Phlebotomy Essentials Supplies, Order of Draw, and Tube Additives

University:
Boston University
Course:
GMS BC 630 | Ethical & Policy Issues in Health and Medical Services Emergency Management
Academic year:

2023
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65

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1
Author:

Prince Sampson

Question What are standard phlebotomy supplies Why is the order of draw important What is order of draw Additive for gray And used for what test What is the additive for lavender what test is lavender used for What additive and test is GREEN top Gold or tiger top (red grey) RED Top Additive Procedures or lab use Answer Gloves Tourniquet Isopropyl alcohol wipes Non-alcohol prep kits or swabs Non-sterile gauze Typically 2 x 2 sizes avoid cotton balls Conhesive wrap or paper tape Double pointed needles Butterfly needle Blood collection tube Plastic or glass capillary tub The tubes must be drawn in proper order to avoid cross-contamination of the additives if the tubes are not drawn in the correct order the additives “inadvertently affect the test Yellow (blood cultures) Light blue Red Gold or the tiger top Green Lavender Gray Potassium oxitate and sodium fluoride Glucose testing (GTT) EDTA (anticoagulant) Whole blood hematology determinations, routine immunohematology testing And Blood donor screening Sodium heparin Lithium Heparin For plasma determinations in chemistry Serum separator tube (SST) Clot activator Thixotropic gel (creates a barrier) For serum determinations in chemistry May be used for a routine blood donor screening and diagnostic testing of serum for infectious disease Plastic-clot activator Glass- no additive (plain) For serum determinations in chemistry Maybe use for routine blood donor screening and diagnostic testing of serum for infectious disease Light blue Additive and Sodium citrate Anticoagulant Coagulation studies lab uses Cultures or culture polyanethol sulfonate (SPS) SPS blood culture specimen collections in collections color may vary Sodium microbiology Yellow Micro collection tubes for capillary blood requiring a chemical out of capillary tubes Additional tubes yellow top tubes and vacuum culture vials for a blood cultures