| Order of Draw/Tubes | Test Names/abbreviations | Tube color for test. | Medical Terms | Procedures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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The light blue tube.
If you have a green tube and a light blue tube which would you draw first?
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Complete Blood Count.
What does CBC stand for?
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Lavender.
A CBC should be collected in what color tube?
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Meaning: Stomach
Term: Gastr/o
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Wash your hands.
What's the first thing you should do before drawing someone's blood?
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The red tube.
Would you draw a lavender tube or a red tube first?
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Glucose Tolerance Test.
What is a GTT?
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Blue.
A pro thrombin (PT) should be collected in what color tube?
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Meaning: Bone
Term: Oste/o
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The patient and the patients hospital tag.
When identifying a patient what 2 sources can you check?
|
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Lavender.
What color tube is an EDTA tube?
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A Fasting Plasma Glucose.
What test would you draw when diagnosing diabetes while your patient is fasting?
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Gray
Glucose are collected in what color tube?
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Meaning: Disease Condition
Term: Pathy
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Gloves.
When drawing blood what should you always wear?
|
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Yellow
Light blue Red Green Lavender Gray
What is the order of draw?
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Bleeding time.
What is the time it takes a standardized incision to stop bleeding?
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Red.
What color tube would you draw a drug test in?
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Meaning: Surrounding / Around
Term: Peri
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In the sharps container.
Where should you always put used needles?
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The green tube.
What color tube contains heparin?
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A 24 hour urine specimen.
What specimen collection would require a patient to collect their urine for a day?
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Lavender.
What tube would you use for a hemoglobin test?
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Meaning: Eye
Term: Ophthalm/ o
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Patients name, date of birth, and ID#
Doctors name Date and time Phlebotomist initials
When labeling tubes what information should be written on them?
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