Order Of Draw

Question 1

What is the acronym for order of draw?

Answer 1

1) BeCause = Blood Cultures (white, skin must be prepared with Cholrahexidine Scrub.)
2) Better = Lt. Blue (Sodium Citrate)
3) Specimens = Serum Tubes (SST, Red, No additive,ect.)
4) Generate = Green (lithium, ammonium, or sodium heparin tubes)
5) Perfect = Purple, lavs, EDTA
6) Goals = Gray (Potassium Oxalate and Sodium Fluoride or Lithium lodoacetate and Heparin)

Question 2

List the tube colors in order of draw

Answer 2

1) White
2) Light blue
3) Yellow
4) Red
5) Dark green
6) Light green
7) Lavender
8) Gray

Question 3

What color are SST tubes?

Answer 3

Yellow/ gold

Question 4

What color tube is EDTA associated with?

Answer 4

Lavender

Question 5

What color tube is sodium citrate associated with?

Answer 5

Light blue

Question 6

Blood cultures must be prepared with what?

Answer 6

Chlorhexidine scrub

Question 7

What 3 things are Green tubes associated with?

Answer 7

Lithium, ammonium, or sodium heparin tubes

Question 8

What 4 things are gray tubes associated with?

Answer 8

Potassium Oxalate and Sodium Fluoride or Lithium lodoacetate and Heparin