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Hematology |
A complete blood count is performed in what department |
Study of blood |
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Serology |
What dept performs HCG tests |
Pregnancy |
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Thixotropic gel for serum seperation |
What is the additive in a red/gray tube |
Serum |
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HCG |
Which isn't considered a formed element of the blood: Rbc Wbc Plt Hcg |
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Sodium flouride |
What maintains the glucose stability in the gray tube |
Glucose> dentist gives flouride for washing away sweets on teeth>sweets like sugar or glucose |
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Sodium citrate |
Additive in the light blue tube is what |
cIIIItrate lIIIIIght blue |
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Red/gray tube |
What color tube top is the serum seperator tube (sst) |
Serum is red; to seperate neutral in middle neutral is gray |
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Sodium/lithium heparin |
Additive in PST(plasma seperator) tube is what |
Plasma seperator=heparin=green tube |
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EDTA |
What's additive in pink tube |
Always think this with pink/lavendar tubes |
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Cephalic vein |
What vein is best used for an obese pt |
2nd choice |
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Increased number of eosinophils |
What causes a severe allergic reaction in system |
Builds trying to fight the foreign invasion |
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Lavendar tube |
This tube is used for CBC and or ESR testing |
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3-4 inches |
How many inches should we place the tourniquet above the antecubital fossa |
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1 minute |
Max time for tourniquet application |
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70% isopropyl alcohol |
What is used as an antiseptic on the skin |
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To remove or kill pathogenic microorganisms |
Disinfectants are used for what |
Disenfectants are used on surfaces |
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Age |
The vaccuum in an evacuated tube decreases with what |
Expiration |
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Apply pressure with gauze to puncture site |
What should be done immediately after withdrawing the needle from pt |
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23 |
Which of following has smallest lumen 17 18 22 23 |
Gauge / lumen inverse proportion |
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The needle has a retractable rubber sleeve that covers one end of the needle when a blood collecting tube isn't attached |
What does multisample needle mean |
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Gray |
What is a tube of choice for ETOH (alcohol) testing |
Alcohol is a depressant which makes you feel gray. Also alcohol think sugar and glucose testing |
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Royal blue |
The tube of choice for lead testing |
This one is always used for toxic, lead type of materials. Has a special something in it for ensuring non contamination (royal=special treatment) |
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Red tiger |
Tube of choice for serum chemistry testing |
Red=serum; sst |
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Blood culture collection |
What type of test is being done on a collection where an sps tube is used, done in the presence of a fuo (fever of unknown origin), and it determines presents of microbes in the blood |
Microbes=microbiology dept, sps additive=yellow top |
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Hemoconcentration |
What happens when a tourniquet is on for more than 60 seconds |
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Remove tourniquet, remove tube, remove needle, apply pressure |
What is the proper action for ending venipuncture |
4 steps after ensure needle hit vein |
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Green |
What tube is stat electrolytes drawn in |
Electrolytes=good for body=good=green |
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Red glass |
What tube is the only one that does not need to be inverted to mix after drawing |
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Royal blue |
What color vacuum tube should be drawn for trace metal analysis |
Special treatment=royalty |
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Heparin, edta, or no additive |
Dark blue additive includes what |
Dark blue, special treatment, gets anything or nothing it wants doesnt matter |
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Lavander |
Esr is performed on what other tube besides black |
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Yellow, light blue, red, green, lavendar, gray |
What is the correct order of (6) blood draws |
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Gray |
What test tube would be used for fasting blood sugar or glucose tolerance testing |
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Yellow topped tube |
What is the preferred evacuated tube for the collection of a blood culture specimen |
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Plasma |
What is the liquid portion of an anticoagulated blood specimen called |
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Sodium citrate |
What additive is in light blue top |
LIIIght blue cIIIItrate |
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SPS sodium polyethanol sulfonate |
Yellow sterile tube has this additive |
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No additive |
Red glass tube has this additive |
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Sodium flouride or potassium oxalate |
Gray tube has this additive |
Gray=Alcohol=sugars=glucose=flouride |
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EDTA |
Lavendar tube has this additive |
Just Always remember |
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Heparin |
Green tube what additive |
Green=always heparin, also stat and good for electrolytes |
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Serum seperator gel |
Tiger tube what additive |
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Hematology dept |
What department is the pink tube used in |
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Green tube |
What tube is a blood sample for ammonia levels test be collected in |
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Red tiger |
What tube should be used for cholesterol test blood collection |
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Hematology |
What laboratory dept will process black tube |
Esr erythrocyte |
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Light blue |
What kind of tube should be used for pt and aptt tests |
Sodium cIIIItrate preserves clotting factors |
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Lead level |
What is a tan colored tube used for |
If you tan outside, you get lead poisoning |