Urine
This urine test requires a special chain of custody
What is a urine drug test?
The type of test you would draw for a patient who is on coumadin (warfarin)?
What is a Protime or (PT/INR)?
The order of tubes for blood cultures and glucose? (in tube colors)
What are blood cultures and gray?
This color tube has no additives
What is a red top?
This additive is used to separate red blood cells and clotting factors from serum to maintain correct chemistry levels found in blood
What is serum separator gel?
The proper way to collect a bacterial culture for a urine specimen
What is a clean-catch (or midstream voided collection)?
The color tube you would use to draw ESR
What is lavendar/pink?
The order of draw for coagulation tests, drug levels, and lipid or STI testing (in tube colors)
What are light blue, red and gold/tiger top or camouflage?
This color tube is also known as PST or Plasma Separator Tube
What is light green top?
This additive is used to prevent the breakdown of glucose
What is sodium flouride?
The normal pH for urine
What is 4.5-8?
The color tube you would use to draw drug levels or serum
What is a red top?
The correct order of draw for STAT chemistries, ESR and glucose? (in tube colors)
What is light green (or PST), lavendar and gray?
This color tube contains EDTA
What is lavender (and pink)?
This additive is a natural anticoagulant found in dark green top tubes used for chemistry testing
What is sodium heparin?
The normal specific gravity for urine
What is 1.005 to 1.030?
The color tube you would use to draw for lipids or STI testing?
What is a gold/tiger top or camouflage?
The correct order of draw for blood cultures, serum and cbc (complete blood count)?
What is sterile or blood cultures, red and lavendar/pink?
This color tube is used to measure glucose
What is a gray top?
This additive is found in a light blue top and prevents coagulation by binding calcium
What is sodium citrate?
This substance found on a urine dip or urinalysis can indicate dehydration or diabetes
What are ketones?
The color tube you would use to draw for cytogenetics or flow cytometry
What is green top?
The correct order of draw for all eight tubes
What are Sterile blood cultures (yellow), light blue, red, SST (camouflage), PST (light green), Green, lavender, and Gray?
This color tube is also known as SST (serum separator tube)
What is camouflage or (gold and tiger) top?
This additive is found in light green top (aka PST) and is used for many chemistry tests and STAT tests
What is lithium heparin?