Tubes and Test
Blood Cultures, Blue, Red/Tiger/Light Green, Lavender
What is the order of draw?
After you have prepared to draw blood what is the first thing you must do?
Wash hands or sanitize in front of a patient
reasons a specimen would be rejected
improper labeling Hemolized wrong patient (bad identification)
This color tube(tubes)yield Serum
What are red, marble, gold, and royal blue
CMP
Complete Metabolic Panel
By law how many sticks can a Phlebotomist preform on a patient
nation says 2 per phlebotomist
What department preforms test completed in the Light green tube
what is Chemistry
BC
Blood Culture
Sodium Citrate, Lithium Heparin, K2 EDTA
What are the Light Blue, Light Green, Lavender, Royal Blue, Pink tubes
The additive in this tube is called SPS
What are blood cultures/yellow tube
CBC
Complete Blood Count
These tubes are used for fasting test
Light Green- Lipid Panel, CMP, Triglycerides
Identification or Driver Licenses verbal from the patient spelling of first and last name
what is How to identify a patient
Serum, None, Sodium Fluoride K+ Oxalate
Gold, Marble, Red, Gray
When collecting the tube that has K2 EDTA as the additive and the test is a CBC which department is this test to be preformed?
Hematology
HCT/HGB
Hematocrit/Hemoglobin
What is the order of draw these test , CBC, PT/INR, CMP, blood culture and RPR
Blood culture, Blue, Red, Green, Lavender
What are the ID's needed when prepping a patient for a blood draw
Name Birthday Doctors name ID Number(if available)
Anaerobic and Aerobic
What are blood cultures
What is the Additive does these tubes have in common? Lavender Pearl Tan and royal blue
What is K2 EDTA
K2 EDTA
di-potassium ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid