NURS 202 Exam Questions and Answers

NURS 202 Exam



Lowers blood glucose levels Insulin
by acting as a carrier to
transport glucose into the
cells, where it is available for
use
What is the normal value for < 200 mg/dL
total cholesterol?

, What is the normal value for Males: > 45
high-density lipoprotein mg/dL
cholesterol (HDL)? Females: > 55
mg/dL
What is the normal value for < 130 mg/dL
low-density lipoprotein
cholesterol (LDL)?
Males: 40-160 mg/dL
What is the normal value for
triglycerides? Females: 35-135 mg/dL
What is a blood collection tube Blood cultures
with a YELLOW top used for?
What is a blood collection Coagulation studies: PT, PTT, and fibrinogen
tube with a BLUE top used
for?
What is a blood collection tube Most blood chemistries and
with a RED top used for? serology tests Blood bank
testing
What is a blood collection tube Most blood chemistries and serology tests
with a RED/BLACK top used
for?
What is a blood collection tube STAT blood chemistries
with a GREEN top used for?
What is a blood collection tube Hematology studies
with a LAVENDER top used
for?
What is a blood collection tube Glucose, blood alcohol levels, lactic acid
with a GRAY top used for?
What additive is used in Sodium polyanethol sulfonate (SPS)
YELLOW top tubes?
What additive is used in BLUE Sodium citrate
top tubes?
What additive is used in RED top None
tubes?
What additive is used in Silicone
RED/BLACK top tubes?
What additive is used in GREEN Heparin
top tubes?
What additive is used in Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA)
LAVENDER top tubes?
What additive is used in GRAY Potassium oxalate and sodium fluoride OR lithium iodoacetate and
top tubes? heparin
1. Yellow