Week 11- Phlebotomy procedures- Order of Draw

Question 1

Order of Draw

Answer 1

Stop Light Red Stay Put Green Light Go (sterile yellow, light blue, red, SSTiger top, Green, Lavender, Gray

Question 2

Yellow Tube

Answer 2

Additive - SPS ; Used for- cultures of body/ blood fluid

Question 3

Light Blue - INVERT?

Answer 3

Additive- Sodium Citrate; Used for- Coagulation studies; Invert 3-4 times

Question 4

Red- INVERT???

Answer 4

Additive- NONE; Used for- whole blood collection that is allowed to clot; Invert 5 times

Question 5

Gold/ Tiger Top

Answer 5

Additive- SST (serum separator gel) ; Used for- chemistry testing

Question 6

Light Green- INVERT???

Answer 6

Additive- Heparin Used for- plasma samples; 8-10 timesss

Question 7

Lavender

Answer 7

Additive- EDTA; Used for- blood cell components; cbc

Question 8

Gray

Answer 8

Additive- Sodium Flouride & Potassium Oxalate; Used for-glucose and alcohol blood collection

Question 9

Purpose of inverting an evacuated tube during ventipuncture?

Answer 9

Proper mixing of additive contained in the tube and the specimen

Question 10

A CMA should allow a serum specimen to stand for what length of time to allow the specimen to clot before centrifuging?

Answer 10

45 mins

Question 11

To divide a sample into one or more smaller portions is to ______ a sample

Answer 11

Aliquot

Question 12

Correct way to aliquot a blood sample

Answer 12

Divide the sample into several using a pipette

Question 13

When red blood cells burst, it is known as

Answer 13

hemolysis

Question 14

Typical needle size for a butterfly draw is

Answer 14

25-26 gauge

Question 15

Additives in draw tubes are either

Answer 15

anticoagulants (stop blood from clotting) or serum tubes (only used to test serum)