Phlebotomy Ii Mrs. Darnell

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What color is used to identify blood collection tubes containing citrate?

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light blue

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How does citrate keep blood from clotting?

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it binds calcium

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what laboratory test require blood collected in citrate tube?

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coagulation

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why is it important to allow citrate tube to fill completely?

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less than full can change the results

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what position in order of draw is the citrate tube?

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second after sterile

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why citrate not available for microcollection?

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because coagulation process is activated during dermal puncture

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What color tubes contain EDTA used by hematology?

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lavender

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What does EDTA stand for?

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ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid

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How does EDTA prevent blood from clotting?

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it binds with calcium

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what tests require blood collected in an EDTA tube?

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hematology

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What position is lavender EDTA tubes collected?

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after green heparin

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what position in microcollection is the EDTA?

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first during capillary puncture

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what color is EDTA used by the blood bank?

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pink

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why is pink EDTA tube used by the blood bank

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label contains lines for additional info. required by AABB

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what tests does transfusion service section of the blood bank perform on pink EDTA tubes?

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blood bank

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what position in order of draw is pink EDTA collected?

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after lavender EDTA

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which position in order of draw for microcollection is pink EDTA

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after lavender

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what color is used for blood tubes containing heparin

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green

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how does heparin keep blood from clotting

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by inactivating thrombin

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what test required blood collected from heparin tube?

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chemistry

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what position in order of draw are heparin tubes

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after SST and PST

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what position in microcollection should heparin be collected

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after EDTA tubes

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what color is used for tubes that are plastic and do not contain additives or are glass and contain a clot activator?

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red

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what color tubes besides red do not contain any additives?

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red/grey, or clear/red

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what tests require blood collected in tubes without additives

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chemistry

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what position in order of draw are red tubed collected

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after citrate tubes

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what position in order of draw are microcollection red tubes collected

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last

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what colors are used to identify PST collection tubes?

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green mint or black marbled

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what does PST stand for?

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plasma separating tube

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what is the purpose of thixotropic gel?

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to separate cells from plasma during centrifugation

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what additive is present in PST tubes?

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heparin

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what laboratory tests require blood collected in a PST tube?

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chemistry

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what position in order of draw are PST tubes collected?

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after serum separator

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which position in order of draw for microcollection are PST tubes collected

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after green heparin

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why is tube available in amber
?

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to keep out light

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what colors are used to identify SST blood collection tubes?

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gold or red/black marbled

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what does SST stand for?

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serum separator tube

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what is the purpose of thixotropic gel?

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when centrifuged it forms a barrier between the serum and the cells

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what additive is present is SST tubes?

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serum separator gel and clot activator

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what test are performed on blood collected in SST tubes?

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chemistry

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what position in the order of draw are SST tubes collected?

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after non-additive

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which position in the order of draw are microcollection SST tubes drawn?

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after the grey tubes and just before non-additive

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why is microcollection tube available in amber?

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when specimen needs to be protected from light

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what color is used for tubes containing sodium fluoride and potassium oxalate?

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grey

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what is the purpose of sodium fluoride

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preserves glucose

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what is the purpose of potassium oxalate?

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prevents clotting by binding calcium

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what tests are performed on grey tubes?

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chemistry/alcohol, glucose, lactate

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which position on order of draw is the grey tube?

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last

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which position in microcollection is the grey tube

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after PST and before SST

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what color is used for tubes containing SPS or ACD?

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yellow

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what does SPS stand for?

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sodium polyanethol sulfonate

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what blood tests are performed on SPS tubes?/

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microbiology/blood bank

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what does ACD stand for?

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acid citrate dextrose

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what blood test are performed on blood collected in yellow ACD tubes?

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microbiology/blood bank

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what color is used to identify lead-free blood collection tubes?

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tan

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what additive is present in tan lead-free tubes

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EDTA

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what tests are performed on tan lead-free tubes

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chemistry/lead

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what color is used for trace element-free blood collection tubes?

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royal blue

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what additive is present in trace element-free blood collection tubes?

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EDTA

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what lab tests are performed on royal blue tubes

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chemistry/ trace elements

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what color is used to identify blood collection tubes containing thrombin that have a splash guard cap

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orange

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what is the purpose of thrombin

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to promote quick clot formation

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what laboratory tests are performed on blood collected in orange tube

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chemistry/STAT