Test your knowledge - Phlebotomy 101

What does SST stand for?

• Sediment Setting Tube

• Simple Setting Tube

• Serum Separator Tube

• Serum Setting Tube

Which Tube test for heavy metals, such as copper

• Gold

• Royal Blue

• Royal Red

• Gray

What department are lavender tubes tested in

• chemistry

• blood bank

• microbiology

• hematology

The tube with no additive at all is

• white

• black

• gray

• purple

Sodium Heparin and lithium heparin are associated with the tube top color

• red

• tan

• pink

• green

the department a basic metabolic panel is done in

• hematology

• blood bank

• chemistry

• coagulation

a CBC is done is

• a white tube

• a gold tube

• a green tube

• a lavenderr tube

A crossmatch is done in a

• purple top

• pink top

• blue top

• gray top

A D-Dimer test is done in

• a light green top

• a tiger top

• a clot activator

• light blue top

A non-blood sample would be

• UA

• ESR

• CMP

• PSA