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tubes and terms

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red top tube additive   none  
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sst/tiger-topped tube additive   serum separator gel clot activator  
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lavender top additive   EDTA  
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light blue top additive   sodium citrate  
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green top additive   sodium heparin, lithium heparin, ammonium heparin  
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gray top additive   sodium fluoride, potassium oxalate  
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yellow top additive   SPS, ADC  
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red top uses in lab   chemistry test on serum  
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lavender top uses in lab   hematology test on whole blood  
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blue top uses in lab   coagulation test on plasma  
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green top lab uses   chemistry test on plasma  
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gray top lab uses   glucose, alcohol levels  
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yellow top lab uses   blood cultures, cellular studies  
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red top chemistry test on serum   glucose, cholesterol, triglycerides  
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lavender -hematology test on whole blood   cbc, differential, platelet count  
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blue- coagulation test on plasma   PT, APTTor PTT  
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green- chemisrty test on plasma   ammonia, HLA typing, chromosome screening  
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yellow top test   blood cultures celluar studies  
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antiglycolytic   glucose preservative found in some blood collection tubes  
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hemolysis   destruction of blood  
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bacteriostatic   substance that is capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria  
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antecubital fossa   area located in the middle of the arem in front of the elbow where most commonly used veins for venipuncture  
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diapedesis   process by which certain white blood cells can exit the capillaries and enter the tissues in response to pathogens  
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basophil   least # of leukocyte  
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leukocyte   white blood cell whose main function is combating infection and removing disintergrated tissues  
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lympocyte   leukocyte that multiplies in the lymphoid tissue and has a role in the bodys immune system  
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fibrinogen   protein found in plasma that is essential for clotting blood  
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fibrin   threadlike structures formed by the action of thromin on fibrinogen  
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eosinphil   leukocyte that aids the body in fighting parasites and occurs in increased number in patients with allergies  
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monocyte   large leukocyte formed in bone marrow -primary function phagocytosis  
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macrophages   moncytes that leave the bloodstream in tissues  
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neutrophils stain   lavendar or pink  
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esosinophils stain   red-orange  
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basophils stain   dark blue/blue black  
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wrights stain   test used to differentiate between granulocyes and agranulocytes  
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autologous blood transfusion   predrawn blood that is stored by an individual  
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hemostasis   process of cogulation or clotformation that repairs vessel damage and stops blood loss  
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hematoma   occurs when blood forms under the skin due insertion of needle through a vein or artery/ or injury  
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D antigen   often reffered to as the Rh factor  
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O blood type   most common blood type  
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specific antibodies   complex protein substances found on the surface of red blood cells that are produced as a response to a foreign substance  
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AB blood type   least common blood type  
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AB blood type   contains no antibodies  
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blood type O   contains no antigens  
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blood type O   contains both A and B antibodies  
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Male hemoglobin range   14-18 grams/100ml of blood  
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female hemoglobin range   12-16 grams/100ml of blood  
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anemia   abnrmally low hemoglobin level  
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granulocytes and agranulocytes   2 main categories white blood cells are classified into  
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granules   small particles in the cytoplasm  
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differential   hematology test that indicates the different type blood cells  
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platelets   smallest of all the blood componets considered to be a cell fragment  
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