When a plain red top tube is used and permitted to clot, a liquid called what is produced? _____________________________.
What is Serum?
100
The SST tube contains clot activators: glass particles, silica and celite which hasten clot formation, and a ____________ gel, that separates the serum from the cells.
What is Thixotropic?
100
The gray top tube should be inverted how many times?
What is 8 times?
100
The tube of choice for Plasma Glucose is
What is Gray top tube?
100
this section uses serum to analyze presense of antibodies to bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites and antibodies agasinst the body's own substances
What is Serology?
200
The additive in the light blue top tube is called___________________________.
What is Sodium Citrate?
200
Collected blood clots by normal coagulation process in about how many minutes_____________.
What is 30?
200
This section of the lab is where blood is collected, stored and prepared for transfusions?
What is Blood Bank?
200
Melinda is about to draw Mr. Scott’s 0600 CBC, but he is NPO. What should Melinda do?
What is Proceed with the collection?
200
what is the test culture and senstivity used for?
What is to diagnose the cause of a patient's fever of unknown origin?
300
The lavender top tube contains the anticoagulant additive called? ________________________.
What is EDTA?
300
This section of the laboratory analyzes plasma levels of drugs and poisons______________.
What is Toxicology?
300
The proper order of draw for a Red, Lt Blue, Purple, and a Green top tube would be:
What is Lt’ blue, red, green, purple?
300
Blood thinning agent, patients taking this is monitored by a PT test?
What is Coumadin?
300
what department is the light blue top tube in?
What is hematology department?
400
One of the most common lab test used with the light blue top tube is? ____________________.
What is Prothrombin Time (PT)?
400
The additive in the green top collection tube is? __________________________________.
What is Lithium or Sodium Heparin?
400
Which tube is referred to as the serum separator tube
What is Red/Gray top?
400
A request for a CBC was ordered in the LAB. The phlebotomist collected the specimen and was back to the LAB within 10 minutes with a properly labeled, filled lavender-top tube. Later, the phlebotomist was asked to redraw the specimen. What could be the cause of the specimen rejection
What is The specimen was hemolyzed ?
400
whats the symbol for gauge?
What is ga?
500
The gray top tube contains sodium fluoride which preserves glucose is__________________.
What is 3 days?
500
A 13 year old female patient went into an outpatient-drawing center with her mother for a serum pregnancy test. A few hours later she returns without her parents and wants to know her test results. What should you do?
What is Tell her she should contact her doctor for the results?
500
Which of the following is not part of a complete blood count?
Differential Hgb Hct APTT
What is APTT?
500
What is the correct order of draw?
What is blood cultures, light blue top tubes, serum or non-additive tube, green top tubes, lavender top tubes, gray top tubes?