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tubes and terms
| answer | question |
|---|---|
| red top tube additive | none |
| sst/tiger-topped tube additive | serum separator gel clot activator |
| lavender top additive | EDTA |
| light blue top additive | sodium citrate |
| green top additive | sodium heparin, lithium heparin, ammonium heparin |
| gray top additive | sodium fluoride, potassium oxalate |
| yellow top additive | SPS, ADC |
| red top uses in lab | chemistry test on serum |
| lavender top uses in lab | hematology test on whole blood |
| blue top uses in lab | coagulation test on plasma |
| green top lab uses | chemistry test on plasma |
| gray top lab uses | glucose, alcohol levels |
| yellow top lab uses | blood cultures, cellular studies |
| red top chemistry test on serum | glucose, cholesterol, triglycerides |
| lavender -hematology test on whole blood | cbc, differential, platelet count |
| blue- coagulation test on plasma | PT, APTTor PTT |
| green- chemisrty test on plasma | ammonia, HLA typing, chromosome screening |
| yellow top test | blood cultures celluar studies |
| antiglycolytic | glucose preservative found in some blood collection tubes |
| hemolysis | destruction of blood |
| bacteriostatic | substance that is capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria |
| antecubital fossa | area located in the middle of the arem in front of the elbow where most commonly used veins for venipuncture |
| diapedesis | process by which certain white blood cells can exit the capillaries and enter the tissues in response to pathogens |
| basophil | least # of leukocyte |
| leukocyte | white blood cell whose main function is combating infection and removing disintergrated tissues |
| lympocyte | leukocyte that multiplies in the lymphoid tissue and has a role in the bodys immune system |
| fibrinogen | protein found in plasma that is essential for clotting blood |
| fibrin | threadlike structures formed by the action of thromin on fibrinogen |
| eosinphil | leukocyte that aids the body in fighting parasites and occurs in increased number in patients with allergies |
| monocyte | large leukocyte formed in bone marrow -primary function phagocytosis |
| macrophages | moncytes that leave the bloodstream in tissues |
| neutrophils stain | lavendar or pink |
| esosinophils stain | red-orange |
| basophils stain | dark blue/blue black |
| wrights stain | test used to differentiate between granulocyes and agranulocytes |
| autologous blood transfusion | predrawn blood that is stored by an individual |
| hemostasis | process of cogulation or clotformation that repairs vessel damage and stops blood loss |
| hematoma | occurs when blood forms under the skin due insertion of needle through a vein or artery/ or injury |
| D antigen | often reffered to as the Rh factor |
| O blood type | most common blood type |
| specific antibodies | complex protein substances found on the surface of red blood cells that are produced as a response to a foreign substance |
| AB blood type | least common blood type |
| AB blood type | contains no antibodies |
| blood type O | contains no antigens |
| blood type O | contains both A and B antibodies |
| Male hemoglobin range | 14-18 grams/100ml of blood |
| female hemoglobin range | 12-16 grams/100ml of blood |
| anemia | abnrmally low hemoglobin level |
| granulocytes and agranulocytes | 2 main categories white blood cells are classified into |
| granules | small particles in the cytoplasm |
| differential | hematology test that indicates the different type blood cells |
| platelets | smallest of all the blood componets considered to be a cell fragment |