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How should blood specimen tubes be centrifuged?
 
  a. first come, first serve regardless of the numbers
  b. after clotting is complete and with a secure top
  c. before clotting is complete and after tube closures are
  removed
  d. for over an hour if the tests are not ordered on a STAT basis

Question 2

What is the purpose of a gel inside the specimen collection tube?
 
  a. warms the specimen
  b. extends clotting time
  c. acts as a barrier between serum/plasma and cells
  d. acts as a preservative


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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

C


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