Phlebotomy NHA exam tube questions

What additive does the light blue tube contain?

sodium citrate

What additive does the Red (Glass) tube contain?

None

What additive does the Red (Plastic) tube contain?

Clot activator

What additive does the clear tube contain?

none

What additive does the Gold tube contain?

Clot activator and gel seperator

What additive does the orange tube contain?

thrombin-based clot activator

What additive does the light green tube contain?

lithium heparin or lithium heparin with thixotropic gel

What additives does the dark green tube contain?

lithium heparin or sodium heparin

What additive does the lavender tube contain?

K2 EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid)

What additive does the pink tube contain?

K2 EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraicaacetic acid)

What additive does the white tube contain?

K2 EDTA and gel seperator

What additive does the tan tube contain?

K2 EDTA

What additive does the gray tube contain?

sodium fluoride and potassium oxalate

What additive does the Royal Blue-Top Tube with a Red Stripe tube contain?

None

What additive does the Royal Blue-Top Tube with a Lavender Stripe tube contain?

K2 EDTA

What is the sample type of the light blue tube?

Plasma

What is the sample type of the Red (Glass) tube?

Serum

What is the sample type of the Red (Plastic) tube?

Serum

What is the sample type of the Clear tube?

none

What is the sample type of the Gold tube?

Serum

What is the sample type of the Orange tube?

Serum

What is the sample type of the Light Green tube?

Plasma

What is the sample type of the Dark Green tube?

Plasma or Whole blood

What is the sample type of the lavender tube?

Whole blood or plasma

What is the sample type of the pink tube?

Whole blood

What is the sample type of the White tube?

Plasma

What is the sample type of the Tan tube?

Whole blood or plasma

What is the sample type of the Gray tube?

Whole blood or plasma

What is the sample type of the Royal Blue tube with the Red Stripe?

Serum

What is the sample type of the Royal Blue tube with the Lavender Stripe?

Whole Blood or plasma

What is the sample type of the yellow tube with SPS?

Whole blood

What is the sample type of the Yellow tube with ACD?

Whole blood or plasma

What additives does the yellow tube have?

Sodium polyethylene sulfonate (SPS) and Acid Citrate Dextrose (ACD)

How many inversions do you perform on the light blue tube?

3-4 inversions

How many inversions do you perform on the red (glass tube)?

0 inversions

How many inversions do you perform on the red (plastic) tube?

5-10 inversions

How many inversions do you perform on the clear tube?

0 inversions

How many inversions do you perform on the gold tube?

5-10 inversions

How many inversions do you perform on the orange tube?

5-6 inverisons

How many inversions do you perform on the light green tube?

8-10 inversions

How many inversions do you perform on the dark green tube?

8-10 inversions

How many inversions do you perform on the Lavender tube?

8-10 inversions

How many inversions do you perform on the Pink tube?

8-10 inversions

How many inversions do you perform on the White tube?

8 inversions

How many inversions do you perform on the Tan tube?

8 inversions

How many inversions do you perform on the Gray tube?

8-10 inversions

How many inversions do you perform on the Royal blue tube with a red stripe?

0 inversions

How many inversions do you perform on the Royal blue tube with a lavender stripe?

8 inversions

How many inversions do you perform on the yellow tube?

8 inversions

What department do you send the light blue tube?

Coagulation department

What department do you send the red (glass) tube?

chemistry and blood bank department

What department do you send the red (plastic) tube?

Chemistry department

What department do you send the clear tube?

No department, you usually discard it

What department do you send the gold tube?

chemistry department

What department do you send the orange tube?

chemistry department

What department do you send the light green tube?

chemistry department

What department do you send the dark green tube?

chemistry department

What department do you send the lavender tube?

Hematology department

What department do you send the Pink tube?

Blood bank department

What department do you send the white tube?

Molecular diagnositics

What department do you send the Gray tube?

chemistry department

What department do you send the royal blue tube?

Chemistry department

What department do you send the yellow tube with SPS?

Microbiology department

What department do you send the yellow tube with ACD?

Blood Bank department

What additive is in the Blood Culture (BCx or BC)

Nutrient Broth

What Laboratory Department do you send a Blood Culture to?

Microbiology department

How many inversions are performed for the Blood Culture?

3-4 inversions

What is Blood culture commonly tested for?

Culture and sensitivity (C&S)

What is the Light Blue-Top Tube commonly tested for?

1) Prothrombin Time/International Normalized Ratio (PT/INR)

2) Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT)

3) Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (aPTT)

4) D-Dimer

What is the Red-Top Tube commonly tested for?

Therapeutic drug monitoring

What is the Gold-Top Tube commonly tested for?

1) Metabolic panels

2) lipid panels

3) C-reactive protein (CRP)

4) human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)

5) electrolytes

6) hepatitis panel

7) hepatic function panel

8) renal function panel

What is the Light Green-Top Tube commonly tested for?

1) STAT chemistry tests

2) human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)

3) electrolytes

What is the Dark Blue-Top Tube commonly tested for?

Ammonia

What is the Lavender-Top Tube commonly tested for?

1) Complete Blood Count (CBC)

2) Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)

3) Hemoglobin and Hematocrit (H&H)

4) Hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c)

5) Ammonia

What is the Pink-Top Tube commonly tested for?

1) Blood typing

2) crossmatching

What is the Gray-Top Tube commonly tested for?

1) Glucose

2) lactic acid

3) blood alcohol (ETOH)

What is the Royal Blue-Top Tube with a Red Stripe commonly tested for?

Trace elements

What is the Royal Blue-Top Tube with a Lavender Stripe commonly tested for?

Trace elements

What is the Standard Order of Draw

1) Blood Culture 2) Light-Blue Top tube 3) Red-Top Tube 4) Gold-Top (SST) Tube 5) Light Green-Top Tube 6) Dark Green-Top Tube 7) Lavender-Top Tube 8) Pink-Top Tube 9) Gray-Top Tube