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What is first in order of draw?

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Sterile

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What is the use for sterile collection?

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Blood culture specimens in microbiology

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Why is sterile first?

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Minimize microbial contamination

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What is second in order of draw?

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Blue top (Sodium)

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What is the use for the sodium collection labs?

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Coagulation determination

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Why is blue top (sodium) second?

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All other additives affect coagulation tests

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How many times do you invert sterile draws?

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8-10

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How many times do you invert blue top9sodium) draws?

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3-4

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What is third in order of draw?

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Red Serum tubes with or without separator gel

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What is the use for red serum tubes?

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Serum determination in chemistry, used for diagnostic testing for infectious disease

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How long must the red serum tubes clot for ?

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30-60 minutes

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Why is red serum tubes third?

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Can affect coagulation

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How many times must you invert your red serum tubes?

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5

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What is fourth in order of draw?

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Yellow/tiger serum tubes with or without separator gel

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What is the use for yellow/tiger serum tubes?

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Serum determination in chemistry

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How long must the yellow/tiger serum tubes clot?

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30 minutes

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Why is yellow/tiger serums fourth?

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can affect coagulation test, anticoagulants in other tubes will override thrombin or silica

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What is fifth in order of draw?

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light green/army green heparin with or without gel

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What is the use for light green/army green heparin tubes?

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Whole blood or plasma determination in chemistry

20
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Why is light green/army green heparin fifth?

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Affects coagulation test, interferes with serum collection

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How many times must you invert yellow/tiger serum tubes?

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How many times must you invert light green/army green heparin tubes?

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what is sixth in order of draw?

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green heparin with or without gel

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What is the use for green heparin tubes?

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Whole blood or plasma determinations in chemistry

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Why are green heparin tubes sixth?
affects coagulation test and serum collection.
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How many times must you invert green heparin tubes?
8
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What is seventh in the order of draw?
lavender, pink, pearl or tan EDTA tubes
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What is the use for lavender EDTA tubes?
whole blood determination sin hematology.
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What is the use for pink and pearl EDTA tubes?
routine immunohematology testing for blood donor and screening
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What is the use for tan EDTA tubes?
Lead determinations
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Why are EDTA tubes seventh?
Responsible for more carryovers than any other additive
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How many times must you invert EDTA tubes?
8
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What is eighth in order of draw?
Glycolytic inhibitor tubes
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What is the use for Glycolytic inhibitor tubes?
glucose determinations
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What are the different types of glycolytic inhibitor tubes?
oxalate and sodium fluoride
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What is the use for oxalate glycolytic inhibitor tubes?
Gives plasma samples
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What is the use for sodium fluoride glycolytic inhibitor tubes?
' its the antiglycolytic agent
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Why is glycolytic inhibitor tubes eighth?
affects sodium and potassium, oxalates damage membranes and can interfere with enzyme reactions
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How many times must you invert glycolytic inhibitor tubes?
8
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What is the additive for sterile tubes?
Sodium polyanethol sulfonate or SPS
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What is the additive for sodium collection labs?
Sodium citrate
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What is the additive for red serum tubes?
clot activators like thrombin or silica
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What is the additive for yellow/tiger serum tubes?
clot activators like thrombin and silica and thixotropic gel
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What is the additive for light green/ army green heparin tubes?
lithium heparin, thixotropic gel
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What is the additive for green heparin tubes?
Sodium heparin or lithium heparin
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What is the additive for EDTA tubes?
EDTA
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What is the additive for glycolytic inhibitor tubes?
antiglycolytic agent like potassium oxalate and sodium fluoride

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