Tube Color
Provider has placed an order for a blood type specimen, which tube would be indicated for this test?
Pink Top
Light Blue, Contains which additive?
Sodium Citrate
Ammonia test requires with special handling.
Place the collected blood sample on ice immediately
Measures taken to prevent the spread of infections that can be transmitted through the air.
Airborne precautions
Droplets can travel up to 100 feet if someone sneezes without covering their mouth.
False
Which tube color would be indicated if a CBC is requested?
Lavender
Gold/Tiger Top, Contain which additive?
SST (serum separator)
Bilirubin test requires with special handling.
Immediately after the blood draw, place the sample in an amber-colored vial or wrap the tube in aluminum foil to shield it from light.
Infection control measures that prevent the spread of infectious agents transmitted through direct or indirect contact.
Contact Precautions
There are five different types of WBC's
True
STAT CMP is ordered which tube would be indicated.
Green Top
Green/Light Green Top, Contains which additive?
Sodium Heparin/Lithium Heparin
A cold agglutinin test requires which special handling.
Blood should be drawn into pre-warmed tubes, placed in a warm environment (like a water bath or incubator) immediately after collection.
When a patient has an infection that can be spread through close respiratory or mucous membrane contact with respiratory secretions. You would use which set of precautions?
Droplet precautions
Arterial blood is bright red.
True
Physician order a D- Dimer and STAT cardiac panel; which tube would the phlebotomist choose?
Light Blue & Green Top
Red Top, Contains which additive?
Clot Activator OR No Additive
Testing for vancomycin requires what special process?
Blood tests for vancomycin are typically timed to measure both peak and trough levels. These show the highest and lowest concentrations of the drug in the bloodstream.
Diseases are infections transmitted to humans and other animals by blood-feeding arthropods.
Vector-Borne
Plasma is not the liquid portion of blood.
False
Physician orders a PT/INR, Lipid panel, & CBC. which tubes would the phlebotomist prepare?
Light Blue, Gold, Lavender
Blood Culture Bottles, Contain which additive?
Aerobic & Anaerobic
Blood culture collection requires what special procedure?
Thoroughly disinfect venipuncture site by vigorously cleansing for 30 seconds back and forth across the site with a new 70% isopropyl wipe followed by 2% chlorhexidine antiseptic Allow to dry completely (at least 30 seconds).
What is the difference between Standard and Universal precautions?
Universal precautions focus on preventing the transmission of bloodborne pathogens, while standard precautions have a broader range of practices to protect against all types of infections in healthcare settings.
When a skin puncture is performed on an infant or child hematology specimens are collected 1st to minimize platelet clumping.
True