monk. n. A man who is a member of a brotherhood living in a monastery and devoted to a discipline prescribed by his order: a Carthusian monk; a Buddhist monk.
Complete Blood Count (CBC): EDTA tubes (purple top): Purple top tubes should be 50-60% full. Do not overfill tubes. Gently mix specimen by inverting 5-10 times and place it on a rocker for up to 30 minutes, then refrigerate at 2-8Â°C. When a differential is required as part of a CBC, slides must be prepared within 12 hours of blood collection. Refrigerated EDTA blood is stable for CBC for up to 24 hours.
Chest tube insertions are usually performed as an emergency procedure. Chest tubes are used to treat conditions that can cause the lung to collapse, which occurs because blood or air in the pleural space can hamper the ability of a patient to breath.