Tubes/Additives
Sodium citrate is the additive in which tube?
Light blue
Tubes with a green top contain which additive?
Heparin
The primary antiseptic for cleaning a patient before performing venipuncture is what?
alcohol
device used for venipuncture specifically designed for small or fragile veins
butterfly needle
Tubes used to collect small amounts of blood.
Microtainers
What color tubes are used to collect specimens analyzed in hematology
Lavender
What color tubes are used to analyze specimens in chemistry ( 3 colors)
Red, Gold/ tiger top, Green
What is the best way to prevent infection in the healthcare setting?
washing hands
How long can you leave a tourniquet tied on patient?
no longer than 60 seconds
Relating to, affecting or consisting of a vessel that carries blood.
vascular
Another name for a Gold/ Tiger top tube is what?
Serum Separator tube
Which of the following tubes contains a gel separator?
Gold and Tiger top
What is used to report medical incidents?
MSDS- Material safety data sheets
"Needle Gauge" refers to what?
the size of the needle
The length of the needle is called
shaft
The main additive for coagulation testing is?
Sodium citrate
Gray top tubes have which additive
Sodium fluoride
What does PPE stand for? Name 3 required in the healthcare setting
Personal protective equipment
gloves, mask, goggles, gown
Plastic built in safety mechanism used to protect the patient and phlebotomist from needlestick injuries.
safety
An 18 gauge needle is larger than a 21 gauge needle? True or false?
True
What does SST stand for?
Serum separator tube
Name the tubes in the correct order of draw with their additives
Bld CX- SPS
LT blue- sodium citrate
Red- none
Gold/SST- gel barrier
Green- heparin
Lavender- EDTA
Gray- sodium fluoride
a receptacle where needles, glass and lancets are placed after used
Biohazard sharps container
This procedure is done on an infant that isn't walking yet that may need to have a small amount of blood drawn.
Heel stick
What does SPS stand for? What color tube is it in?
sodium polyanethol sulfate
Yellow/ blood cx