TRIVIA
WHY DOES THE CENTERIFUGE MAKE A LOUD SOUND?
WHAT IS TO BE UNBALANCED
WHICH TUBE IS A STRICT 9:1 RATIO?
WHAT IS LT BLUE TOP TUBE
WHAT ADDITIVE IS FOUND IN LT BLUE TOP AND WHAT IS IT TYPICALLY USED FOR?
WHAT IS SODIUM CITRATE, USED FOR PT, PT/INR
WHAT ADDITIVE IS IN LT GREEN TOP TUBE AND WHAT IS IT TYPICALLY USED FOR?
WHAT IS LITHIUM HEPARIN, USED FOR STAT TESTING
WHICH BLOOD CULTURE BOTTLE REQUIRES NO EXPOSURE TO O2?
WHAT IS ANAEROBIC
HOW MANY TESTS CAN YOU RUN IN ANY GENERAL TUBE?
THE SAFE QUANTITY IS 2, SO THE LAB CAN RE-TEST FOR ACCURACY
HOW MANY TESTS CAN BE RUN ON A LAVENDER TUBE?
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WHAT ADDITIVE IS IN LAVENDAR AND WHAT IS IT TYPICALLY USED FOR?
WHAT IS K3 ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETIC ACID (EDTA K3= TRIPOTASSIUM), USED FOR CBC BEST FOR BLOOD CELL COUNT
WHAT ADDITIVE IS IN ROYAL BLUE TOP TUBE AND WHAT IS IT COMMONLY USED FOR?
WHAT IS K2 EDTA (*K2 = DIPOTASSIUM), USED FOR TOXICOLOGY
WHICH TUBE DO YOU NEED FOR AN AMMONIA TEST AND WHAT IS BEING RULED OUT?
WHAT IS DARK GREEN TOP TUBE- RULE OUT LIVER FAILURE
HOW LONG DO COLLECTED BLOOD SPECIMENS "SIT" BEFORE CENTRIFUGATION?
HOW LONG IS 15-30 MINS
WHICH TUBE IS RECOMMENDED FOR A PT THAT IS ON BLOOD THINERS BUT NEEDS A BMP TEST?
WHAT IS A RED TOP W/ SILICA
WHAT ADDITIVE IS IN GRAY TOP TUBE AND WHAT IS IT USED FOR?
WHAT IS SODIUM FLORIDE POTASSIUM OXALATE, USED FOR GLUCOSE TESTING
WHAT ADDITIVE IS IN TIGER TOP TUBE?
WHAT IS THIXOTROPIC POLYMER GEL
WHICH TUBE DO YOU NEED FOR AN ESR (ERYTHROCTYE SEDIMENTATION RATE)?
WHAT IS A LAVENDER EDTA TOP TUBE
WHEN IS QC DONE?
TYPICALLY EVERY MORNING AND ANYTIME THERE IS A NEW LOT#
WHAT IS A CLOT ACTIVATOR?
AN ADDITIVE THAT ASSISTS IN CLOTTING THE BLOOD
WHAT ADDITIVE IS IN THE YELLOW TOP TUBE AND WHAT IS IT TYPICALLY USED FOR?
WHAT IS ACID CITRATE DEXTROSE, USED FOR DNA TESTING
WHAT ADDITIVE IS IN RED TOP TUBE?
WHAT IS SILICA OR NONE
WHICH TUBE DO YOU NEED FOR A K (POTASSIUM) TEST?
LT GREEN TOP TUBE
WHAT IS QA?
WHAT IS QUALITY ASSURANCE, THE ACT OF TAKING STEPS TO ENSURE PROCEDURES ARE FOLLOWED, EMPLOYEES ARE TRAINED TO THE FACILITY'S SOP AND EQUIPMENT IS QC'D EVERYDAY.
WHAT DOES THE TERM ANTI-COAGULANT MEAN?
WHAT IS TO MAINTAIN FLUIDITY
WHAT ADDITIVE IS IN DARK GREEN TOP TUBE AND WHAT IS IT TYPICALLY USED FOR?
WHAT IS SODIUM HEPARIN, USED FOR ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS (ABG) TESTING
WHAT ADDITIVE IS IN A TAN TOP TUBE AND WHAT IS IT TYPICALLY USED FOR?
WHAT IS K2 EDTA (*DIPOTASSIUM), USED FOR LEAD TESTING
WHICH BLOOD CULTURE TUBE NEEDS O2?
WHAT IS AEROBIC