PHLEBOTOMY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WELL ILLUSTRATED.

PHLEBOTOMY EXAM QUESTIONS AND



1. GOLD/MARBLE: ADDITIVE: CLOT ACTIVATOR AND GEL SERUM FOR SEP-
ARATION
2. GOLD/MARBLE: LAB USE: FOR SERUM DETERMINATIONS IN CHEMISTRY.
MAY BE USED FOR ROUTINE BLOOD DONOR SCREENING AND DIAGNOSTIC
TESTING OF SERUM FOR INFECTIONS DISEASE.

LET BLOOD SIT FOR 30 MINS BEFORE SPIN
3. GOLD/MARBLE: PRODUCT: SERUM
4. LIGHT GREEN AND GREEN/GRAY: ADDITIVE: LITHIUM HEPARIN AND GEL
FOR PLASMA SEPARATION
5. LIGHT GREEN AND GREEN/GRAY: LAB USE: FOR PLASMA DETERMINA-
TIONS IN CHEMISTRY. TUBE INVERSIONS ENSURE MIXING OF ANTICOAGU-
LANT (HEPARIN) WITH BLOOD TO PREVENT CLOTTING
6. LIGHT GREEN AND GREEN/GRAY: PRODUCT: PLASMA, WHOLE BLOOD
7. RED: ADDITIVE: SILICONE COATED (GLASS)

CLOT ACTIVATOR, SILICONE COATED (PLASTIC)
8. RED: LAB USE: FOR SERUM DETERMINATIONS IN CHEMISTRY. MAY BE
USED FOR ROUTINE BLOOD DONOR SCREENING AND DIAGNOSTIC TEST-
ING OF SERUM FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE.

LET BLOOD SIT FOR 60 MINS BEFORE SPIN
9. RED: PRODUCT: SERUM
10. ORANGE: ADDITIVE: THROMBIN-BASED CLOT ACTIVATOR

(USED WITH OR WITHOUT GEL FOR SERUM SEPARATION)
11. ORANGE: LAB USE: FOR STAT SERUM DETERMINATIONS IN CHEMISTRY.
BLOOD CLOTTING TIME, 5MINS.
12. ORANGE: PRODUCT: SERUM
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, 13. ROYAL BLUE: ADDITIVE: CLOT ACTIVATOR, OR K2 EDTA
14. ROYAL BLUE: LAB USE: FOR TRACE-ELEMENTS, TOXICOLOGY, AND NU-
TRITIONAL CHEMISTRY DEMENSTRATIONS. SPECIAL STOPPER FORMULA-
TION PROVIDES LOW LEVELS OF TRACE ELEMENTS.
15. ROYAL BLUE: PRODUCT: SERUM OR WHOLE BLOOD/PLASMA
16. GREEN: ADDITIVE: SODIUM HEPARIN OR LITHIUM HEPARIN (NO GEL AC-
TIVATOR)
17. GREEN: LAB USE: FOR PLASMA DETERMINATIONS IN CHEMISTRY.
18. GREEN: PRODUCT: PLASMA,WHOLE BLOOD




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