NHA Phlebotomy Certification Study Guide 2023 Update
Order Of Draw - ANS-1) Sterile Blood Cultures
2) Light Blue Top
3) Red Top
4) SST (Tiger Top)
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5) PST (Light Green Top) Plasma Separator Tube
6) Green Top
7) Lavender Top
8) Gray Top
Sterile Blood Culture or (Yellow Top) - ANS-Additive: Media or SPS
Tests: Looks for bacteria in the blood
Light Blue Top - ANS-Additive: Sodium Citrate
Type: Anticoagulant
Tests: Coagulation Studies: PT, PTT, APTT
Binds to calcium to prevent coagulation
Tube must be completely full 9:1 ratio
Inverted 3-4 times
Red Top - ANS-Additive: None
Type: Coagulant
Tests: Therapeutic Drug Levels
Must stand for 30-60 minutes before centrifuging
SST Serum Separator Tube (Tiger Top) - ANS-Additive: Silica (clotting activator), Gel (separator)
Type: Coagulant
Tests: Chemistry Panels, TSH, Hep B, HIV, Random Glucose
Must stand for 30-60 minutes before centrifuging
PST Plasma Separator Tube (Light Green Top) - ANS-Additives: Lithium Heparin, Gel
Type: Anticoagulant
Tests: STAT Chemistries, STAT Electrolytes
Green Top - ANS-Additive: Lithium, Sodium, Ammonium, Heparin
Type: Anticoagulant
Tests: Ammonia (on the rocks), Chromosome analysis
Lavender Top - ANS-Additive: EDTA
Type: Anticoagulant
Tests: CBC, WBC, Sed Rate, ESR, Hemoglobin, Hematocrit
Additive will bind to calcium and prevent blood from clotting
Gray Top - ANS-Additive: Sodium Fluoride, Potassium Oxalate
Type: Anticoagulant
Tests: GTT, Fasting blood sugar (FBS), lactic acid (on ice), blood alcohol levels
How much blood does average adult have? - ANS-5-6 Liters
Formed elements AKA Cells constitute how much of blood? - ANS-45%
Erythrocytes - ANS-Red Blood Cells
What is the life span of a RBC? - ANS-120 days
Leukocytes - ANS-White blood cells
What is the lifespan of a WBC? - ANS-1 day- 1 year
What are the three types of blood cells? - ANS-1) Erythrocytes (RBC)
2) Leukocytes (WBC)
3) Thrombocytes (Platelets)
Thrombocytes - ANS-Platelets
What is the life span of a thrombocyte? - ANS-9-12 days
Where are erythrocytes made? - ANS-Bone Marrow
What is the function of an erythrocyte? - ANS-To transport oxygen and carbon dioxide
Where are leukocytes made? - ANS-Bone marrow
How many types of WBC are there? - ANS-5
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