Chapter 8,9,10 phlebotomy Questions and
Correct Solutions 2024
What size gauge for adults - Answer -20-21
What size gauge for adults and children w/ small veins - Answer -22-23
WIS - Answer -Wing infusion set or butterfly
Parts of the needle - Answer -Point, Belvel, Shaft, Hub
Point - Answer -Sharp part of the needle
Shaft - Answer -Differ in length and gauge
Butterfly needle length - Answer -3/4
Standard needle length - Answer -1-1 1/2
Hub - Answer -Where the needles connects to the collecting tube
Yellow - Answer -Blood Culture, additives SPS to inhibit complement and phagocytosis
Light blue - Answer -Coagulation test, additives sodium citrate, specimen plasma
Red - Answer -Chemistry, serology, blood bank, additives clot activators in plastic none in glass, specimen
serum
Lavender - Answer -CBC sedimentation rate routine immunohematology testing , additives EDTA,
specimen whole blood
Green - Answer -Stat and routine chemistry tests ammonia electrolytes arterial blood gases depending
on heparin additive, additives sodium heparin, lithium heparin, or ammonium heparin, specimen plasma
Pink - Answer -Blood bank compatibility test, additives K2 EDTA, specimen plasma or whole blood
Tan - Answer -Lead analysis
Additives heparin
Specimen plasma
Royal blue - Answer -Toxicology, trace metals, nutritional analysis
Additives heparin, EDTA, or none
, Specimen plasma or serum
Orange - Answer -Stat chemistry
Additives thrombin
Specimen serum
Gray - Answer -Latin acid measurement , glucose tolerance test, fasting blood sugar, blood alcohol level
Additives antiglycolytic agents that preserves glucose, or perhaps the anticoagulant potassium oxalate or
heparin
Specimen plasma
Gold - Answer -Most chemistry tests
Additives clot activators, polymer gel
Specimen serum
Blood tube order - Answer -Yellow
Lt blue
Red
Green
Lavender
Gray
Tube additives - Answer -Anticoagulants
Clot activator
Polymer gel
Color coaded tops
Any tube w/ a additive - Answer -Must be inverted 5 times
What tube contains no coagulants - Answer -Red glass tube
How long can a tourniquet be one - Answer -Not longer than 1 minuet
What do you use if the patient is allergic to alcohol - Answer -Iodeine or chlorhexidine gluconate
What angle do you insert the needle for arm - Answer -15-30 degrees in one smooth quick notion
Correct Solutions 2024
What size gauge for adults - Answer -20-21
What size gauge for adults and children w/ small veins - Answer -22-23
WIS - Answer -Wing infusion set or butterfly
Parts of the needle - Answer -Point, Belvel, Shaft, Hub
Point - Answer -Sharp part of the needle
Shaft - Answer -Differ in length and gauge
Butterfly needle length - Answer -3/4
Standard needle length - Answer -1-1 1/2
Hub - Answer -Where the needles connects to the collecting tube
Yellow - Answer -Blood Culture, additives SPS to inhibit complement and phagocytosis
Light blue - Answer -Coagulation test, additives sodium citrate, specimen plasma
Red - Answer -Chemistry, serology, blood bank, additives clot activators in plastic none in glass, specimen
serum
Lavender - Answer -CBC sedimentation rate routine immunohematology testing , additives EDTA,
specimen whole blood
Green - Answer -Stat and routine chemistry tests ammonia electrolytes arterial blood gases depending
on heparin additive, additives sodium heparin, lithium heparin, or ammonium heparin, specimen plasma
Pink - Answer -Blood bank compatibility test, additives K2 EDTA, specimen plasma or whole blood
Tan - Answer -Lead analysis
Additives heparin
Specimen plasma
Royal blue - Answer -Toxicology, trace metals, nutritional analysis
Additives heparin, EDTA, or none
, Specimen plasma or serum
Orange - Answer -Stat chemistry
Additives thrombin
Specimen serum
Gray - Answer -Latin acid measurement , glucose tolerance test, fasting blood sugar, blood alcohol level
Additives antiglycolytic agents that preserves glucose, or perhaps the anticoagulant potassium oxalate or
heparin
Specimen plasma
Gold - Answer -Most chemistry tests
Additives clot activators, polymer gel
Specimen serum
Blood tube order - Answer -Yellow
Lt blue
Red
Green
Lavender
Gray
Tube additives - Answer -Anticoagulants
Clot activator
Polymer gel
Color coaded tops
Any tube w/ a additive - Answer -Must be inverted 5 times
What tube contains no coagulants - Answer -Red glass tube
How long can a tourniquet be one - Answer -Not longer than 1 minuet
What do you use if the patient is allergic to alcohol - Answer -Iodeine or chlorhexidine gluconate
What angle do you insert the needle for arm - Answer -15-30 degrees in one smooth quick notion
