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| ADDITIVE: SPS Sodium polyenathol sulfate - anticoagulant that binds calcium and slows the killing of bacteria |
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| TYPE OF TEST: Blood cultures |
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| ADDITIVE: sodium citrate-anticoagulant that binds calcium |
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| TYPE OF TEST: Coagulation tests - PT, PTT |
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SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: do not shake, 9:1 ratio
no short draws |
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ADDITIVE: glass tube-no additive,
plastic - celite clay clot activator |
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| TYPE OF TEST: Serum tests, blood chemistries |
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SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: silica particles in glass tube enhances clotting
Celite clay in plastic also enhances clotting |
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| RED/GRAY SST (TIGER STRIPED) |
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| ADDITIVE: no additive. Contains thixotropic gel that will separate serum and red cells |
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| RED/GRAY SST (TIGER STRIPED) |
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| TYPE OF TEST: serum tests. blood chemistries |
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| RED/GRAY SST (TIGER STRIPED) |
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| SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: sometimes comes in a yellow tube with gel |
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| ADDITIVE: heparin - an anticoagulant that prevents thrombin formation - comes as sodium heparin or lithium heparin |
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| TYPE OF TEST: pH assays, ABGs, Ammonia, electrolytes |
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| SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: choose carefully if you are testing for sodium or lithium |
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| ADDITIVE:heparin - an anticoagulant that prevents thrombin formation - comes as sodium heparin or lithium heparin; ALSO thixotropic gel to separate plasma from red cells |
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| TYPE OF TEST:pH assays, ABGs, Ammonia, electrolytes |
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| SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: PST - plasma separator tube |
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| LAVENDER (also pink/pearl) |
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| ADDITIVE:EDTA- an anticoagulant that inhibits platelet aggregation |
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| LAVENDER (also pink/pearl) |
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| TYPE OF TEST: hematology, CBC |
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| LAVENDER(also pink/pearl) |
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| SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: fill tube until vacuum is exausted, underfilled tubes will cause RBCs to shrink |
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| ADDITIVE: potassium oxalate - an anticoagulant; sodium fluoride - antiglycolytic agent |
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| TYPE OF TEST: glucose studies, GTT- glucose tolerance test, alcohol test |
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| SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: sodium fluoride will preserve glucose for 3 days and inhibit bacteria growth |
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| TYPE OF TEST: trace elements |
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| SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: SHOULD BE DRAWN ALONE!! |
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| fluid derived from blood that hasnt clotted |
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| fluid derived from blood that has clotted |
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