phleb week 3 N2K

the additive ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid is inside which color tube?

• green

• light blue

• lavender

• gray

what happens when the tourniquet is left on for too long

• bacteriostatic antiseptic

• hemoconcentration

• ecchymosis

when collecting a platelet function test what tube color and additive is needed

• light blue, sodium nitrate

• gray, sodium fluoride

• green, heparin

• red, clot activator

the anticoagulant potassium oxalate is used for what color tube

• gray

• lavender

• gold

• green

what antiglycolytic is used in a gray topped tube

• potassium oxalate

• sodium flouride

• sodium citrate

• heparin

lithium heparin & athixotropic gel additives are used for what color tube

• light blue

• red

• light green

• pale yellow

T or F: light blue tube top is used as a PST (plasma separator tube)

• true

• false: light green

• false: lavender

• false: Gold

inhibits the growth of bacteria

• Bacteriostatic antiseptic

• hemoconcentration

• ecchymosis

• antibiotic

What tube top color is used o collect a CMP (complete metabolic panel)

• pale yellow

• gold

• red

• green

after uncapping the needle what should you do before using the needle?

• make sure the bevel is up

• check for the right gauge

• know where the vein is

• check for burrs and bends