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chap 8 McGraw-Hill
Blood collection equipment
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bacteriostatic antiseptic | it inhibits the growth of bacteria |
| evacuated tube needle | double ended needle or multiple draw needle |
| The gauge | the bore of the needle |
| the bigger the gauge | the smaller the size needle/bore |
| The hub | the part of the needle and the housing of the needle come together |
| syringe tops | slip tip or screw top |
| solid caps | regular vacuum. enough to fill the tube |
| Translucent caps | have reduced vacuum |
| Discard tube color | translucent with red top |
| light blue top tube | coagulation additive . sodium citrate |
| Red tube | anti coagulation. can have additive or non additive |
| alliquot | |
| Gold top tube | serum separator |
| Green top tube | anti coagulation. additive - Heparin plasma separator-Thixotropic gel |
| SST | serum separator tube |
| PST | plasma separator tube |
| lavender/purple top tube | anti coagulant, additive EDTA |
| What does the EDTA do? | preserve, the size, shape of the cell |
| Pink top tube | blood banking |
| Pink top tube goes to what lab? | immunohemotology ( blood banking ) |
| what tests are run on Pink top tubes? | blood typing and antibody screening |
| gray top tube | anti coagulation potassium oxcilate - Sodium Floride - inhibits glycosis |
| Gray top tube tests | lactate , glucose, ETOH |
| yellow top tube test | DNA studies , blood cultures |
| yellow top tube | -anti coagulate -additives SPS ACD- tissue typing, DNA |
| Dark Blue top tube | anti coagulate additive EDTA or heparin, or no additive -w/red stripe |
| yellow top tubes | microbiology |
| Tan top tube | anti coagulation EDTA addtive |
| Orange top tube | additive thrombin |
| all the brands of what must match? | the venipuncture equipment systems |
| Black top tube |