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Section A with direct accurate answers.
1. A blood test that requires testing for aluminum would be placed in
what tube?
Answer :Royal Blue Tube Top
2. What is the recommended disinfectant for blood and other bodily
fluids?
Answer :Sodium Hypochlorite
3. Invasive surgery procedures require what?
Answer :Informed Consent
4. What tube would be used to collect blood for a pregnancy test?
Answer: Red Tube Top
5. What is the best vein to draw from in the antecubital area?
Answer : Median Cubital Vein
6. Which tube would be used for a Thyroid Panel; Tiger Top, Lavender,
Light Green, Yellow?
Answer :Tiger Top
, 7. What additive is in a Dark Green Tube?
Answer :Heparin
8. What tube would produce a serum sample; Green Top, Light Blue,
Lavender, Red Top?
Answer Red Top
9. If a doctor orders a CBC Test (Lavender Top), Comprehensive Metabolic
Panel (SST), PT Test (Light Blue Top), and a set of Blood Cultures (BC),
what would the order of draw be?
Answer :BC, Light Blue, SST, Lavender Top
10. If a EDTA tube is used before a serum tube it could cause cross
contamination and could result in what?
Answer :High potassium or a false low calcium value
Section B
1.A CBC is collected into a Lavender tube and collected as what?
Whole Blood Specimen
2. A CBC would be performed in what department of the lab?
Hematology
, 3. What are included in electrolyte testing?
Sodium and Potassium
4. Coagulation testing requires blood to be collected in what tube?
Light Blue Top
5. After the needle is withdrawn from the vein, the first thing that needs to
be done is what?
Activate the needles safety device
6. What would be the proper compression rate for a single adult CPR?
30 Compressions and 2 Breaths
What would be the proper cleaning solution to use when performing a blood
alcohol test?
Soap and Water
What should be the first thing you do after an accidental needles stick?
Wash the affected area with soap and water
Correct!!
Section A with direct accurate answers.
1. A blood test that requires testing for aluminum would be placed in
what tube?
Answer :Royal Blue Tube Top
2. What is the recommended disinfectant for blood and other bodily
fluids?
Answer :Sodium Hypochlorite
3. Invasive surgery procedures require what?
Answer :Informed Consent
4. What tube would be used to collect blood for a pregnancy test?
Answer: Red Tube Top
5. What is the best vein to draw from in the antecubital area?
Answer : Median Cubital Vein
6. Which tube would be used for a Thyroid Panel; Tiger Top, Lavender,
Light Green, Yellow?
Answer :Tiger Top
, 7. What additive is in a Dark Green Tube?
Answer :Heparin
8. What tube would produce a serum sample; Green Top, Light Blue,
Lavender, Red Top?
Answer Red Top
9. If a doctor orders a CBC Test (Lavender Top), Comprehensive Metabolic
Panel (SST), PT Test (Light Blue Top), and a set of Blood Cultures (BC),
what would the order of draw be?
Answer :BC, Light Blue, SST, Lavender Top
10. If a EDTA tube is used before a serum tube it could cause cross
contamination and could result in what?
Answer :High potassium or a false low calcium value
Section B
1.A CBC is collected into a Lavender tube and collected as what?
Whole Blood Specimen
2. A CBC would be performed in what department of the lab?
Hematology
, 3. What are included in electrolyte testing?
Sodium and Potassium
4. Coagulation testing requires blood to be collected in what tube?
Light Blue Top
5. After the needle is withdrawn from the vein, the first thing that needs to
be done is what?
Activate the needles safety device
6. What would be the proper compression rate for a single adult CPR?
30 Compressions and 2 Breaths
What would be the proper cleaning solution to use when performing a blood
alcohol test?
Soap and Water
What should be the first thing you do after an accidental needles stick?
Wash the affected area with soap and water
