Order of Draw
This tubes 9:1 ratio is crucial
What is Light Blue Top?
This prefix means through.
What is per?
Abbreviation for nothing by mouth.
What is NPO?
This step is required before any venipuncture procedure is started.
These blood specimens are inverted 8-10 times.
What are culture bottles, yellow, light green, green, lavender, pink, and grey?
ABO-RH, Type & Screen, and Crossmatch are test done with this tube.
What is pink?
These are the word elements for necrosis.
What is
word root (necr) death
suffix (osis) condition
This is the abbreviation for immediately.
What is STAT?
12 hours of fasting is required for this test.
These come in both aerobic and anaerobic types.
What is blood cultures?
This tube tests for complete blood count.
What is lavender tube?
This suffix means pain.
What is -algia
This word means low blood sugar.
What is hypoglycemia?
Small red spots caused by the tourniquet being too tight?
Petechiae
Green top tubes are used for this type of test.
What is BMP and CMP?
Glucose studies and blood alcohol levels are tested with this color tube.
What is gray?
These prefixes mean without.
What is a-, an-, ar-?
This term means memory aiding.
This laboratory department performs culture and sensitivity tests.
What is microbiology?
This color tube top has no additive.
What is red?
This color tube comes with or without gel serum separator or spray coating (fibrin).
What is Red Tiger/ Gold?
This is the plural form for vena cava.
What is vena cavae?
This term means altered or destroyed by heat.
What is thermolabile?
Aspirin may affect a patient in this way.
What is bleeding time?
Infectious diseases, serum chemistry and cholesterol are tested with this color tube.
What is gold/tiger top?