| Question | Answer |
| What tests need sample to be protected from light? | bilirubin, B vitamins |
| When do you not use a tourniquet? | Lactic Acid test |
| Lactic acid test goes into what tube? | gray |
| What test sample requires that it be chilled | Ammonia |
| LIGHT BLUE TOP HAS what additive? | Sodium Citrate |
| SST tube has what chemical additive? | No Additive but with a gel serum separator |
| In which tube are therapeutic drugs drawn? | Red Top |
| A blood culture to be transported is collected in what tube? | Canary yellow SPS |
| How many times can a sharps container be used? | Once. Once the lid is closed it will not open again. |
| In which tube are serology tests drawn? | SST |
| A paternity test goes into which tube? | Canary yellow ACD |
| In which tube are chemistries drawn? | SST Tiger top |
| In which tube are coagulation studies collected? | Light Blue top |
| Green Top Tube has what chemical additive? | Heparin |
| Sed rates are ESR collected in what color tube top? | Lavendar of Black |
| True or False You can purchase and launder your own lab coat? | FALSE |
| How many light blue tubes are collected if drawn alone. | 2. Discard 1st tube & it need not be full. |
| Which tube is used for a legal alcohol test? | gray top |
| How long is appropriate for a tourniquet to be tied on a patient? | 60 seconds. |
| What tests need to be iced? | Ammonia immediately, Lactic Acid |
| True or False It is acceptable to place sample tubes in your lab coat pocket? | True and may be helpful for samples that are light sensitive. |
| Which tube has to be filled completely? | Light blue |
| What gauge needle is the smallest to use for a venepuncture? | 23, smaller needles will hemolyse blood cells |
| Red top Tube has what chemical additive? | No Additive |
| Where are soiled materials placed? | Biohazard bags |
| EDTA binds what in the blood? | Calcium |
| A device to perform a heel or finger stick is known as? | Lancet |
| Where are needles, slides, & lancets deposited? | Sharps container |
| What test samples are sheltered from light? | Bilirubin, |
| What test sample is kept warm? | Cold Agglutins |
| Gauze is used to do what for a venepuncture? | Stop bleeding apply pressure |
| Which tube is selected for Ammonia tests? | Green Top |
| Needle sticks to phlebotomists are usually by what device? | winged infusion or butterfly |
| Canary Yellow top SPS tube has what added? | Nutrients for bacteria |
| Which test sample requires that you do not use a tourniquet? | Lactic acid |
| A stop watch (or second hand) is needed for which test? | Bleeding Time |
| What PPE is required for TB isolation rooms? | Mask, gloves, gowns, caps, booties |
| Can you draw blood from a newborn with a syringe? | YES |
| Canary Yellow top tube ACD has what added? | Acid Citrate Dextrose |
| What should you do if you observe a rash develop around the area where you apply the tourniquet? | Remove and get a tourniquet of a different material. The patient may have a latex allergy. |
| Where are equipment packaging materials placed once opened? | regular trash |
| A lancet greater than __ mm is not appropriate for infant heel sticks | 2.5 mm |
| In which tube are glucose tests drawn | Gray If by themselves |
| Grey top Tube has what chemical additives? | K Oxylate & Na Flouride |
| Bilirubin tests are collect in what tube? | Amber red top to protect from light |
| Separate plasma from cells within 15 minutes and place in separate plastic tube. If blood is drawn on chilled tubes and left on ice, specimen is good for up to 2 hours before centrifugation. Store and transport on ice or refrigerated. | Lactic acid samples |
| How are ammonia samples handled? | Ice then separate plasma from the cells within 20 minutes of collection and place in separate plastic tube and freeze. Store and transport frozen. |
| Gray top has Sodium fluorite and Potassium oxylate. What does the Na fluorite do? | Antiglycolytic agent |
| In which tube is a CBC collected? | Lavender top |
| What is SPS | Sodium polyanethol sulfonate for micro |
| Lavander top tube has what chemical additive? | EDTA |
| A tourniquet should not be left on the arm longer than? | 1 minute |
