4 Common Tests by Tube Online Quiz Questions

Urinalysis and urine culture use urine specimens, not blood tubes; urine collection containers and preservatives follow a system separate from blood-tube colors.

A glucose test requires a specimen collected in a commonly used tube that inhibits glycolysis. Which tube is the best match?

Which specimen and collection container are commonly used to detect microorganisms in a blood culture?

A chemistry test directory accepts heparinized plasma for the test. Which common tube-cap color is associated with heparinized plasma?

For coagulation testing, a light-blue sodium-citrate tube should be filled to its marked level because the blood-to-additive ratio matters.

A laboratory requests a common tube for a type-and-screen test. Which choice best matches the usual blood-bank collection pattern?

What common additive is used in a light-blue tube for coagulation testing?

Select all panels commonly collected as serum in a gold or tiger-top serum separator tube (SST).

Select all statements that correctly describe plasma as a laboratory specimen.

A plain red tube can be assumed to be interchangeable with a serum separator tube for every test requiring serum.

When multiple blood tubes are collected in one venipuncture, which sequence best matches the usual order of draw?

A test is not covered by the common tube examples, and someone suggests choosing a tube based only on its cap color. Describe how to determine the correct collection approach and what handling requirements to verify.

A CBC is ordered, and the laboratory's collection instructions specify the common specimen. Which collection is appropriate?

A patient needs a urinalysis and urine culture. Which specimen and collection approach best match these tests?

Name one blood-bank test commonly collected in a pink EDTA tube. Enter the test name.

A CMP is ordered, and the laboratory accepts its common specimen. Which tube and specimen pairing is appropriate?

In the usual order of draw, which tube category comes immediately after serum tubes? Enter the tube category.

A PT/INR is ordered. Which collection choice best supports accurate testing?