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What are the common tests for the Speckled, (SST) Gold, and tiger tubes?

Alkaline phosphate 
Amylase
Blood urea nitrogen
Creatine phosphokinase (CPK)
Calcium
Cholesterol
Compatibility testing 
Drug monitoring 
Glucose
High density lipoprotein (HDL) 
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 
Iron profile 
Low density lipoprotein (LDL) 
Liver Enzymes 
Potassium 
Protein 
Rapid plasma reagin (RPR) 
Sodium
Triglycerides

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Hematology

What are the common tests for the lavender tubes?

Complete blood count (CBC)

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) or (westergen or send rate)

Hemoglobin electrophoresis 
Platelet count
Reticulocyte count 
Sickle cell screen
White blood cell differential

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Coagulation-

What are the common tests for the blue tubes?

Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT)
Individual coagulation factor studies
Fibrinogen
Prothrombin time (PT)

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Chemistry

What are the common tests of the green tubes?

Ammonia
Chromosome screening
Lupus erythemalosus cell/preparation
HLA typing

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Chemistry

What are the common tests for the gray tubes

Glucose tolerance test (GTT)
FBS (Fasting blood sugar)
Blood Alcohol levels

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What are the common tests for the dark or royal blue tubes?

Trace metals
Lead
Zinc
Anything toxic to body

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Microbiology

What are the common tests for the yellow tubes?

Blood cultures & DNA

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What is the ADD of the Speckled, SST, Tiger, gold tubes?

How many inversions ?

gel separator

0 inversions
Must let sit for 30 min must clot than put into spinner

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What is the Principle Anticoagulant / Addictive for the lavender tubes?

How many Inversions

Ethylenediamine- tetra-acetic acid
(EDTA)

8-10 inversions

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What is the Principle Anticoagulant/ Addictive of the Blue tubes?

How many inversions ?

Sodium citrate

3 to 5 inversions

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What is the Principle Anticoagulant/ Addictive of the Green tubes?

How many inversions?

Heparin

8 to 10 inversions

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What is the Principle Anticoagulant / Additive of the Gray tubes?

How many inversions?

Potassium Oxalate/ sodium fluoride

8 to 10 inversions

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What is the Principle Anticoagulant/ Additive of the Dark and Royal Blue Tubes?

How many inversions?

Heparin, EDTA, or NONE.
Depending which ADD in the tube

8 to 10
Or
0 inversions

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What is the Principle Anticoagulant/ Additive of the Yellow tubes?

How many inversions?

Sodium Polyanethole sulfonate (SPS)

0 inversions

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What is the only condition Phlebotomy is used to cure or treat?

Policytemia Vera
Poli= many
Cut= cells
Emia= blood/condition

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What is Phlebotomy?

The practice of drawing blood.

Phleb/o= vein
Otomy= to make an incision

Greek term before for ‘Otomy’ was = Cut.

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Normally we have how many liters of blood?

5 liters

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Blood is made where?

It is made in the bone marrow found in the skeletal.

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As a phlebotomist you can never what?

As a phlebotomist you can never ASSUME.

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What is a hard stick?

A difficult patient.

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What is the primary duty of a Phlebotomist?

To collect all specimen & ID person

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What is OSHA?

Occupation safety & health administration

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What is CDC?

Center for disease control & prevention found in Georgia (biggest one)

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What are the ABC’s of a Phlebotomy

Know the tubes & personal structure

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What does Patho mean?

Disease

What does Ologist mean?

Specialist of who studies

What is Pathology ?

The study of. (Disease)

What is a Pathologist?

One who studies

What is the medical term for allergy?

Anapalexis

What are the factors of Radio Active?

Time of exposure Distance Shielding

What is an infection (sepsis)?

An invasion & growth of a microorganism in human body causes diseases those microorganisms are called Pathogens.

What is normal flora?

Microorganisms living in human body protecting against pathogens

What is the most common Bacteria

Escherichia coli - UTI | Streptococcus- throat infection

What is a nosocomial infection?

Infection on patients during hospital stay, due to direct contact with health provider (nurse, doctor). Those microorganisms are more virulent resistant to antibiotic

What is Fomite?

An infected (sick) person or contaminated object.

What is sanitization?

Process of cleaning instruments,

What is disinfection?

Removes infections microorganisms from skin using isopropyl, sodium hypochlorine

What is sterilization?

Complete destruction of microorganisms using gas, under pressure, boiling water

What is Petechiae?

Tourniquet is too tied leaves red spots

What is hemocentration?

Tourniquet is too tight & left for too long

What is the correct order of draw?

``` Blood cultures or sterile specimen Blue top tube Red top tube , SST (speckle) tube Black n yellow tube Green top tube Lavender top tube Pink, white tube Gray tube Dark or royal blue tube ```

How many inversions for blue top tubes?

3-5 inversions

What is Osteomyelitis ?

Inflammation of bone marrow

What does Phlebitis mean?

Inflammation of blood vessel when same vein is used 2 or more times.

What does Hematoma mean?

A bruise, happens when needle is pushed straight through a vein.

What does Thrombus mean?

When doing a venipuncture and Phlebotomist not applying enough pressure creating blood clots.

What does diaphoresis mean?

Sweating

What are Sclerotic veins?

Older people veins

What are tortuous veins?

Veins are twisted

What are thrombotic veins?

Veins are hard, inflexible, tender to touch

What is a fragile vein?

Thin veins, not strong mostly in elderly people. Collapse quickly

Chemistry Immunology What are the common tests for the Red tubes?

Cell-Blood typing Serum blood group Antibody testing

What is Hematopoieses?

Red blood cells , a single RBC stays in body for 120 days- liver n spleen disposes of it

What is the ADD for the red tubes How many inversions?

No additives 0 inversions 30 min to hour to clot

What does hemato mean?

Blood

What is the normal PH in blood or urine?

7.35-7.45 Below 7.35 it's acid After 7.45 it's base

How many chemical elements do we have in the body?

26 chemical elements

Meaning of BMP Meaning of CMP Meaning of SMA

BMP- basic metabolic panel CMP- comprehensive metabolic panel SMA- Sequential multiple analysis

What is Hemostasis?

Stability of blood (blood balance )

What is Hemeostasis?

Stability of blood INSIDE the body

What does Pollar mean?

Color is pale

What does Cynosis mean ?

Color is blue

What does Eretro mean

Color is red

What does melan mean

Color black

What does Jaundice mean ?

Color is Yellow

What does Leuko mean?

Color is white

Blood in urine = ?

Amber

What are Phlebitic veins?

Veins will be tender and warm , may have clots in them Can only pinch 2x no more.

What does atrophy mean?

Without growth

What does trophy mean?

Growth

What does WNL mean?

Within normal limits

What does NKA mean?

No known allergies

What is Bx

Biopsy

What is C/S ?

Culture + Sensitivity

What does UA mean?

Urinary Analysis

What is IM mean?

Intramuscular

What is SC

Subcutaneous

What does ID mean

Intradermal

What is gravidia?

Pregnancy

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