Ohio Phlebotomy Exam 3 Order of Draw UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
How many inversions for Light Blue? 3-4
How many inversions for red, orange, tiger, gold? 5
How many inversions for all others except light blue and 8-10
red/orange/gold?
What preservative is in light blue? Sodium Citrate, reversible anticoagulant (only one), if you spin you get plasma
What preservative is in red? None or Clot activator - 60 minutes to clot - spin you get Serum
What preservative is in orange? STAT Clot activator/separator - 5 minutes - spin you get serum
What preservative is in gold/tiger Clot Activator/separator 30 minutes - spin you get serum
What preservative is in Green? Heparin
What preservative is in Purple, Pink and White/Pearl EDTA anticoagulant
What preservative is in gray? Sodium Fluoride or Potasium Oxalate
What color for PT/PTT/INR? Light Blue
What color for Chem 7 or BMP (basic metabolic panel)? Red/orange/gold/tiger
What color for HcG, hormones, thyroid? Red/orange/gold/tiger
What color for HIV or drug levels? Red/orange/gold/tiger
What color for Cardiac Enzymes? Red/orange/gold/tiger
What color for Fasting Lipid Panel? Red/orange/gold tiger
What color for Blood cultures? Light Yellow
What color for CBC (WBC, RBC, Platelets)? Purple
What color for A1C? Purple
What color for Ammonia on ICE? Purple
What color for Blood Typing, Rh factor? Pink
Questions and CORRECT Answers
How many inversions for Light Blue? 3-4
How many inversions for red, orange, tiger, gold? 5
How many inversions for all others except light blue and 8-10
red/orange/gold?
What preservative is in light blue? Sodium Citrate, reversible anticoagulant (only one), if you spin you get plasma
What preservative is in red? None or Clot activator - 60 minutes to clot - spin you get Serum
What preservative is in orange? STAT Clot activator/separator - 5 minutes - spin you get serum
What preservative is in gold/tiger Clot Activator/separator 30 minutes - spin you get serum
What preservative is in Green? Heparin
What preservative is in Purple, Pink and White/Pearl EDTA anticoagulant
What preservative is in gray? Sodium Fluoride or Potasium Oxalate
What color for PT/PTT/INR? Light Blue
What color for Chem 7 or BMP (basic metabolic panel)? Red/orange/gold/tiger
What color for HcG, hormones, thyroid? Red/orange/gold/tiger
What color for HIV or drug levels? Red/orange/gold/tiger
What color for Cardiac Enzymes? Red/orange/gold/tiger
What color for Fasting Lipid Panel? Red/orange/gold tiger
What color for Blood cultures? Light Yellow
What color for CBC (WBC, RBC, Platelets)? Purple
What color for A1C? Purple
What color for Ammonia on ICE? Purple
What color for Blood Typing, Rh factor? Pink