Additives
What order is the serum sister?
What is 2nd or 3rd order
A set of tubes that begin with the letter A
What are blood culture bottles
No room for error
What is blood bank/pink-topped tube
Common Hematology Testing- CBC Leukocytes, Erythrocytes, Thrombocytes, Differential (Diff), Hemoglobin, and Hematocrit (H&H)
What is Lavender/ purple.
The additive for the light blue tube.
What is sodium citrate
This tube color is 2nd in the basic order of draw.
What is Light blue.
Regulates National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG)
* 2 pt. identifiers
* Staff communication
* Follow CDC recommendations
What is Joint Commission
Used for ESR (Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate).
What is Lavender tube
HLA, DNA, and paternity tests are taken with this color tube.
What is yellow ACD (Acid Citrate Dextrose)
Sodium fluoride, potassium oxalate, or EDTA are additives for this color tube.
What is Gray
This color tube is last in the basic order of draw.
What is gray.
Green, light blue, and gray tubes use serum or plasma
What is plasma.
The tan tube is used to test for this.
What is lead.
Glucose studies and blood alcohol levels are tested with this color tube.
What is gray.
This color tube is used for many STAT chemistry testing
What is PST- Light green, Dark green
This tube color is first in the basic order of draw.
What is yellow/ blood cultures.
This color tube uses whole blood.
What is purple/ lavender.
Fever of unknown orgin
What is yellow/sterile/Blood Cultures
PT/INR, D-dimer, APTT tests go in what color tube
What is Light Blue
This color tube needs to clot before centrifugation
What is Red, mottled/ SST-Gold
Light green/Dark green is placed in what order of draw
What is 4th-5th
This is the angle you use when collecting blood
What is 30 degrees or less
The pink top tube contains what additive
What is K2/K3 EDTA
Green-topped tubes are used for this type of test
What is common chemistry testing