of yellow top

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HLA tissue typing, paternity testing, DNA studies

34
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additive in yellow-black top

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broth mixture

35
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MOA of yellow-black top

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preserves viability of microbes

36
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use of yellow-black top

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microbiology - aerobes, anaerobes and fungi

37
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additive of black top

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sodium citrate (buffered)

38
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MOA of black top

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forms calcium salts to remove calcium

39
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uses of black top

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Westergren Sedimentation rate

40
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special note for black top

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requires full draw

41
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additive in orange top

42
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MOA of orange top

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quickly clots blood

43
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use of orange top

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STAT serum chemistries

44
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additive in brown top

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sodium heparin

45
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MOA of brown top

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inactivates thrombon and thromboplastin

46
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use of brown top

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serum lead determination

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