Order of Draw
Why do we follow order of draw?
A low serum Na is called what?
What is Hyponatremia
An anticoagulant prevents what from happening?
What is preventing blood from clotting
What are electrolytes
A CBC and an INR are the tubes in order of draw?
What are Sodium Citrate and EDTA tubes
The amount of urea in the blood is determined by the amount of ________ in one's diet.
What is protein.
Urea is a waste product of protein metabolism (removed from the blood in the kidneys)
This anticoagulant is used mainly in hematology collection tubes
EDTA (Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid)
This waste product in the body arises from the breakdown of amino acids. High concentrations can be toxic.
What is ammonia
A Plasma glucose and a mercury test is ordered on a patient. What is the order of draw?
What is a green lithium heparin tube and a royal blue k2 EDTA tube.
Marker specific for prostate tissue
what does SST stand for?
Serum Separator Tube
This cardiac marker can detect elevated proteins in blood 4-10 days after a patient has suffered from a heart attack.
What are tropinins
A red top, a light blue, and a EDTA tube need to be collected. What is the order of draw?
What is light blue, red top, and EDTA
Individuals with this type of diabetes mellitus are dependent on insulin injections
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
This anticoagulant can be found in tubes for Coagulation tests/studies
What is Sodium Citrate
The thyroid secretes these two hormones. Provide the percentage of each hormone the gland secretes.
What is 90% T4, and 10% T3
What is PST plasma, SST is serum, SST drawn first and then PST.
List the proteins that make up Troponin
What is TnT, TnI, TnC
What is the clotting protein that is not present in serum?
The main purpose of this assay is to monitor breast cancer patients after a mastectomy
What is CA 15-3