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13 Cards in this Set
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Culture bottles Aerbic + Anerobic Test: Blood Cultures X2 (BCx2) Additive: Nutient Broth Depart: Micobiology
Other tubes: SPS -Tube Aerobic use |
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Clear top/No additive |
white or Clear top Discard Tube Use to avoid thrombin + other cells to pollute Sample |
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Light Blue top tube |
Light Blue Top tube Additive: SodiumCitrate Yields: Plasma
Dept: Coagulation if no dept. then Hemotology, *clear the line w Discard tube Test: PT PTT aPTT Ratio: 1:9 (additive:blood) *Fill to line Invert: 3-4 times |
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Royal blue with red line |
Royal Blue top tube with Red line Additive: None Depart: Toxicology Yields: Serum
- Draw after light Blue top tube before other Serms Invert: 8x5
Test: Lead (b) Poisoning Heavy Metal Toxicology Ask Doc if they went Plasma or Serm to determine what Rayal blue tube to use. |
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Red top tube |
Red Top tube Additive: Glass - None Plastic - Clot Activator (Silica) Yield: Serum Dept: Chemistry Test: ЕТОн Pregnancy CRP: C-reactive protein test *”Plain vacuum tube”w/no additive
* Blood clot 30-60min |
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SST: tiger top, gold, marble |
Tiger Top, MarbleTop Red-GranSpeckle Top, Gold top tubes AKA: SST Additives: Silica (Clot activator) and Thixotropic Gel (SS)
Yield: Serum
Dept: Chemistry
Invert: 8Xs Test: BMP, Serum Pregnancy, CMP , cholesterol + Lipids CRP, serum glucose *Blood Clot time 30min |
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Front (Term) |
Light green Top Tube Additive: Lithium Heparin (Anticoagulant) Thixotropic Gel (Plasma Separator) Yield: Plasma Dept: Chemistry Test: STAT Electolyes "Lytes” hCG hCG -qualitative (+or-) hCG- quantitative (how much) AKA: PST Invert: 8xs |
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Dark Green tube |
Dark GreenTest Tube Additives: Sodium Heparn (Anticoagulant) Yield: Plasma Dept: chemistry
* Inhibits thrombin in coagulation *No Gel Invert: 8xs Test: Ammonia *place on ice *checks liver function *liver turns ammonia-urea |
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Pink top tube |
Pink Top Tube Additive: PotassiumEDTA (K2EDTA) Yield: Plasma Dept.: Blood bank * Needs Chain of Custody Form * Fill 2/3 or more Test: Type and ScreenRatio(TSR). Cross Match Viral antibodies Molecular diagnosis |
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Lavender top tube |
Lavender/ light /Dark Purple Top Tube Additive: Ethylenediaminetetracetic Acid (EDTA) Anticoagulant: * inhibits binding to calcium Yields: Plasma Dept: Hematology Test: Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) Sickle Cell Complete Blood Cant (CBC) Hematocrit Hemoglobin Platelets * Full Tube |
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Royal blue top tube |
Royal blue Top Tube Lavender stripe Additive: EDTA Yields: Plasma Dept: Toxicology Invert: 8xs * Daw after lavender/Puple Top Tubes Test: Lead Poisonin(Pb) Heavy Metal Toxicology *AsK Doctor if wants Plasma Or Serum to know what Royal Blue to use |
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Gray top tube |
Additives: Sodium Fluoride (Antiglycolic Agent preserves sugar for 3 days) Potassium Oxalate (Anticoagulant by binding to Calcium) Yield: Plasma Department: Chemistry Invert:8xs Test: OGTT:Oral Glucose Tolerance Test 3-hour OGTT 5-hour OGTT Lactic Acid (place on ice) without stasis Ethanol or ETOH Levels (do not use alcohol to clean site, use Clora prep) |
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PT |
Prothrombin Time Test: evaluates extrinsic system when patient on Coumadin regimen |
