QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
What tube would you pick for a lipid profile? - ANSWER Serum red top
What tube would you pick for a complete blood count (CBC) - ANSWER Lavender
What tube would you pick for a PT, PTT, and INR? - ANSWER Light blue
What tube would you pick for a FBS (glucose)? - ANSWER Gray
What tubes would you pick for electrolytes? - ANSWER Serum red top or green.
What is always drawn first and why? - ANSWER Special tubes for blood cultures to avoid contamination.
What additive is found in the light blue tube top? - ANSWER Sodium citrate
What additives are found in the gray tube top? - ANSWER Potassium oxalate and sodium fluoride.
What additive is found in the green tube top? - ANSWER Heparin
What additive is found in the lavender tube top? - ANSWER Edta
Which capillary punture involves measuring packed red blood cells? - ANSWER Hematocrit
Triglycerides should be below? - ANSWER 150mg/dl
Total cholesterol levels should read less than? - ANSWER 200mg/dl