Test Tubes, Order of Draw, and Types of Tests UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers

Test Tubes, Order of Draw, and Types of Tests UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers



Order of Draw Sterile bottles, light blue, red, tiger-top/SST, mint green/PST, dark green,
lavender/purple, pink, gray, royal blue


Sterile bottles Additive: nutrient broth
Lab: Microbiology
Tests: Blood cultures (Culture and Sensitivity)


Light Blue Vacutainer Additive: Sodium Citrate
Yield: Plasma
Lab: Coagulation
Tests: PT, PTT, APPT, PTINR, D-Dimer, DVT, PE


TERM DEFINITION LOCATION

Red Vacutainer Additive: None
Yield: Serum
Lab: Chemistry
Tests: Storage or Backup


Tiger-Top/Gold/SST Vacutainer Additive: Silica and Thixotropic Gel
Yield: Serum
Lab: Chemistry
Tests: BMP, CMP


Mint Green Vacutainer Additive: Lithium Heparin and gel
Yield: Plasma
Lab: Chemistry
Tests: STAT (lytes), hCG (qualitative/quantitative)