Phlebotomy Tube Colors And Additives
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Info comes from Phlebotomy Essentials 4th Edition and my instructor's lecturing
- 1.Choose the correct order of draw.
- A.
PST, SST, Red-non additive, Grey, PPT
- B.
Orange, Red, Royal Blue, Light Green
- C.
Yellow, Red-clot activator, PST, SST, Pink
- D.
Red-non additive, PST, Gray, SST
- E.
Yellow, SST, Light Green, PPT, Gray
- 2.SST tubes can be these colors: ________ and ________.
- A.
Red and gray
- B.
Red & black and gold
- C.
Red & black and yellow
- D.
Orange and lavendar
- E.
Gray and green
- 3.Yellow (Sterile) tubes contain which of the following?
- A.
Sodium Citrate
- B.
Thrombin
- C.
SPS
- 4.Which comes first?
- A.
Red-clot activator
- B.
Red-non additive
- 5.In what tube will you find ACD?
- A.
Gold
- B.
Orange
- C.
Yellow
- D.
Gray
- 6.Sodium citrate is found in what tube?
- A.
Gray
- B.
Pink
- C.
Green
- D.
Light blue
- 7.Sodium citrate is a/an _______.
- A.
Coagulant
- B.
Anticoagulant
- C.
Gel separator
- D.
Glycolytic
- 8.With STAT tests, a rapid-acting clot activator that can be used is called _________.
- A.
EDTA
- B.
PPT
- C.
Oxalate
- D.
Thrombin
- 9.A clot activator that yields _______ in a green tube is called ________.
- A.
Plasma, serum
- B.
Heparin (sodium or lithium), serum
- C.
Serum, plasma
- D.
Plasma, heparin (sodium or lithium)
- 10.An anticoagulant found in glucose-collecting tubes is called ________.
- A.
Sodium fluoride and potassium oxalate
- B.
Sodium citrate and potassium oxalate
- C.
Potassium oxalate and acid citrate dextrose
- D.
Sodium fluoride
- 11.Correct order of draw.
- A.
SST, PST, ACD, SPS
- B.
SPS, SST, PST, EDTA
- C.
PST, SST, EDTA, SPS
- D.
EDTA, SST, SPS, PST
- 12.Sterile tubes have what color tops?
- A.
Green
- B.
Light blue
- C.
Yellow
- D.
Gold
- 13.
- A.
Orange
- B.
Royal Blue
- C.
Gray
- D.
Light Green
- E.
Pearl
- 14.PST stands for:
- A.
Pressure setting tube
- B.
Plasma separator tube
- C.
Preparation sodium tube
- D.
Plasma serum top
- E.
Plasma sepsis tube
- 15.EDTA is what?
- A.
A serum yielding substance
- B.
A plasma-serum yielding substance
- C.
An anticoagulant, plasma yielding substance
- D.
An anticoagulant, serum yielding substance
- E.
A clot activator, plasma yielding substance
- 16.Lavender tubes contain what?
- A.
SPS
- B.
Hair
- C.
Heparin
- D.
Plasma
- E.
EDTA
- 17.
- A.
Lithium heparin, plasma, green
- B.
Gel, plasma, green
- C.
Lithium heparin, serum, gray
- D.
Blood, fat, clear
- E.
Lithium heparin, serum, green
- 18.Light green tubes contain what additive?
- A.
EDTA
- B.
SPS
- C.
Heparin
- D.
Sodium Citrate
- E.
Potassium Oxalate
- 19.Glucose is performed on what color top?
- A.
Green
- B.
Light blue
- C.
Red
- D.
Grey
- E.
Orange
- 20.Potassium oxalate is contained in what tube?
- A.
Light blue
- B.
Orange
- C.
Gold
- D.
Lavender
- E.
Grey
- 21.Sodium fluoride is paired with what additive?
- A.
Sodium heparin
- B.
Potassium Chloride
- C.
Acid citrate
- D.
Potassium Oxalate
- 22.Acid Citrate Dextrose is an additive found in what color tubes?
- A.
Gold
- B.
Grey
- C.
Green
- D.
Clear
- E.
Yellow
- 23.Whole blood is collected in what color tubes?
- A.
Pearl
- B.
Lavendar
- C.
Yellow
- D.
Light blue
- E.
Light green
- 24.What is the additive in light blue tubes?
- A.
Sodium cyanide
- B.
Sodium fluoride
- C.
Sodium chloride
- D.
Sodium citrate
- E.
Sodium citracal
- 25.Green tubes contain which additives?
- A.
Sodium or Lithium helium
- B.
Sodium polyanetholesulfate
- C.
Thrombin
- D.
Sodium Fluoride
- E.
Sodium or Lithium heparin
- 26.Pearl tubes contain which additive?
- A.
Anticoagulant: EDTA
- B.
Anticoagulant: SPS
- C.
Clot activator: Lithium heparin
- D.
Clot deactivator: PST
- E.
Thrombin
- 27.Pink tubes contain:
- A.
Sodium Citrate
- B.
FDA
- C.
EDTA
- D.
PPT
- E.
SPS
- 28.Orange tubes contain:
- A.
Thrombus
- B.
Thrombil
- C.
Thrombim
- D.
Thrombin
- E.
Thrombic
- 29.Light green tubes contain:
- A.
Heparin with gel
- B.
Heparin with thrombin
- C.
Heparin
- D.
Heparin with EDTA
- E.
Heparin with oxalate
- 30.Plasma separator tubes are what color:
- A.
Lavendar
- B.
Orange
- C.
Light green
- D.
Red
- E.
Gold
- 31.EDTA can be found in which tubes?
- A.
Light blue, Pink
- B.
Light green, Light blue
- C.
Lavendar, Grey
- D.
Lavendar, Pink
- E.
Orange, Pink
- 32.PST is a ______________ and yields _______.
- A.
Prostate seeking tube, plasma
- B.
Serum separator tube, plasma
- C.
Plasma separator tube, serum
- D.
Plasma separator tube, plasma
- 33.SST is a ____________ and yields _________.
- A.
Plasma separator tube, serum
- B.
Serum separator tube, plasma
- C.
Serum separator tube, serum
- D.
Plasma separator tube, plasma
- 34.Serum is yielded in an SST because it contains what additive?
- A.
Clot agglutinins
- B.
Gel and thixotropic separator
- C.
Anticoagulant and gel
- D.
Clot activator and gel
- E.
Serum and gel
- 35.Orange tubes yield ______ because they contain _________.
- A.
Plasma, clot activator
- B.
Serum, clot activator
- C.
Plasma, anticoagulant
- D.
Serum, anticoagulant
- 36.Red tubes that can be used as a discard tube often contain:
- A.
Clot activator
- B.
Thixotropic gel
- C.
No additive
- D.
Carcinomas
- E.
Plasma preservation gel
- 37.A clot activator tube without gel that comes after yellow but before orange is what color?
- A.
Light blue
- B.
Red-non additive
- C.
Red-clot activator
- D.
Gold
- E.
Red & Black
- 38.
- A.
Yellow, SPS, whole blood
- B.
Light blue, blood, EDTA
- C.
Orange, thrombin, serum
- D.
Light blue, sodium citrice, serum
- E.
Light blue, sodium citrate, serum
- 39.Sodium polyanetholesulfate is found in what tubes?
- A.
Blood collection tubes
- B.
Chemistry tubes
- C.
Blood culture tubes
- D.
Serology tubes
- E.
Blood bank tubes
- 40.Clot activator and gel can be found in:
- A.
Red and yellow tubes
- B.
Green and grey tubes
- C.
Red and grey tubes
- D.
Green and light blue tubes
- E.
Red and green tubes
- 41.Sodium citrate is a/an:
- A.
Anticoagulant
- B.
Clot activator
- 42.Presence of clot activator yields:
- A.
Plasma
- B.
Plasmic gel
- C.
Serology
- D.
Serum
- E.
Serial
- 43.Presence of anticoagulant yields:
- A.
Plasmic
- B.
Plasma
- C.
Serium
- D.
Serum
- E.
Plasm
- 44.Correct order:
- A.
Grey, green, gold
- B.
Gold, yellow, royal blue
- C.
Orange, red, grey
- D.
Orange, pst, sst
- E.
Sst, orange, pink
- 45.In the order of draw, anticoagulants are drawn before clot activators.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 46.If electrolytes are requested, what tube is needed?
- A.
SST
- B.
Sodium heparin
- C.
Lithium fluoride
- D.
Lithium heparin
- E.
Heparin chloride
- 47.
- A.
It reacts better with the blood
- B.
It contains better quality additive
- C.
Lithium is an electrolyte and can enhance the value in the blood
- D.
Lithium is not an electrolyte and will not affect the values in the blood
- E.
Sodium is not an electrolyte and will not be affected by its presence in the tube
- 48.Which tube contains blood that is most like that inside our bodies?
- A.
Lavender
- B.
Grey
- C.
Pink
- D.
Gold
- E.
SST
- 49.A blood bank tube that contains _______ is _______.
- A.
Sodium heparin, light blue
- B.
Potassium oxalate, pink
- C.
EDTA, grey
- D.
EDTA, pink
- E.
No-additive, red
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