additives
What additive would you find in a red tube?
what is nothing
Your provider tells you to draw labs for a INR and a Lipid panel. What tube is this?
light blue and tiger top/gold
an abnormal buildup of blood in an organ or tissue of the body caused by a leak or cut in a blood vessel
what is a hematoma
What is the definition of evacuated?
absence of air to create a vacuum in a tube,flask, or reaction vessel
what does CLIA stand for?
what is Clinical laboratory Improvement amendments
what additive would you find in a light blue top tube?
what is sodium citrate
Your provider tells you to draw labs for lactic acid and thyroid testing. What tube is this?
gray and gold/tiger(red) top tube
a substance that prevents clotting of the blood?
what is anticoagulant
what is a blood culture?
what is GTT?
what is glucose tolerance test
what additive would you find in a gray top tube?
what is Sodium fluoride and potassium oxalate
Your provider tells you to draw labs for a STAT chemistry test and blood typing. What tube is this?
what is green-gray(marbled)top and a pink top tube
to draw off or remove by suction
what is aspirating?
What is the definition of hemoconcentration?
a condition in which the concentration of blood cells is increased in proportion to the plasma
what is HGG
what is hemoglobin
what additive would you find in a yellow tube top?
what is Sodium Polyanethol Sulfonate (SPS)
Your provider tells you to draw labs for a blood cultures. What tube is this?
what is yellow top tube
the chemical breakdown of carbohydrates(glucose) by enzymes, with the release of energy
what is glycolysis
what does g force mean?
a force acting on an object because of gravity
What is OSHA?
what is occupational safety and health administration
what additive would you find in a lavender top tube?
what is EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid)
Your provider tells you to draw labs for a D-dimer and a A1c. What tube is this?
what is light blue and lavender tube top
An autonomic nervous system condition that causes heart palpitations, lightheadedness, increased heart rate, low blood pressure, low blood volume, inability to concentrate (brain fog)
Postural Orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS)
what is the definition of petechiae?
a very small, round hemorrhage in the skin or mucous membranes
What is SST?
what is serum separator tube