General 1
The additive in the yellow tube that is used for blood cultures.
What is sodium polyanethol sulfonate(SPS)?
Tube used for trace elements.
What is royal blue?
Present in a collection tube but in most cases does not change the qualities of the blood.
What is gel separator?
Done immediately after tube is drawn
What are inversions?
After light blue in the order of draw
What is red?
Destruction of red blood cells
What is hemolysis?
Tube used for HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin - pregnancy) testing.
What is red?
Correct order of draw for royal blue, light blue, pink and red tops.
What is light blue, red, pink, royal blue?
Antiglycolytic agent or glycolytic inhibitor function
What is preventing glucose breakdown?
The additive in the gold or tiger tube.
What is clot activator?
The additive in the pink tube.
What is EDTA?
Tube used for type and screen and crossmatch.
What is pink?
Colors of SST tubes
What is gold and tiger/mottled top?
The additive in the orange tube.
What is thrombin?
Drawn before red tube
What is light blue?
Would be transferred using a pipette to a transfer tube after a red top tube is centrifuged
Serum
Place in order of draw: Hemoglobin, trace elements, glucose tolerance test, Electrolytes
What is electrolytes, hemoglobin, glucose tolerance test, trace elements
To extend the metabolism and life span of the RBCs and prevent clotting
What is the purpose of anticoagulants?
3rd in capillary order of draw
What is green?
Wait time for clotting before centrifuging gold or mottled top
What is 30 minutes?
The additive in the light yellow tube.
What is ACD (acid citrate dextrose)?
Place in order: CBC, lipid, glucose, PTT.
What is PTT, lipid, CBC, glucose?
Wait time for clotting before centrifuging red top
What is 30 minutes?
Tube used instead of blood culture bottles
What is yellow?
Place in order: red, yellow, gray, green.
What is yellow, red, green, gray?