Vocabulary
This means "between the cells".
What is interstitial?
This tube is used for coagulation testing and contains sodium citrate, which removes calcium to prevent blood clotting.
What is a light blue top tube?
This substance is used to create asepsis at the blood draw site.
What is alcohol?
These cells carry oxygen to the cells and carry some CO2 away from cells.
What are red blood cells?
This information is given via the ABO system and is vital information for anyone receiving a transfusion.
What is blood typing?
This is the force acting on an object because of gravity i.e. how a centrifuge works.
G-Force
This tube has no coagulant but contains silica particles to enhance clot formation. They also usually contain gel for serum separation.
What is a Red-Gray, Tiger top, or SST?
Performing this action too quickly draws blood too quickly through a needle and causes them to burst or hemolyze.
What is pulling back on the plunger?
These help with the process of blood clotting.
What are platelets?
This is a combination test that looks at what types and how many of each blood cell is in a patient's blood at a given point in time.
What is a Complete Blood Count?
This is a substance that inhibits the growth of microorganisms on living tissue.
What is an antisceptic?
This tube contains heparin, which inhibits thrombin formation to prevent clotting
What is a green tube?
Doing this leads to improper blood/additive ratio and can lead to hemolysis
Underfilling tubes
This substance transports nutrients to cells and waste products away from cells.
What is plasma?
This test looks specifically at the types of WBC's found in a blood sample, and is manually performed using a smear, or can be automated as well.
What is a Differential Cell Count?
This is a deficiency of hemoglobin in the blood, accompanied by a reduced number of RBC's, pale skin, weakness, and SOB among other S/S.
What is Anemia?
This tube contains potassium oxalate and sodium fluoride; it removes calcium to prevent blood from clotting.
What is a gray tube?
Doing this can cause an interstitial fluid to leak into the veins and hemolyze RBC's.
These are a type of WBC that engulf and destroy foreign substances, particularly bacteria, and are the most abundant WBC's in the blood, comprising approximately 40-60% of all WBC's.
What are neutrophils?
This is the normal Hgb for women.
What is 12-16g/dL?
This is a disorder characterized by an abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells.
What is polycythemia?
These tubes don't have a color associated with them but do contain sodium polyanethole sulfonate, which prevents blood from clotting and stabilizes bacterial growth
What are blood culture bottles?
Doing this can cause the remaining vacuum in the tube to force air into the tube and cause frothing.
What is removing the needle with the tube intact?
These WBC's destroy foreign substances by producing antibodies.
What are Lymphocyte B cells?
This test looks at how much glucose is bound to RBC's during the 60-90 days prior to the test. A normal range is between 4%-5.6%
What is hemoglobin A1c or glycosylated hemoglobin?