Order of Draw
What is the correct order of draw? Starting with Blood Cultures.
Blood Cultures (Aerobic, Anaerobic)
Red (Glass)
Ligtht Blue
Red (Plastic)
SST (Gold, Tiger Top)
Green (Green, Light Green)
Lavender (Pink)
Gray
Navy Blue
Yellow
What additive is in a Lavender Tube?
Glass: Liquid K3 EDTA
Plastic: Spray-Dried K2 EDTA
What does CBC stand for?
What tube does it go in?
What Department?
Complete Blood Count
Lavender Top Tube
1. Hematology 2. Blood Bank
What is a Fistula?
Permanent fusion of an artery and a vein
What does PPE stand for?
List five specific items.
Personal Protective Equipment
Gown, Non-Latex Gloves, Face Shield,
Mask, and Closed-Toe shoes
What is the Order of Draw:
If you have a Green top tube, a Red (Glass) top tube, a Lt. Blue top tube, and a Lavender?
What is
Red (Glass), Lt. Blue, Green, Lavender
What additive is in a Red Tube?
Glass: Nothing
Plastic: Clot-Activator (Silica Particles)
What does PTT stand for?
What tube does it go in?
What Department?
Partial Thromboplastin Time
Light Blue
Coagulation
What is the preferred vein in a routine blood draw?
What are the other two main veins?
Median Cubital is the preferred vein
Basilica and Cephalic
The single most important means of preventing the spread of infection is:
Proper Hand Antisepsis
What is the Order of Draw:
If you have a Yellow top tube, a Red top tube, a Pink top tube?
What is:
Red top, Pink top, and Yellow
What additive is in a Light Blue Tube?
Sodium Citrate
What does GTT stand for?
What tube does it go in?
What department?
Glucose Tolerance Tests
Grey
Chemistry
The major difference between plasma and serum is that plasma:
Contains fibrinogen, serum does not
What information do you write on the tube after a routine blood draw?
What about a Blood Culture?
Patients Name, DOB, Date, Time, Your Initials
Where the blood was taking from (Arm and Vein)
What is the order of draw:
If you have a CBC, a HIV and a D-Dimer?
D-Dimer, HIV, and A CBC
What additive is in a Green Top Tube?
Sodium Heparin
Lithium Heparin
What does HCG stand for?
What tube does it go in?
What Department?
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
(Serum Pregnancy Test)
SST Tube (Red)
Chemistry
Which blood cell can pass through the blood vessel walls?
a. Erthrocyte
b. Leukocyte
c. Thrombocyte
Leukocyte
Why do we use a tourniquet?
Why do we anchor?
To assist in finding veins and to enter easily.
To restrict the movement of vein to enter easily.
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What is the orderof draw:
If you have a CBC, a BMP, a Protime, and a Type/Screen.
What color top tubes do they go in?
Protime, BMP, CBC, Type/Screen
Lt. Blue, Red, Lavender, Yellow
What additive is in a Yellow Top Tube?
Solution B (ACD Acid Citrate Dextrose)
Solution A
What does ESR stand for?
What tube does it go in?
What department?
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
Lavender
Hematology
What is the proper direction of blood flow?
Starting with Arterioles
Arterioles
Capillaries
Venules
What does HIPAA stand for? Ex. Credit for Year establish.
What does OSHA stand for?
P.A.S.S. Stands for?
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
1996
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep