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Tubes and Additives
Definitions & Acronyms
Laboratory Tests
Anatomy & Physiology
Miscellaneous
100
EDTA
What is a lavender top tube?
100
This happens when the tourniquet is left on for >1 minute.
What is hemoconcentration?
100
CBC
What is complete blood count?
100
Median cubital, cephalic, basilic
What are the veins of the antecubital fossa?
100
PPE
What is personal protective equipment?
200
sodium/lithium heparin
what is a green top tube?
200
rupturing of erythrocytes, resulting in an pre-analytical testing error.
What is Hemolysis?
200
UA,UC,CMP
What is a urinalysis, urine culture and a comprehensive metabolic panel?
200
Largest artery in the body.
What is the Aorta?
200
Puncture resistant plastic container that houses used needles and other puncture devices.
What is a sharps container?
300
Sodium citrate
what is a light blue top tube?
300
Blood cultures, red,light blue, green, lavender, grey
What is the correct order of draw?
300
TSH & PTH
What is thyroid stimulating hormone and parathyroid stimulating hormone?
300
The only artery in the body that carried deoxygenated blood.
What is the pulmonary artery?
300
Bright red blood, high in oxygen
What is arterial blood?
400
Sodium fluoride & potassium oxalate
what is a grey top tube?
400
QNS
What is quantity not sufficient?
400
PT/INR
What is prothrombin time/International normalized ratio?
400
Liquid portion of the blood with clotting factors Liquid portion of the blood without clotting factors
What is Plasma? What is serum?
400
15-30 degrees
What is the angle at which a phlebotomist punctures a vein?
500
SPS
What is a yellow top (blood culture) tube?
500
Occupational safety& health administration and Health insurance portability & accountability act
What is OSHA & HIPAA?
500
2 Hour post prandial GTT
What is a 2 hour after a meal glucose tolerance test?
500
Feeds oxygenated blood to cardiac tissue
What is a coronary artery?
500
MI
What is a myocardial infarction?