Additives
These tubes have the additive EDTA in them
What is Lavender, Pink and TEF Royal Blue?
These specimens must clot for 30 minutes
What is serum?
This is the system we use 90% of the time
What is ETS system?
This size needle has green cap
What is a 21g?
CBC's go to this department
What is Hematology?
This is the additive in a PST tube
What is Lithium Heparin?
This tube CAN NOT go into the refrigerator
The cap color is black
What is a 22g?
When you see a hematoma start to form this is what you will do
What is abort mission?
Which department is in charge of performing D-Dimers and PT's?
Coagulation
This tube has two additives
What is a grey top tube?
This is what you pour or pipette your specimen into for transportation if needed.
What is an aliquot tube?
The insertion angle of your needle for routine venipuncture
What is 30 degrees or less?
Veins do not do this and if you are anchoring correctly this won't happen
Type and Cross, Type and Screen and Rh testing is done in this department
What is blood bank?
These tubes have a dark green stopper and no thixotropic gel
What is sodium heparin?
This is the top 2/3 portion of a spun-down sodium citrate
What is platlet-poor plasma?
This needle can be attached to a syringe or a needle holder
What is a butterfly?
This specimen type is third in the order of draw
What is plasma?
This department runs 75% of all the tests that come through the lab
What is chemistry?
This additive is an antiglycolytic
What is sodium fluroide?
If you centrifuge this tube type, the liquid portion is called the serum
What is an SST or Red?
This size needle has light blue to represent its gauge
What is 23g?
This is damage to red blood cells and releases hemoglobin into the serum or plasma
What is hemolysis?
This is where you take blood cultures
What is microbiology?