Infection Control & Safety
causing or productive of disease
Pathogens
What additive is in the Light Blue top tube?
Sodium citrate
How many times should light blue top tubes be inverted?
3-4 times
what are microcollection called
microtubes
most common body fluid tested after blood
urine
what is the CDC
center for disease control and prevention
What additive is in the Lavender top tube?
EDTA
What tube contains the lab department blood bank?
Red Glass
what are the order of draws ? ( microcollection )
blood gas , lavender , green , grey, red , and gold
centrifuge
used to separate serum and plasma specimens
chain of infection
infectious agent, reservoir, exit pathway, means of transmission, entry pathway, susceptible host
What additive is in the Gold top tube?
Clot activator polymer
What tube color has the additive sodium citrate?
Lt. Blue
what does the warming site do ?
improve blood flow and cause results to be more accurate
post prandandial
after meal
vector transmission
transfer of infectious agent by and insect, animal, or arthropod.
What additive is in the Dark Green top tube?
Sodium Heparin
What are all the tube colors that contain EDTA?
Lavender, Royal Blue
what does PKU stand for?
Phenylketonuria
blood cultures without air
anaerobic
droplet PPE
Gown, mask
What is the correct order of draw?
yellow,light blue,red glass, red plastic, gold, light green , green , lavender, gray ,royal blue
What are the two additives included for gray tube color?
Potassium Oxalate & Sodium Fluoride
what are capillary tubes ?
Plastic or glass tubes that fill by capillary action. Used primarily for HCT levels
urine collection methods
midstream, clean-catch, catheterized