TUBES
What color tube yields whole blood
Lavender/Pink
What is the Additive in the Red Glass Tube
Nothing
What Department does the Light Blue tube go to
Coagulation
What color tube does a PTT get drawn in
Light blue
What is the ratio for a Light Blue tube
9:1 Ratio
How many times do you invert the light blue tube
3-4 times
What is the Additive in the Light Green Tube (PST)
Lithium Heparin
What department does the Pink tube go to
Blood Bank
What Does BMP and CMP stand for
Basic Metabolic Panel
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel
What are the two types of Blood Culture bottles
Aerobic, Anaerobic
Aerobic, Anaerobic with Resin (ARD)
What 4th in the order of draw
SST
What is the additive in the Light Blue Tube
Sodium Citrate
What department only works with serum
Serology
What tube does a Bilirubin get drawn in
SST
What does F.U.O stand for
Fever of Unknown Origin
What order do you draw:
Green/Pink/Light Blue/SST
Light Blue/SST/Green/Pink
What are the Additives in the Green tubes
Lithium Heparin
Sodium Heparin
Ammonium Heparin
What department do Blood Cultures go to
Microbiology
What special handling does an Ammonia level require
Kept cold on Ice and water (green tube)
What does C.O.C stand for
Chain Of Custody
Give the order of draw
Blood Culture/Yellow (Sterile)
Light Blue
Red
SST
Light Green/Green
Lavender/Pink
Gray
What are the Additives in the Gray tube
Sodium Fluoride
Potassium Oxalate
What department does whole blood go to
Hematology / Blood Bank
What tube is a Lactic Acid drawn in
Gray
What tubes Bind Calcium
Light Blue = Sodium Citrate
Lavender = EDTA
Gray = Oxalate