Tubes Additives & Order Flashcards Preview

Phlebotomy > Tubes Additives & Order > Flashcards

Flashcards in Tubes Additives & Order Deck (11)
Loading flashcards...
1
Q

The process by which blood vessels are repaired after injury

A

Hemostasis

2
Q

What ware the four stages in which hemostasis occurs

A

1) vascular phase
2) platelet phase
3) coagulation phase
4) Fibrinolysis

3
Q

Injury to a blood vessel causes it to constrict, slowing the flow of blood.

A

Vascular phase

4
Q

What do lavender , green, royal blue, and gray tubes have in common and what will they produce when separated in a centrifuge?

A

They are tubes with anticoagulants and will produce plasma

5
Q

What do red, tiger top, gold tubes, speckled tubes, and royal blue with a red stripe tubes have in common and what will they produce when centrifuged.

A

Tubes with out anticoagulants, they will produce a serum when centerfuged

6
Q

What is the approved order of draw by color only

A
Sterile bottle
Light Blue 
Red 
Tiger top or gold
Mint green
Dark green
Lavender or light/dark purple
Royal blue no red stripe
Pink 
Gray
7
Q

What is the order of draw by additive

A
Nutrient broth
Sodium citrate
None
Serum 
Lithium Heparin
Sodium Heparin
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic (EDTA)
EDTA
Sodium fluoride and potassium oxallate
EDTA
8
Q

What does SPS stand for in reference to sterile bottles

A

Sodium Polyanethole Sulfonate

9
Q

What laboratory is responsible for testing sterile bottles

A

Microbiology

10
Q

What are sterile bottle tests ordered in sets of twos

A

Because one bottle is aerobic and one bottle is anaerobic

With oxygen
With out oxygen

11
Q

What is the most common cause of of blood culture contamination

A

Improper site preparation