2026 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ Which artifact will show a pt who is cold or scared Answer:
Somatic tremor
◉ Continuous cardiac monitoring Answer: Telemetry
◉ What tests are included in an electrolyte panel Answer: Sodium,
Potassium, Chloride, CO2
◉ Three types of blood cells Answer: WBC/RBC/Thrombocytes
◉ Sweat or Lotion on pt would cause what artifact on an EKG
Answer: Wandering baseline
◉ When ppl can just walk in w/o an appt Answer: Open scheduling
◉ Additive in Lt Blue tube Answer: Sodium Citrate
◉ Additive in Tiger tube Answer: Silica & glass particles
, ◉ Additive in Green tube Answer: Sodium heparin, Lithium heparin,
Ammonium heparin
◉ Additive in Lavender tube Answer: EDTA (anti-coagulant)
◉ Additive in Gray tube Answer: Sodium Flouride (preserves
glucose for 3 days)
& Potassium Oxalate
◉ Additive in Pink, Dark blue and Tan Tubes Answer: EDTA (anti-
coagulant)
◉ Tubes that get inverted 8 times Answer: All except Blue Red &
Tiger
◉ Inversions for a Red tube Answer: 0
◉ Inversions for a Tiger tube Answer: 5
◉ Inversions for a Lt Blue Tube Answer: 4
◉ Which tubes get filled to top Answer: Lavender is 2/3 full
Lt Blue is full