Tube Colors
Acronyms
AP
Patient Safety
Georgetown Department
100
I come in a red top tube in warm water.
What is cryoglobulin?
100
IHC
What is Immunohistochemistry?
100
A patient requests for their slides to be sent to another hospital for review
What is second opinion
100
NPSG
What is National Patient Safety Goals?
100
I am located on the ground floor of the Gorman building and patients come here to get their blood drawn
What is the Gorman Outpatient Lab
200
When spun down I produce plasma.
What is a lavender top tube?
200
HLA
What is Human Leukocyte Antigen?
200
This fixative solution is used for EM specimens only
What is Glut?
200
These patient identifiers are needed when providing care, treatment and services.
What is Name and DOB (or MRN)
200
The emergency room is located on this floor in this building
What is ground floor of the CCC building
300
A troponin is drawn in this kind of tube.
What is a green top tube?
300
POC
What is Point of Care?
300
This is the proper name for fresh tissue being cut through the process of rapid freezing with a quick turnaround time along with interpretation
What is Intraoperative Consultations or "Frozens"
300
System in place to report patient safety events
What is RL Soltuions
300
Oncology is located in this building
What is Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
400
these tests come in a green top tube on ice.
What is ammonia and ionized calcium?
400
OCME
What is Office of Chief Medical Examiner?
400
These three molecular tests are ordered when doing a lung panel
What are KRAS, EGFR, Alk?
400
This is performed prior to a procedure to ensure that there is agreement about the correct patient, correct site, and correct procedure
What is a time out
400
The transplant institute is located on this floor in this building
What is the second floor of the PHC Building
500
Blood Bank uses these kind of tubes only.
What are pink top tubes?
500
HPV
What is human papillomavirus virus?
500
this cutting device is used in Histology to create slides
What is a microtome
500
A potentially harmful error or situation is identified before any negative consequence occured involving a patient, visitor, or associate.
What is a near miss
500
The Department of Medicine is located here
What is the 5th floor of the PHC Building
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