You are called to the resuscitation room where an
unwell, 34-year-old man is undergoing
assessment. You agree to take the venous blood
sample for investigations. The
bottles and syringes required are all listed below.
Select the sample that you would
draw and fill THIRD.
a) Standard gold-topped sample bottle containing gel
activator (SST) for urea and
electrolytes
b) Standard grey-topped sample bottle containing fluoride oxalate for glucose
c) Standard blue-topped sample bottle containing
citrate coagulation screen
d) Standard purple-topped sample bottle containing
EDTA for full blood count
e) Blood culture bottles
