Tube Tops & Draw Order
This color-coded tube top contains EDTA.
What is Lavender?
A standard tourniquet should never be left on a patient's arm for longer than this amount of time.
What is 1 minute or less?
The clinical term used to describe a patient fainting.
What is syncope
This quality control procedure works by comparing a patient's current laboratory results with their previous ones.
What is a Delta Check?
This is the specific federal workplace safety agency named on your final exam.
What is OSHA?
This specific test always comes first in the order-of-draw.
What are blood cultures?
This is the ideal needle insertion angle range for a routine venipuncture.
What is 30 degrees or less?
This term describes the unwanted breakdown or destruction of red blood cells.
What is Hemolysis
Often called the "master gland," this structure controls many other endocrine functions.
What is the pituitary gland?
Demonstrating this personal attribute is equivalent to having a good work ethic.
What is dependability?
This color tube contains sodium citrate and requires a critical blood-to-additive ratio.
What is light blue?
When selecting a vein, this one is your absolute last choice due to its proximity to a major nerve and artery.
What is the Basilic vein?
A patient experiencing "dyspnea" is having this clinical issue.
What is difficult breathing?
This compressed-air transportation system is permitted by policy to move samples quickly through a facility.
What is the pneumatic tube?
This specific study term refers to the concept and protection of a patient's personal space.
What is Proxemics?
Green tubes contain this specific anticoagulant additive
What is heparin?
This is the exact distance above the intended draw site where a tourniquet should be placed.
3-4 inches
This anatomical term specifically refers to the bottom of the foot
What is plantar?
This layer of a centrifuged blood sample is uniquely made up of white blood cells and platelets.
What is the Buffy coat?
This term refers to the structural makeup of an organism or body part.
What is Anatomy?
Out of the standard gauge options on your final exam, this specific gauge size represents the largest bore.
What is 18 gauge?
This specific angle is utilized for a radial arterial blood gas (ABG) draw on your final exam.
What is 45 degrees?
The condition known as "hepatitis" indicates inflammation or disease of this specific organ.
What is the Liver?
This is the clinical anatomical name for the heel bone.
What is the calcaneus?
This biological state refers to the body maintaining a steady internal balance.
What is Homeostasis?