TEST TUBES, ORDER OF DRAW, AND TYPES OF TESTS
LATEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS &
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1.
Order of Draw
ANSWER
Sterile bottles, light blue, red, tiger-top/SST, mint green/PST, dark green, lavender/purple,
pink, gray, royal blue
Question 2.
Sterile bottles
ANSWER
Additive: nutrient broth Lab: Microbiology Tests: Blood cultures (Culture and Sensitivity)
Question 3.
Light Blue Vacutainer
ANSWER
Additive: Sodium Citrate Yield: Plasma Lab: Coagulation Tests: PT, PTT, APPT, PTINR, D-Dimer,
DVT, PE
Question 4.
Red Vacutainer
ANSWER
Additive: None Yield: Serum Lab: Chemistry Tests: Storage or Backup
Question 5.
Tiger-Top/Gold/SST Vacutainer
ANSWER
1/7
, Additive: Silica and Thixotropic Gel Yield: Serum Lab: Chemistry Tests: BMP, CMP
Question 6.
Mint Green Vacutainer
ANSWER
Additive: Lithium Heparin and gel Yield: Plasma Lab: Chemistry Tests: STAT (lytes), hCG
(qualitative/quantitative)
Question 7.
Dark Green Vacutainer
ANSWER
Additive: Sodium Heparin Yield: Plasma Lab: Chemistry Tests: Ammonia
Question 8.
Lavender/Dark Purple Vacutainer
ANSWER
Additive: EDTA (Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid) Yield: Plasma Lab: Hematology Tests: ESR,
Sickle Cell, CBC
Question 9.
Pink Vacutainer
ANSWER
Additive: K2 EDTA Yield: Plasma Lab: Blood Bank Tests: TSR, Cross-match
Question 10.
Gray Vacutainer
ANSWER
Additive: Sodium Fluoride and Potassium Oxalate Yield: Plasma Lab: Chemistry Tests: OGTT,
Lactic Acid, A1C
2/7
LATEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS &
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1.
Order of Draw
ANSWER
Sterile bottles, light blue, red, tiger-top/SST, mint green/PST, dark green, lavender/purple,
pink, gray, royal blue
Question 2.
Sterile bottles
ANSWER
Additive: nutrient broth Lab: Microbiology Tests: Blood cultures (Culture and Sensitivity)
Question 3.
Light Blue Vacutainer
ANSWER
Additive: Sodium Citrate Yield: Plasma Lab: Coagulation Tests: PT, PTT, APPT, PTINR, D-Dimer,
DVT, PE
Question 4.
Red Vacutainer
ANSWER
Additive: None Yield: Serum Lab: Chemistry Tests: Storage or Backup
Question 5.
Tiger-Top/Gold/SST Vacutainer
ANSWER
1/7
, Additive: Silica and Thixotropic Gel Yield: Serum Lab: Chemistry Tests: BMP, CMP
Question 6.
Mint Green Vacutainer
ANSWER
Additive: Lithium Heparin and gel Yield: Plasma Lab: Chemistry Tests: STAT (lytes), hCG
(qualitative/quantitative)
Question 7.
Dark Green Vacutainer
ANSWER
Additive: Sodium Heparin Yield: Plasma Lab: Chemistry Tests: Ammonia
Question 8.
Lavender/Dark Purple Vacutainer
ANSWER
Additive: EDTA (Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid) Yield: Plasma Lab: Hematology Tests: ESR,
Sickle Cell, CBC
Question 9.
Pink Vacutainer
ANSWER
Additive: K2 EDTA Yield: Plasma Lab: Blood Bank Tests: TSR, Cross-match
Question 10.
Gray Vacutainer
ANSWER
Additive: Sodium Fluoride and Potassium Oxalate Yield: Plasma Lab: Chemistry Tests: OGTT,
Lactic Acid, A1C
2/7