OOD
Common Tests
# of Inversions
Additives
Surprise!
100

What is the third tube in the order of draw?

Non Additive/Serum Tube

100

What is the test that can only be done in the lavender tube 

erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)

100

How many times do you invert the oxalate tube

8

100

What is the additives for the gray tube 

sodium fluoride 

100

What does anticoagulation do 

prevents blood from clotting 

200

What color is the sixth order of draw?

Lavender

200

What is the common test for the sodium citrate 

prothrombin time (PTT)

200

For the blood culture tube is the inversions 3

True or False 

FALSE 

200

What are the additives for the red tube?

No additives!

200

What is the phone # of inversions 

835-5888

300

what is the fifth order of draw?

Heparin 

300

What are common tests for the red tube?

Blood sugar 

300

Which tubes only have 5 inversion's

Red and Gold

300

Which tube is the SST?

Gold/Tiger top

300

What is another name for the sodium fluoride tube?

Oxalate or gray tube
400

What is the white tube used for in the order of draw 

Blood culture 

400

Which tube does a basic metabolic panel?

Gold/Tiger Top

400

How many times do you invert the coagulation tube?

3

400

The lavender tube has which additive?

EDTA

400

HbA1c is a test for which tube and what is it for?

Lavender tube and it checks the glucose over 3 months
500

What is the last tube in the order of draw?

Gray tube (oxalate)

500

The heparin tube does an electrolyte test

True or False

True

500

How many times does the fifth tube in the order of draw get inverted?

8

500

Sodium citrate is in which tube?

Blue

500

How full should tubes be?

2/3 full