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MED 158
Blood Tubes with lab test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Lavender | CBC |
| Tiger | BMP |
| Yellow | DNA Testing |
| Light Blue | PT/PTT |
| Royal Blue | Lead |
| Red | Crossmatch |
| Light Green | STAT Electrolytes |
| Gray | GTT |
| Blood Culture Bottles | Detecting Yeasts |
| EDTA | Lavender and Pink |
| Sodium Citrate | Light Blue |
| Lithium Heparin | Light Green (PST) |
| Sodium Heparin | Dark Green |
| EDTA/Heparin | Royal Blue |
| Sodium Floride | Gray |
| Thixotropic Gel | Tiger |
| SPS/ACD | Yellow |
| Hematology Dpt | Lavender Tube |
| Microbiology Dpt | Blood Culture Bottles, wound, throat swab, c&s |
| Chemistry Dpt | Tiger top, Gold top, Grey top, Green top |
| Coagulation Dpt | Light Blue top |
| Immunohematology Dpt (Blood Bank) | Red top, lavender top, tan top, pink with EDTA |
| Reference Lab | yellow top, royal blue top |
| Histology | Tissue Sample |
| Cytology | PAP Smear |
| Urinalysis | UA, Urine Pregnancy |
| Capillary puncture for infant | microcontainer |
| Collect half hour apart from different location using antiseptic | Blood culture tubes |
| Mix blood and anticoagulants 8-10 times | Lavender tube top |
| High Cholesterol | tiger top with fasting |
| HCG (pregnancy) | Tiger top/gold top |
| DUI | Grey tube top with chain of consent |
| R/O Infection | Lavender for CBC |
| Proof of who the father is through DNA testing | Yellow tube top |
| Dehydration checking for electrolyte STAT | Light green tube top (PST) |
| Bacteremia | Blood culture bottle |
| Person on blood thinners | Light blue tube top |
| Gestational Diabetes | Grey top for GTT |
| Person needing blood transfusion | Red tube top |
| Child eating paint chip | Royal blue tube top |