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What is the correct order of draw? -
correct answer ✅Yellow, Light Blue, Red, Tiger, Green, Lavender,
Gray
Which tubes contain serum? -
correct answer ✅Red and Tiger Top
Which tubes contain plasma? -
correct answer ✅Yellow, Light Blue, Green, Lavender, Gray
The hole in the bevel of the needle is called the -
correct answer ✅Lumen
The bigger the gauge of the needle the -
correct answer ✅smaller the needle size
The usual site for the capillary puncture in infants is __________. -
correct answer ✅The heel
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Yellow top tube: -
correct answer ✅Contains SPS, used for blood cultures, inverted 8
times.
Light Blue top tube: -
correct answer ✅Contains Sodium Citrate, used for coagulation
studies, inverted 3-4 times.
Tests include: PT, PTT, Fibrinogen, Factor 8
Red (plain) top tube: -
correct answer ✅No additive. Clot activator serum, used for
chemistry panels. Glass tube = 0 inversions, Plastic tube = 5
inversions
Tests include: Serology, HAV-HIV, Varicella, Chicken Pox,v Herpes,
Syphilis, Pregnancy
Tiger top tube: -
correct answer ✅Contains SST Gel, used for chemistry panels.
Inverted 5 times
Tests include: Sodium, Potassium, Thyroid and Liver panel, T3, T4,
T7, Cholesterol, Chem 6, 12, 20, Vitamins C, E, Bilirubin,
Electrolytes, ASA blood levels, Lithium
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Green top tube: -
correct answer ✅Contains Sodium Heparin, used for plasma
chemistry, inverted 8 times.
Tests include: Ammonia, blood pH, blood gases, Cortisol, &
chromosome analysis
Lavender top tube: -
correct answer ✅Contains EDTA (sodium or potasssium), used for
CBC, inverted 8 times.
Tests include: CBC, WBC, Hematocrit, Hemoglobin, ESR, Sed Rate,
Reticulocyte, & T-cell count
Gray top tube: -
correct answer ✅Contains Sodium Chloride or Potassium Oxilate,
inverted 8 times.
Tests include: Blood glucose, blood alcohol level (BAL), FBS, GTT, &
ETOH
Steps in correct order to draw blood -
correct answer ✅1. Select equipment