Colors
What color tube is used for CBC's?
Lavender
What additive is in a green top tube?
Lithium or sodium heparin
What department runs electrolyte and lipid testing?
Chemistry
How long can you leave on a tourniquet?
1 minute
What color tube is a lead analysis drawn in?
Tan
What color tube is used for coagulation tests?
Light blue
What additive is in a light blue top tube?
Sodium citrate
What department does PT and APTT testing?
Coagulation
You need to draw a CBC, liver panel, PT, and HIV test. Which would you draw first?
PT (blue top)
What are the red spots appearing on the skin that are caused by a tourniquet that is too tight?
Petechiae
What color tube contains lithium heparin?
Green
What additive is in a lavender top tube?
EDTA
What department does CBC tests?
Hematology
What vein is the first choice for phlebotomy?
Median cubital
What is a swollen, red area under the skin where blood collects?
Hematoma
What color tube is used for blood bank?
Pink or lavender
What additive is in a gray top tube?
Sodium fluoride or potassium oxalate
What department does HIV and hepatitis testing?
Serology
What tests are drawn in royal blue top tubes?
Toxicology or trace metals
This is an increase in the ratio of formed elements in the plasma, usually caused by leaving the tourniquet on too long.
Hemoconcentration
What color tube is used for glucose testing?
Gray
What additive is in a red top tube?
Clot activator
Which department processes blood cultures?
Microbiology
Which tube needs to be 90% full to use for testing?
Light blue
What is the term for feeling or probing a vein?
Palpation