Blood Collection Word Scramble
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Color / Additive | Mode of Action / Use |
Red Top ADDITIVE None | MODE OF ACTION Blood clots, and the serum is separated by centrifugation USES Chemistries, Immunology and Serology, Blood Bank (Crossmatch) |
Gold Top ADDITIVE None | MODE OF ACTION Serum separator tube (SST) contains a gel at the bottom to separate blood from serum on centrifugation USES Chemistries, Immunology and Serology |
Light Green Top ADDITIVE Plasma Separating Tube (PST) with Lithium heparin | MODE OF ACTION Anticoagulates with lithium heparin; Plasma is separated with PST gel at the bottom of the tube USES Chemistries |
Purple Top ADDITIVE EDTA | MODE OF ACTION Forms calcium salts to remove calcium USES Hematology (CBC) and Blood Bank (Crossmatch); requires full draw - invert 8 times to prevent clotting and platelet clumping |
Light Blue Top ADDITIVE Sodium citrate | Light Blue Top ADDITIVE Sodium citrate MODE OF ACTION Forms calcium salts to remove calcium USES Coagulation tests (protime and prothrombin time), full draw required |
Green Top ADDITIVE Sodium heparin or lithium heparin MODE OF ACTION Inactivates thrombin and thromboplastin USES For lithium level, use sodium heparin For ammonia level, use sodium or lithium heparin | Green Top ADDITIVE Sodium heparin or lithium heparin MODE OF ACTION Inactivates thrombin and thromboplastin USES For lithium level, use sodium heparin For ammonia level, use sodium or lithium heparin |
Dark Blue Top ADDITIVE EDTA- MODE OF ACTION Tube is designed to contain no contaminating metals USES Trace element testing (zinc, copper, lead, mercury) and toxicology | MODE OF ACTION Tube is designed to contain no contaminating metals USES Trace element testing (zinc, copper, lead, mercury) and toxicology |
Light Gray Top ADDITIVE Sodium fluoride and potassium oxalate | MODE OF ACTION Antiglycolytic agent preserves glucose up to 5 days USES Glucoses, requires full draw (may cause hemolysis if short draw) |
Yellow Top ADDITIVE ACD (acid-citrate-dextrose) | MODE OF ACTION Complement inactivation USES HLA tissue typing, paternity testing, DNA studies |
Yellow - Black Top ADDITIVE Broth mixture | MODE OF ACTION Preserves viability of microorganisms USES Microbiology - aerobes, anaerobes, fungi |
Black Top ADDITIVE Sodium citrate (buffered) | MODE OF ACTION Forms calcium salts to remove calcium USES Westergren Sedimentation Rate; requires full draw |
Orange Top ADDITIVE Thrombin | MODE OF ACTION Quickly clots blood USES STAT serum chemistries |
Light Brown Top ADDITIVE Sodium heparin | MODE OF ACTION Inactivates thrombin and thromboplastin; contains virtually no lead USES Serum lead determination |
Pink Top ADDITIVE Potassium EDTA | MODE OF ACTION Forms calcium salts USES Immunohematology |
White Top ADDITIVE Potassium EDTA | MODE OF ACTION Forms calcium salts USES Molecular/PCR and bDNA testing |
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Charter College Lynn
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