Phlebotomy Quiz 2

Most tubes containing additives should be inverted:

• once

• three times

• five to eight times

• tubes containing additives should not be inverted

The lavender-topped tube contains:

• no additive

• heparin

• SPS or ACD

• EDTA

The green topped tube contains:

• no additive

• heparin

• SPS or ACD

• EDTA

The yellow topped tube contains:

• no additive

• heparin

• SPS or ACD

• EDTA

The glass red-topped tube contains:

• no additive

• heparin

• SPS or ACD

• EDTA

Which of the following tubes contain(s) sodium fluoride and potassium oxalate?

• red-topped tube

• lavender-topped tube

• gray-topped tube

• all tubes with splash guards

Which of the following tubes would hold a glucose specimen for 24 hours?

• red-topped tube

• lavender-topped tube

• gray-topped tube

• all tubes with splash guards

In which tube(s) would a phlebotomist collect an erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)?

• red-topped tube

• lavender-topped tube

• gray-topped tube

• all tubes with splash guards

Blood for serology (diagnostic testing of blood) testing should be drawn in a :

• red-topped tube

• lavender-topped tube

• gray-topped tube

• all tubes with splash guards

Which of the following tubes yield(s) a serum specimen?

• red-topped tube

• lavender-topped tube

• gray-topped tube

• all of the above