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Week 1 Phlebotomy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What test is most often ordered STAT? | CBC |
| How is plasma and serum obtained? | Centrifugation |
| A instrument that spins test tubes at high speed to separate the cells and liquid part of the blood? | Centrifuge |
| Chemistry section uses color tubes? | Primarily serum is coilected in gel barrier tubes but may also use red, gray or royal blue stoppers |
| A specimen taken with a red appearance is called? | Hemolyzed cause hemoglobin in the specimen |
| A specimen taken with a yellow appearance is called? | Icteric cause bilirubin in the specimen |
| A specimen taken with a cloudy appearance is called? | Lipemic cause increased lipids |
| Prothrombin time (PT) is? | A blood test to see how long it takes for the blood to clot. |
| Coagulation section use color tubes? | Light blue top (anticoagulate sodium citrate) Red sometimes |
| Serology(immunology) section use color tubes? | Red top tubes |