Tests and Tubes

Question 1

What is the red tiger top tube known for?

Answer 1

SST - serum separator tube

Question 2

What is the green tiger top known as?

Answer 2

PST - plasma separator tube

Question 3

What is PTT test? What is it used for?

Answer 3

Partial thromboplastin time test. Heparin test. Coagulation

Question 4

What is a PT test? What is it used for ? What tube is used?

Answer 4

Prothrombin time test. Liver test. Light blue top

Question 5

HbA1c test? What is it for ?

Answer 5

Glucose test

Question 6

What tubes check Chem 7? What is another name for it?

Answer 6

Gold, orange, red, red tiger top. Serum tubes. Checks for basic metabolic panel.

Question 7

What does BUN stand for? What does it measure?

Answer 7

Blood Urea Nitrogen. Kidney function

Question 8

What does creatinine test?

Answer 8

Protein in blood. Can indicate kidney dysfunction or MS

Question 9

Why do we need potassium?

Answer 9

Need for muscles and heart

Question 10

Why do we need sodium?

Answer 10

Kidney function/water

Question 11

What does K2E EDTA stand for?

Answer 11

Dipotassium salt

Question 12

What is K3E EDTA?

Answer 12

Tripotassium salt

Question 13

What is N2E EDTA?

Answer 13

Disodium salt

Question 14

Red top

Additive
Type
Used for
Test

Answer 14

1. Clot activator
2. Clot tube
3. Obtaining serum
4. Crossmatch

Question 15

Red tiger top or gold

Additive
Type
Use
Test

Answer 15

1. Clot activator; separation gel
2. Clot tube
3. Serum tube
4. Thyroid testing

Question 16

Orange top

Additive
Type
Use
Notes

Answer 16

1. Thrombin based clot activator. Some separation gel
2. Clot tube
3. Obtaining serum
4. Thrombin activated platelets

Question 17

Green top

Additive
Type
Use
Tests

Answer 17

1. Sodium or lithium heparin
2. Anti coagulant
3. Plasma chemistry, electrolytes
4. Lactate test

Question 18

Order of draw

Answer 18

1. Yellow SPS
2. Light blue
3. Gold, red, red tiger top, orange
4. Green and green tiger top
5. Lavender and purple
6. White
7. Gray
8. All others

Question 19

Green tiger top

Additive
Type
Use

Answer 19

1. Lithium heparin; separation gel
2. Anti-coagulation separation tube
3. Obtaining plasma

Question 20

Lavender and purple tops

Additive
Type
Use
Notes

Answer 20

1. K3Edta and K2Edta
2. Anticoagulant
3. CBC
4. Lavender is glass tube; purple is plastic tube

Question 21

Light blue top

Additive
Type
Use
Tests
Notes

Answer 21

1. Sodium citrate
2. Reversible anti-coagulation
3. Coagulation testing, plasma
4. PT, PTT, fibrogen, PT/INR
5. Protects all procoagulants, partially filled damages cells. Use discard tube

Question 22

Yellow top SPS

Type
Use
Diagnoses
Notes

Answer 22

1. Anticoagulant
2. Blood cultures
3. Septicism
4. Aerobic then anarobic

Question 23

Yellow top ACD

Use

Answer 23

1. DNA testing

Question 24

Black top

Type
Use

Answer 24

1. Anticoagulant

2. Westergren Sedimentation rate

Question 25

Tan top Additive Use

Answer 25

1. K2EDTA | 2. Lead level testing

Question 26

White top Additive Notes

Answer 26

1. K2edta separation gel | 2. Plasma based testing on proteins

Question 27

Pink top Use Notes

Answer 27

3. Immuno hematology | 4. Blood typing

Question 28

Gray top Additive Use Notes

Answer 28

``` 1. Sodium flouride and potassium oxalate Sodium flouride and na2edta Sodium flouride 3. Plasma glucose testing 4. Preserves glucose 1-5 days. Hemolysis in partially filled tubes ```

Question 29

Royal blue top Additive Type Use

Answer 29

1. K2edta or clot activator 2. Low trace element testing 3. Trace metal analysis

Question 30

What tubes are discard tubes?

Answer 30

Clear, light gray, red tiger top, red

Question 31

What is an erythrocyte

Answer 31

Red blood cell

Question 32

How many times to invert light blue tube?

Answer 32

3-4 times

Question 33

How many times to invert serum tubes?

Answer 33

5-6 times

Question 34

What is CBCc

Answer 34

With differential. Breaks down white blood cells into categories.

Question 35

What is CBCs?

Answer 35

Without differential. Checks all white blood cells as a whole.